Week 7: The Real Food Challenge – 100% Whole Grain

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This week’s instruction for “The Real Food Challenge” looks deceptively easy:

All grains consumed must be 100% whole-grain.

According to Wikipedia, whole grains are:

• Wheat
• Oat
• Barley – Hulled and Dehulled (not Pearl)
• Maize
• Brown rice
• Farro
• Spelt
• Emmer
• Einkorn
• Kamut
• Rye
• Millet
• Quinoa
• Amaranth
• Triticale
• Teff
• Sprouted Grains
• Buckwheat

Common whole grain products include:

• Whole wheat flour
• Whole wheat Bread
• Whole wheat Pasta
• Rolled oats or oat groats
• Triticale flour
• Popcorn
• Teff flour

Common refined non-whole grain products include:

• White rice – a staple in our diet especially my son. My daughter seems to prefer congee or noodles, which are softer and easier to digest for a toddler.
• White flour – bread, cakes, cookies!!!
• White bread – easy as I don’t buy it 😀
• Hominy
• Pasta (non-whole wheat varieties) – frequently our weekend “go to” meal, which I am hoping to change.

Will update soon about how difficult this part of the challenge is!