The Grain Group Food $ense Nutrition Education. The Grain group is an important part of MyPyramid.

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The Grain Group Food $ense Nutrition Education

The Grain group is an important part of MyPyramid

Food in the Grain Group

Grain gives our body energy to: Play Think

We need to eat 6 to 11 servings of grain each day to

What is a serving? 1 piece of bread 5 whole wheat crackers 1 cup cold cereal 3 cups popcorn 7 saltine crackers ½ cup rice or oatmeal

Half of our servings of grain need to be whole grains Whole Wheat Bread Brown Rice Wholegrain Muffin

What is your favorite food in the grain group?

What Can I Do? Eat whole wheat bread instead of white bread