This labeling is confusing.
這個標簽十分令人不解
"100% wheat" just means that there are no other
"100%小麥"就意味著
grains than wheat in the product, but this might be
產品中只有小麥
refined wheat. "Bran" means just bran, which is
但這也可能是加工過的小麥,麥麩就
high in fiber, but the nutrient-rich germ is missing.
代表麥麩,富含纖維素,但有營養的
"Organic" simply means that the grains were
胚芽卻沒有了 "有機的"只意味著
grown without the use of pesticides or herbicides.
植物生長過程中沒有用殺蟲劑和
"Multigrain" means that several different types of
除草劑 "含多種谷物的"意味著這種產品
grain are used to make the product. But again,
是用多種谷物做成的,但是
these different grains might be refined.
這些谷物可能都是加工過的
The symbol circled here is the whole grain symbol.
這里就是天然谷物的標志
Let's take a closer look at this symbol.
我們來仔細看看這些標志
Looking for the whole grain symbol can be helpful;
尋找全麥標志是很有幫助的
however, this is a voluntary program, and not all
但是否用全麥標志是自愿的,并不是所有
manufacturers have adopted this labeling.
制造商都采用了全麥標志
The best way to ensure the products you are
因此確保你買到的產品含有天然谷物的
buying contain whole grains is to read the
最好方式就是閱讀原料表
ingredient list. Pick foods where the first
要購買那些主要原料為天然谷物的食物
ingredient is whole. For example, whole wheat.
例如天然小麥
You can also choose products that have the
也可以購買主要原料為
first ingredient listed as whole rye, oats,
天然黑麥,燕麥的產品
or oatmeal, whole wheat flour, brown rice bulgur,
或者燕麥粥,天然小麥粉,黑干小麥
graham flour, or wild rice.
粗面粉或者菰米
All of these are whole grains.
這些都是天然谷物
Here are some final tips to help you eat whole grains
下面是一些重要方法,能幫助你在飲食中
in your daily diet. Choose products like cereals
更多地食用天然谷物,選擇燕麥片等由
made with whole grains, whole grain breads,
天然谷物做成的食品,全麥面包
whole wheat pasta, brown or wild rice,
全麥意大利面,黑米或菰米
whole grain crackers, and popcorn.
全麥薄脆餅干以及爆米花
It is clear that whole grains contain a variety of
顯而易見,天然谷物含有多種不同的
different compounds that have health benefits
元素,它們對所有人的身體健康都有
for everyone including cancer patients.
益處,包括癌癥病人
Everyone should consume at least 3 servings of
每個人每天都應至少食用3次天然谷物
whole grains each day. The aim should be to
這樣做的目的是
replace refined grains in the diet with whole grains
用天然谷物代替食物中的精加工的谷物
rather than adding whole grains to what is already
而不是額外再食用天然谷物制品
eaten. Finally, the keys to finding real whole grain
最后找到真正的天然谷物食品的
products are to understand food labeling, recognize
關鍵在于了解食品標簽和天然谷物標志
the whole grain symbol, and read the ingredient list.
以及正確閱讀食品成分表