Save Money by Choosing Wholegrains

Save Money by Choosing Wholegrains

The health benefits of including wholegrains are well known. From promoting a healthy weight, to reducing your risk of type two diabetes and heart disease. By including 2-3 serves of wholegrains each day you can reduce your risk of chronic diseases by as much as 20-30%! Having a healthy body improves your quality of life but have you considered the savings you will make by including wholegrains in your day?

Wholegrains support the health of your body by providing a matrix of health benefits. Some of the individual nutrient’s wholegrains gives your body includes dietary fiber for a healthy gut and gut microbiome. Also, folate which is needed for DNA synthesis and repair, thiamin which is needed to make energy from the food you eat, magnesium, which allows your muscles to contract normally and iron which allows oxygen to be transported throughout your body and plays and important role in promotion optimal immune system function.

A new study focusing specifically on type two diabetes and heart disease has found that by including just 48g of wholegrains each day saved the healthcare system 1.4 billion dollars. These savings are from annual healthcare and productivity losses. Imagine how much you could be saving from the many additional illness and diseases which wholegrains are linked to reducing your risk.

To reach your 48g of wholegrains daily this can be achieved by:

  1. 2 whole wheat biscuits (30g) and a wholemeal sandwich (40g wholegrains)
  2. ¼ cup of mueslei (35g wholegrains) and 3 wholegrain crackers (30g wholegrains)
  3. ½ cup of cooked brown rice (50g wholegrains) and 1 piece of multigrain bread (12g wholegrains)

 

Take home message: Support optimal health and quality of life while saving money by including 48g of wholegrains each day. What have you got to lose?

 

References:

  1. https://www.glnc.org.au/grains/grains-recommendations/whole-grain-dti/
  2. Abdullah MMH, Hughes J, Grafenauer S. Healthcare Cost Savings Associated with Increased Whole Grain Consumption among Australian Adults. Nutrients. 2021; 13(6):1855. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13061855
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I am an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and the owner of Feed Your Future Dietetics. I believe everyone deserves to live a life of health and wellness. I am passionate about helping people achieve their highest quality of life through nutrition, mental health and exercise. I hold a Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics and a Bachelor of Human Nutrition. In addition to being an Accredited Practicing Dietitian, I am also a qualified personal trainer and group fitness instructor and have been working in the fitness industry for over 15 years. I was an elite gymnast as well as an elite rock climber where I represented Australia for four years. I have been exercising for as long as I can remember. Knowing the benefits of moving the body and eating well, and the impact that awareness and nutritional education has on the quality of life, I want to give back to the community in ways that I know best.

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