Snacks are big tonic, five grains

Author: "Small Snacks, Great Nourishment" Writing Group
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Fully Understand the Nourishing Effects of Grains
To grasp the health-preserving principles of whole grains and understand where to "nourish," you can more accurately utilize the food-nourishing efficacy of grains. The ancient Chinese medical text Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon) has long discussed: "Grains are for sustenance, fruits are for assistance, meats are for benefit, and vegetables are for replenishment." Among grains, rice and wheat are generally considered refined grains; all other grains, except for rice and wheat, are referred to as coarse or grains, such as corn, buckwheat, oats, millet, sorghum, tubers, black beans, fava beans, mung beans, and peas.