If you're go-to smoothie bowl or overnight oats are getting a little stale, look for this nutritious ancient grain the next time you're at the grocery store.

The food pyramid was created to show people how to eat a “balanced” diet. At the bottom, it recommended eating 6 to 11 servings of grains each day – like bread, pasta, rice and cereal.

The food pyramid would decide where Americans’ money ... They were suddenly moved to the largest section at the bottom along with grains. Dairy, for example, received its own space on the ...

It was the standard for a few decades, until the infamous food pyramid was introduced in 1992 ... simplicity came at a price, from grains (”It doesn’t distinguish whole grains from refined ...

At the base of the pyramid are the kinds of food (and drinks ... and oatmeal as their main grains. They are rich in dietary fibre, iron, folic acid, and B vitamins, which are beneficial for ...

The pyramid didn’t emphasize whole grains and so in some ways encouraged the intake of refined grains.” Another problem with the food pyramid was the absence of any guidance on portion size ...

The food pyramid, a nutritional guideline created and ... strengths is negative scoring for processed foods, and for refined grains and starches. For example, breakfast cereals rich in refined ...