How to pick the best bread: Just because the label says "whole grain" doesn't mean it is. Here's what to look for

Natural Health, Dec, 2001 by Michelle Jost

BREADS, CEREALS, AND PASTAS marked "multi-grain," "whole grain," and "nutri-grain" often contain a fraction of the whole grains consumers think they're getting, says Dina Khader, R.D., a nutritional consultant in Mount Kisco, N.Y. That's because these products may have higher amounts of refined grains that have had the fiber-rich bran and nutrient-rich germ processed out.

To be sure you are getting a truly whole-grain product, check that these grains appear high up on the ingredient list (first is ideal): amaranth, barley, brown rice, buckwheat, bulgur wheat, kasha, millet, oats, quinoa, steel-cut oats, whole-grain spelt, and whole wheat. "Enriched wheat" and plain "wheat" don't cut it, but flours are okay (as in "whole-wheat flour").