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Eat The Whole Grain To Get The Whole Benefit
For a food to be made from whole grain, it must include all edible parts of the grain, each of which has its
own benefits: -Bran: The bran is a key source of fiber as well as B vitamins, and it gives whole grain products their texture.
-Germ: The germ is a source of minerals, protein, vitamins B and E, and healthy oils. The oils contribute most of the flavor
to whole grain foods. -Endosperm: This is the outer layer of the grain and provides some protein but consists mostly of starch.
Most bread and pasta products made from processed grain use mostly this outer layer and discard the bran and germ, which are
the sources of most of a grain’s nutrients.
Being Healthy USDA
Ingredients | About Our Bread | Low Carb Bread | Nutrition Info | Whole Grains
What's in Our Bread?
Soon we will have ingredients for all our bread listed in the menu. If you have questions about anything that
we sell, just stop in or give us a call at (703)671-8678 and we will be happy to answer them. You can also visit the Great Harvest Home Office website for more information.
Click HERE for the wheat trivia.
About Our Bread
Nature knows best
Great Harvest bread is an excellent choice for
people interested in good health and nutrition! Whole wheat products are naturally low in fat, while containing high levels
of complex carbohydrates and fiber. At Great Harvest we stone-grind out Montana spring wheat. We use the entire wheat berry
-- nothing added, nothing taken away.
All calories are not created equal
Although our calorie counts are similar
to other breads, the natural bran, vitamin-E-rich wheat germ, B-vitamins, protein, and iron, as well as the lack of fats and
preservatives make Great Harvest breads outstandingly nutritious.
"Nutritious into Delicious"
Believe it or not, good nutrition is not our primary
goal! Our whole reason for being here is to make the best, tastiest loaf of bread we can. Our motto is "BREAD, KEEP IT SIMPLE."
Good, natural nutrition is just a bonus!
About our ingredients
In addition to the finest, freshly ground, high protein
wheat flour, our breads contain only the best ingredients we can find. We DO NOT use preservatives in any of our breads. All
of our basic breads contain LITTLE or NO FAT -- just good, wholesome, guilt-free nutrition!
Visit the Home Office website for more Information
The Great Harvest Home Office website has lots of great information about our wheat and the importance of complex carbohydrates to everyone's diet.
Our Low Carb Bread
Our Low Carb Breads work great for Atkins and South Beach diets as well as diabetics.
All our Low Carb Breads use our Whole-Grain Low Carb Flax Seed as a base. It is made with our fresh ground whole wheat flour,
honey, oat bran, wheat bran, water, yeast, tofu, eggs, olive oil, vital high gluten, and flax meal.
The great news is that it has only 6 grams of effective carbs and 2 grams of fat for a one ounce slice! Check out
the MENU to see what we're making this month!
Nutrition Information
Here is information about some of our most popular breads.
Whole Grain Stickers
Great Harvest has been selected as a testing site for the Whole Grains Council's awareness program. The USDA recommends that you get at least 3 servings of whole grains per day, and at Great Harvest, we make that easy.
Anything with a sticker that says "Excellent" or "100% Excellent" counts as a full serving of whole grains. Anything with
a "Good" sticker on it counts as a half serving.
The Whole Grains Council gives the following guidelines for labeling our products:
 Good Source: at least 8g of whole grain per labeled serving
 Excellent Source: at least 16g of whole grain per labeled serving
 Excellent Source: at least 16g of whole grain per labeled serving AND no refined grain
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