Family's Diet- How to Add Whole Grains to Your Family's Diet

Skip the standard bread crumbs when cooking meatloaf or meatballs or breading chicken. Replace the regular bread crumbs with homemade bread crumbs made with wheat bread. Or use crushed-up whole grain crackers. The foods will be healthier and more flavorful.

Replace a portion of the processed white flour you use in baking with a healthier flour. You can use a combination of flours for the best baking results. Some whole grain flours to try include whole wheat flour or rye flour.
Turn a white rice habit into a brown rice habit. Brown rice is a whole grain and is more nutritious than white rice.


Opt for whole grain pasta rather than regular pasta. More and more companies are making whole grain pastas available on the supermarket shelf. Take advantage of these whole grain foods by incorporating them into your family's daily diet.
Add Whole Grains


Add unsalted nuts to appropriate dishes. Toast some almonds for salad, or encrust a chicken with crushed almonds. Add walnuts to muffins, breads and brownies.


Add seeds including poppy seeds or sesame seeds to any homemade bread or muffins. You could even use store-bought bread dough or biscuits and roll them in healthy seeds. Seeds are fiber-rich and good for your family's health.
Add New Foods

Adding new food items to your family's diet to introduce whole grains.

Toss some barley into your family's favorite soup.


Cook flavored couscous instead of rice with your favorite stir fry dinner.

Use lentils in everything from meatloaf to soups.