1. GRAINS & grain products

2. GRAIN kernel
“Whole grain“ = uses the entire kernel – germ, bran, endosperm

3. Grain product TRIVIA
Is popcorn a WHOLE GRAIN food?
YES!

4. Refined – means that a product has had part of the kernel stripped away. Mainly contains the ENDOSPERM (which is mostly starch)
WHITE BREAD
WHITE RICE
WHITE FLOUR

5. Enriched – means other nutrients have been added that would not normally be in that food

6. Grains Notes Grain products – grits, pasta, cereal, flour, cornmeal…
Grains = oats, wheat, rye, rice, quinoa, hominy, corn…
Grain products – grits, pasta, cereal, flour, cornmeal…

7. Cornmeal & Flour are usually added to recipes and not just cooked as is or eaten as is….
GRITS, PASTA, COUSCOUS, QUINOA, & RICE ALL HAVE SPECIFIC COOKING METHODS
All are cooked differently.
But they all require water and they all swell
Swelling = gelatinization

8. quinoa
Grain common in south America
Very healthy.

9. couscous Tiny dots of pasta Looks like rice or grits
& used the same way
Added to recipes or as a side dish

10. Cooking pasta In a lg. pot - Bring water to a boil
Then Add salt & stir
Add pasta & stir
Bring back to a boil
Begin timing
* USE THE TIME ON THE PACKAGE (all pasta is different)
*COOK UNTIL AL DENTE’ = slightly firm/almost done
Drain

11. Come see me to get a handout – Fill in Cooking methods for the remaining grains & grain products:
Grits
Oatmeal
Couscous
Pasta
Rice
Brown Rice