Did you know that studies have found that a diet rich in whole grain can be helpful in maintaining a healthy heart, managing weight and may also reduce the risk for diabetes and certain types of cancer?

Only whole grain gives you the vital nutrients from the complete grain. In addition to fiber, whole grain contains antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients important for a healthy diet. General Mills is the only leading cereal company to guarantee whole grain in every box.** Every day, General Mills’ Big G Cereals – which include Cheerios, Fiber One, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Chex, Total and Lucky Charms – deliver 35 million servings of whole grain to Americans. General Mills makes it easy to find whole grains, just look for the white check on the top of every Big G cereal box for your whole grain guarantee.

In a national survey, 91 percent of Americans said they want to incorporate more whole grain foods into their diets. In fact, nine out of 10 people in the U.S. still do not eat the minimum recommended daily amount of whole grain (at least three servings, or 48 grams). Do you? Why not start keeping track of how many whole grains you eat to find out?

We invite you to take the Whole Grain Awareness Challenge.
Visit www.WholeGrainNation.com to put your whole grain knowledge to the test.

In addition to sharing the good news about whole grain, we’re excited to announce some more great news for cereal lovers. Just last month General Mills announced a commitment to further reduce sugar in cereals advertised to kids under 12 to single-digit grams of sugar per serving. The company has already been reducing sugar in cereals while increasing key nutrients, such as calcium and vitamin D, and providing whole grain.

Now you have the opportunity to WIN a Whole Grain Prize pack that contains the following :

2 VIP coupons for Big G cereals, tote bag, a large cereal mug, a breakfast chiller

Here is how you can win…

1. Comment and let me know what your Favorite Big G cereal is ?  = 1 entry

2. Fave my site on momfaves – comment and let me know you have = 1 entry

3. Fave Big G cereals on momfaves – comment and let me know you have = 1 entry

4. FAN my Facebook page : you can do that by clicking on “Follow this blog” over on my sidebar or by going to Facebook and following The Plus Size Mommy.- Comment and let me know you did = 1 entry.

5. Use stumbleupon, technorati, digg for this site/post. – comment letting me know which you have done = 1 entry per way.

6. Tweet the following on Twitter – ” Win a  Big G cereal Prize pack  on @plussizemommy ’s Blog here : http://twurl.nl/pu2zpn  ” – Tweet up to 3 times per day = up to 3 entries per day. Please comment leaving tweet thread, and please leave separate comments for each entry.

This giveaway starts NOW and will end on March 16th, 2010 at 6PM EST. Winner must respond within 48 hours of winner posting to claim your prize, or another winner may be selected. Winners must reside in USA (48 consecutive states). Winner MUST be a subscriber to this blog. Winner will be chosen via random.org. Winners name will be posted to this site by March 17th. Winners will not be emailed directly.

Thank you for submitting an entry and Good Luck!

The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure - The information, VIP coupons and two “Grains of Goodness” prize packs (the coupons, chiller, mug, and tote bag) were all provided General Mills through MyBlogSpark.