The importance of whole grains in the diet is something I have been preaching for years. I am glad to see that food manufacturer’s are finally starting to realize how vital whole grains are to overall health. I love that whole grain foods are getting easier and easier to find in the grocery store.
Current Dietary Guidelines suggest that you choose foods that have whole grains listed first in the ingredients list. The ingredients are listed in descending order. So if you choose something that has a whole grain listed first, it means there is more of that in the food than any other ingredient. Not everyone has time to read the ingredients of each item they buy though, especially if you are navigating the grocery store with kids. Fortunately for us, General Mills makes it easy to tell at a glance which of their cereals have whole grains as the first and most prevalent ingredient. Just look for the white check at the top of the box.
The current US Dietary Guidelines recommend that we get 48 grams of whole grains in our diets daily. The less refined your grains are the better. For example – choose brown rice instead of white or whole grain bread instead of white. General Mills cereals with the white check can be a great way to get some of those whole grains in at the start of your day. Cereals with the white check will list the amount of whole grains, so you can keep track. These cereals include Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Honey Nut Cheerios, and Total.
To help with choosing products with whole grain, General Mills has developed “Fast Lane for Whole Grain,” an online educational game. Consumers can navigate virtual grocery store aisles and identify products that have whole grain as the first ingredient, with the option to enter a sweepstakes to win one of each of the 50 cereals with the white check.
For more information on the importance of whole grain and a chance to enter the “Fast Lane for Whole Grain” sweepstakes, visit WholeGrainNation.com. The sweepstakes ends 3/18/12 so be sure to get your entry in now! You can enter once a week.
In addition to entering at WholeGrainNation.com, you also have a chance to win right here! One lucky A Heart Full of Love reader is going to win 5 boxes of General Mills cereal with the white check, indicating that whole grain is the most prevalent ingredient. Entry is simple through the Rafflecopter form below.
Disclosure: I received complimentary General Mills cereal to facilitate this review. No other compensation was received and all opinions stated are my own.
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Look for the white check and know whole grains is the main ingredient!
When I buy these instead of less healthy cereals, my family will be closer to that hard to reach whole grain intake goal.
I love general mills cereals! Thanks for the chance!
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eating cheerios for breakfast will give me a great supply of my daily whole grain intake
I will know which ones to buy because of the white check mark. Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
Bored2quickly@hotmail.com
Eating whole grain cereals would certainly be better fopr my overall health than the high cholesterol; eggs that my wife occasionally makes.
eating cheerios!!
Make it easier to get grains.
At least I will know I’m getting grains in my breakfast meal
I am expecting my first kid and have been needing to increase my grain intake. Thanks for the giveaway!
Breakfast is an important meal and I prefer cereal for breakfast.
It will help me (and more importantly my children) consume more healthy grains in our diets!
Thanks for the giveaway
Every General Mills Big G cereal contains at least 8 grams of whole grain per serving, and more than 20 General Mills cereals deliver 16 grams or more.
Thanks!
I love Honey Nut Cheerios anyway, but the White Check will make it easier to identify other cereals with whole grain.
since breakfast starts the day, a cereal that’s healthy is a good example of what kinds of food to eat the rest of the day.
Eating whole grain cereals gives your a head start to your morning!
I always eat cereal – it’s an easy breakfast – and this way I’m getting more of my multigrains/fiber in without too much effort.
Because the kids and hubby and I already eat cereal for breakfast so an easy way to get more whole grain!
My son doesn’t eat many whole grains but he loves cereal so this will help him meet his requirements.
Theae are good tasting and they can be used almost as a substitute as a snack.
This will encourage me to eat breakfast in the morning.
This would make it easier to know how to get more whole grains which would improve my diet and health
These cereals will increase my whole grain intake for the day.
The white is easy for us to spot that whole grain is one of the first ingredients for us busy moms ! Thank you!
THEY WILL INCREASE MY INTAKE, BECAUSE I EAT THEM EVERY DAY
They will increase my whole grain intake for each day.
I do love cereal in the morning, with fruit and yogurt. And eating it in whole grain form- much much better for me! Especially oats, we know how good they are for us.
I love Cheerios, so eating them instead of sugary non-healthier cereals will greatly help my grain intake.
cody_endres(at)hotmail(dot)com
We love the Gneral Mills brand cereals- there’s a favorite for the whole family to increase our intake everyday
It’s a fast, easy, yummy way to get more whole grains!
bethsbookreviewblog2 AT gmail DOT com
I love cherrioes, GOD BLESS AND KEEP YA’LL SAFE IN HIS HANDS
They are quick and yummy, so I won’t forget to eat my whole grains!
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trix is my favorite..always has been
Eating cereals like these with the white check will not only help my whole grain intake but it will most likely BE the only whole grain I get in my diet. I’m very picky so this cereal is one of the few foods I eat that has whole grain in it.
adding cheerios to my morning routine has made eating more fiber something i look forward to instead of dread
Every little bit helps and starting the day with a whole grained cereal is a good start
Hopefully they will increase my daily intake of whole grains.
The whole grains in the cereals will increase my intake because I would eat them every morning.
honey nut cheerios
These cereals will help my family get more whole grains…first thing in the morning!
I’m honestly not concerned with my whole-grain intake. If something tastes good, I eat it.
I count on whole grain cereal in the morning because I never know what the rest of the day holds for me and when and what I might get to eat!
WE WILL BE GETTING MORE WHOLE GRAIN WITHOUT COMPROMISING TASTE
shebebes@yahoo.com
by replacing non whole wheat choices
it will give me some whole grain
Choosing the white Check insures that the product contains more whole grains than anything else.
it’s an easy way to eat whole grains, since my kids love cereal and eat it each day
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
Louis
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Eating General Mills cereal will ensure I am getting some whole grain in my daily intake.!!
clemensrhonda@hotmail.com
thanks to the big white check, it’s easy to tell if the cereal i’m choosing is a good one!
annae07@aol.com
They’ll help me eat a good but tasty cereal instead of the sugary garbage ones
The white check will let me know which cereals have whole grains.
I made some big changes to my diet last month to shed some weight & get myself into shape. I’ve been buying only whole grain pastas & breads, but they’re not something I eat daily. Having my favorite cereals made healthier with whole grain, I could eat that every day for breakfast!
Eat it everyday and for snacks too. Simple food.
I love Honey Nut Cheerios, I always keep an extra in the house.
Love Cheerios straight out of the box.
This will make sure on quick mornings that we are still getting all the whole grains we need!
thanks!
It’s a fast way for me to get some of my whole grains in the morning.
I eat cereal now Shredded Wheat but i will be aware of the whole grains in the future.
GloriaDeal@aol.com
I’ve been terrible about getting in whole grains so this will really help!
it will make it easier to choose without taking the time to read ingredients
The white check makes it easy to choose high fiber for a meal or a snack.
I eat cereal every day so it might as well be healthy grain
I usually avoid cereal but now will be able to incorporate it more in my diet
I’m always looking for ways to get more fiber into my kids diets and cereals are a great place to add more fiber.
It is a good way to get the whole grain for the day. First thing!
The whole grain in General Mills cereals will help increase my whole grain intake by giving me great tasting cereals to choose from to start my day.
helenkeeler1949@gmail.com
fast yummy conventient way to eat whole grains
It will increase my whole grain intake by having a better breakfast.
We love Honey Nut Cheerios.
It will start our day out on the right foot!
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
Because I eat cereal most days so I’ll be taking in more whole grains
i eat cereal for breakfast & for snacks – so i will get more whole grains by eating general mills cinnamon toast crunch!
They will list the amounts of whole grains so you can keep track easily!
Cereal is my go to late night snack & eating one that’s healthy is just that much better
Kindra
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it’s healthier! gm cereals ftw!
the cereals with the white check will help me navigate the grocery isles faster and find the cereals with whole grain (with minimal effort from my part, yay). all in all, it’ll just help me makes faster and healthier choices instead of buying less healthy cereals
Having whole grains in cereals that my kids love will help them reach their daily whole grain goals!
Eating whole grain cereals will not only be healthy but taste great for breakfast! grammypenny@frontier.com
Cheerios!
I LOVE Cheerios… and I would eat them everyday for breakfast! I know that when I eat these whole grain cereals from General Mills, I’m getting something important into my diet for the day.
I love cereal so eating these will certainly help
thanks!
Because General Mills cereal is part of a balanced breakfast! I’m super cereal!
No but seriously I already have a gigantic two-pack of Honey Nut Cheerios! I’m hooked on this stuff.
Disregard my prior comment I wasn’t done. >:(
Because General Mills cereal is part of a balanced breakfast! I’m super cereal!
No but seriously I already have a gigantic two-pack of Honey Nut Cheerios! I’m hooked on this stuff.
I love eating a full breakfast and getting this cereal would boost my whole grain intake which will make me feel full longer. Gotta love whole grain.
well im addicted to cinnamon toast crunch so i would totally eat more of it! :: drools ::
ferriza2(at)yahoo(dot)com
it will assist in better nutrititon and fiber
Looking for the white check is an easy way to find my whole grain ceareal.
We are huge fans of cheerios!
When I see the white check I can know that I am getting whole grains without a doubt and know that it helps my family start their day right and healthy.
It will help me be more conscience of getting whole grains
i want to try lucky charms
It will make it easier to start the day without thinking about whole grain, it’ll be automatic!
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They will help me start my day off right and set the tone for the rest of the day
Eating whole grain cheerios will keep me heart healthy
By making it taste better!
Not so much for me, but I really want to increase my children’s fiber intake. This is a good way to do it.
i love cereal and my fave is lucky charms
I love cheerios so by consuming more I will be getting more whole grains!
great way to stay healthy
It would increase our whole grain intake because we love the General Mills cereals and don’t really eat any whole grains right now
The check makes me more aware of the fiber content.
The white check willl allow me to add up my whole grain intake for the day so i can get close to the 48 Gms I should have.
Eating cereal with whole grains will result in consuming more whole grains.
It would help my family get more whole grains in our diet — which would help make us healthier
I know that I do not get enough whole grains in my diet as it is, so eating these cereals would certainly be a great way for me to start eating more whole grains (while actually ENJOYING it)!
I eat cereal almost everyday so this will help greatly!
Eating whole grain cereals will improve the health of both myself and my family.
buying these cereals will ensure we all get our whole grains, since they taste the same as before yet are more healthful
To be honest I never knew what that big white check meant! I definitely need to try some of these cereals out!
Cheerios with lowfat milk & fruit are a healthy & tasty way to start the day!
Nice healthy giveaway!
The white check mark cereals will help us because we can replace a snack with them and get that extra serving of whole grain
It will give me another option for breakfast that is high in whole grains rather than eating a lower whole grain option.
samf36 at gmail.com
My hubby loves Cinnamon Toast Crunch but isn’t a big whole grain guy! It’s those sneaky grains that are the best!
i like cheerios because there heart healthy
It will help by replacing non whole grain cereals with something easy & yummy
I’ll start my day with at least 8 grams of my required 48 grams of whole grains a day.
it will help me start my day off right!
I have Cheerios for breakfast so that helps increase my whole grain intake
I just need to eat more healthy and get in a routine.
I eat lots of cereal so by consuming white check cereal instead of others I will be getting more whole grain.
The white check for whole grain on the boxes will make me feel that I am giving my kids a decent start to the day and not just feeding them sugar.
I will only buy whole grain cereals for me and my family.
It’d be replacing something we already eat with something with more whole grain
You will get your daily amount of fiber. Love Cheerios!
we eat honey nut cheerios
any way to sneak in more whole grains is always a good thing!!!
Yes, this will help increase our whole grain intake.
This would make it easier to know how to get more whole grains which would improve my diet and health
I eat cereal dry for snacks sometimes, so having a whole grain cereal will make my snack much healthier. I love some plain Cheerios
It will let me add cold cereal back into my breakfast rotation.
It will help increase mine and my daughters alot. She needs more fiber and whole grains in her diet
i will be more likely to eat whole grain more often
I am trying to instill healthy eating and healthy food choices to my children who are 3 and 4 and this is the cereals I have ever given them and they are cereal lovers. It is healthier and they don’t miss or crave all the extra sugars, etc that are in other cereals!
It will make whole grain more tasty, which will make me more likely to eat it.
Cheerios are a great way for me to get the fiber that I definitely do not get enough of.
They will help me reach my daily intake goal.
Easy to see and shop for.
The check mark will make it easier for me to know what cereals will give me whole grain…something easy to buy at the grocery store, that is good for my family!
Iclove ceral and would eat cereal with whole grain more than anything else.
They’ll help me because they taste great.
My kids love cereal and this will be an easy way to have them eating healthy and getting whole grain in them!
It will help my family and I get a good start on eating 48 g of whole grain each day! Thanks for the chance to win!
Aimee @
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It’s easier to know whether the cereal I’m eating provides a significant amount of whole grains, and it’s done in an easy and tasty way.
I love Cinnamon Toast Crunch so that’s an easy way to increase my whole grain intake!
Honestly, all I eat is whole grain. So, I dnot think there will be much difference.
Whole grain can help with weight management.
I really need to increase my intake of whole grains, thanks for sharing this information. I make sure my children eat healthy and forget about me (Mom).
I have struggled for years with my weight. Whole grain cereals are both filling and healthy. I am trying to incorporate more into my diet.
I will look for the white check and know I am on my way to getting my whole grains for the day!
I will eat more whole grain than regular cereals!
These cereals make it easier to get your source of whole grain.
Anytime you eat things that are not processed it is more healthy.
Eating the cereals with the check gives you a much better head start to your day instead of something really unhealthy that will just leave you feeling bloated and more tired than when you first woke up!
jaragabrielle1018@gmail.com
great tasting way to get the whole grain!
It will help assure me that everyone gets their daily requirement
brich22 at earthlink dot net
they have many cereals and they r good for u,so i eat more of it
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
i love cinnamon toast crunch and eat it quite a bit so i guess continuing eating it would help me
Banana Nut Cheerios is THE BEST!
i’ll eat more of this yummy cereal
It’ll increase our whole grain intake because we already eat a lot of cereal!
by adding whole grains to my morning meal instead of sugary sweet cereals
marygardner49 at aol dot com
General Mills makes great tasting cereal, so it’ll be no problem to eat it everyday. My body needs more whole grain than I’m eating now.
They help us increase our grain intake because they are delicious and we already like them, and the kids do not even know they are good for them Ha!
will be easy to switch to whole grains in my diet
If I buy the ones with the white check, I will be assured that my family is adding more whole grains to our diet.
good way to stay healthy
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com
The white check is just the icing on the cake. I love the taste of the cereals within the white check box.
it will be a reminder that I need whole grains in my diet everyday.
I always choose whole grain cereals! The check is an easy reminder to do so!
It’ll help me because it makes things easier for me by doing all the research for me.
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