Every cereal with the white check has more whole grain than any other single ingredient. Whole grain is listed first on the ingredient list, indicating that a whole grain is the first and most prevalent ingredient. This includes Honey Nut Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Total, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Cheerios.
The Dietary Guidelines recommend that at least half the grain included in the diet come from whole grain (at least 48g) recommended daily). To help people keep track of their intake, the cereals with the white check now highlight the grams of whole grain per serving on the side of each cereal box. White check cereals are the only leading line with whole grain as the first ingredient in all of its cereals. It also is the only leading line to list whole grain per serving on all cereal packaging.
“We’re committed to making it easier to choose whole grain,” said Jean Storlie, director of the General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition. “In connection with living healthy, whole grain has been linked to healthier body weights, and it may help reduce the risk of heart disease. It is a powerful nutrient package that has vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and fibre that are important to our diets – and too few of us are getting enough of it.”
Source: General Mills
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