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Last Month's Question and Winner

Last month's Winner was Chad Boyd from Rocky Mount, VA, who correctly answered the question: If one slice of enriched white bread gets 76% of its calories from carbohydrates, then one slice of whole wheat bread gets____% of its calories from carbohydrates.
A) 51%
B) 69%
C) 76%
D) 100%
The correct answer is B) 69%. Enriched white bread gets 76% of its calories from carbohydrates, 11% from fat and 13 percent from protein. Where as whole wheat bread gets 69% of its calories from carbohydrates, 15% fat (wheat germ) and 16% from protein. (The wheat germ contains protein in addition to fat and several minerals.)
Source: WFC "Grains of Truth" Brochure