The Importance of Whole Grains with @EarthsBest!

Whole grain possesses natural nutrition and the USDA recommends that 3 of our grain servings each day are made up of whole grains. Whole grains have fiber, vitamins and minerals and when children begin eating whole grains early, they tend to develop a preference for those flavors for a lifetime of healthy eating!

Whole grain provides so many benefits and your children will gain several healthy benefits from eating whole grains at an early age! Whole grain is rich in fiber and helps maintain healthy digestion. To calculate the grams of fiber your child needs each day just add 5 to their age (i.e. 4-year-old + 5 = 9 grams of fiber). Whole grain also helps control blood sugar and maintain cholesterol within already normal limits.

Unique, natural flavors the depth of these natural whole grain flavors is appealing to children and helps them develop a preference for the healthier food.

Earth’s Best Fruit and Grain Purees offer the best of both worlds when it comes to whole grains! They're available in four different varieties which include:

• Apple Peach Oatmeal
• Apple Plum Kamut
• Banana Raspberry Brown Rice
• Pear Apricot barley 

These unique pouches are made from a blend of organic fruit and hearty whole grains that your child will love! The fiber in whole grains can help your baby to stay satisfied longer after meals and snacks and each variety contains 45% of the daily value of Vitamin C which is essential for infant growth and development. Earth’s Best Fruit and Grain Purees are perfect for babies 6 months and older, offering baby a variety of whole grains helps to expand their exposure to new tastes and textures.

Here are a few other great Earth’s Best products packed with whole grains:

• Whole grain infant cereal: Earth's Best Infant Cereals are made with a variety of whole grains.
• Jarred foods with whole grains: After infant cereal, many babies' next foods come from a jar. Look for stage appropriate jarred baby foods and if they have a grain ingredient, make sure it is a 'whole grain'. Earths Best has a large selection of jarred foods with whole grains. Try the Fruit & Whole Grain Combinations or Earth’s Best Organic® Wholesome Grains Baby Foods.
• Whole grain snacks: Healthy snacks made with whole grains comprise an important part of your child's diet. Earth's Best and Sesame Street offer a wide variety of savory or sweet whole grain snack foods: Tots Honey Graham Organic Crunchin' Blocks, Sesame Street Apple Cinnamon Sticks Crunchin Grahams and delicious Kidz Organic Whole Grain Bars.

For more information on whole grains, check out the following article on Earth’s Best’s website entitled “The Whole Story on Whole Grains.”

I wrote this post as part of the Earth’s Best Blogger Program and was provided with product samples in order to facilitate my post. No other form of compensation was received. Regardless, all opinions expressed are 100% my own.