Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025.Kids are more likely to try what they helped choose or cook.Let your kids help shop and prepare meals!.Choose softer 100% whole wheat breads (like Sara Lee).Slowly add more of the brown rice until your kids will eat it by itself. Use the high-altitude cooking directions on the package.Start with instant or quick cooking brown rice.Slowly add more of the whole wheat pasta until your kids will eat it by itself. Mix it half and half with white pasta.

Cook whole wheat pasta longer then recommended on the package to make it softer and more like white pasta.Some may need it to be introduced to their diets more slowly. Some kids are happy to try new food and may accept whole grain foods easily. Tips for introducing whole grains to your family: Brown rice: regular, quick cooking or instant.100% whole wheat pasta: any shape, 16oz size.Corn tortillas: yellow corn, white corn, or soft corn.100% whole wheat bread: loaves, rolls and buns.Colorado WIC offers many whole grain options to participating families to give them the best start! New whole-grain products such as whole-wheat bread and allowable substitutes were added to encourage increased intake of whole grains and fiber among WIC. Whole grains have a place in any healthy diet. Iron is an important part of hemoglobin that carries oxygen in the blood and zinc is important for immunity. Vitamin E and good fats are important for healthy eyes and skin, and B vitamins help provide energy. Fiber has many health benefits including stabilizing blood sugar, preventing constipation, and lowering blood cholesterol levels. They naturally contain vitamins (B and E), minerals (iron and zinc), fiber, and healthy fats. All of our food packages include appropriate whole grain choices whether you are pregnant, a breastfeeding mom, or child between 6 month and 5 years old. Colorado WIC offers many whole grain options to participating families! The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025 recommends half of our daily grain intake be whole grains.

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