whole wheat

adjective

: made of ground entire wheat kernels

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The Ak-mak cracker’s selling point was its simplicity — whole wheat, low fat, made with honey rather than refined sugar. Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025 Grains Liberally: Whole grain bread Whole grains (farro, rye, barley, etc.) Oats Occasionally: Pasta (choose whole wheat and vegetable or legume-based varieties) Polenta Couscous Whole grain crackers Bran cereal Rarely/Never: Snack foods Sugary cereals Frozen bread, waffles, or pancakes 6. Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2025 Beautiful burnished loaves of levain, whole wheat, and glazed pastries like pistachio 'escargot' and sticky buns, prompt delicious confusion over what to order. Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 Use whole wheat flour in place of white flour, or olive oil in place of vegetable oil, and nothing bad is going to happen. Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whole wheat

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of whole wheat was in 1804

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“Whole wheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20wheat. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

whole wheat

adjective
: made from or containing wheat kernels that were ground in their entirety
whole wheat bread

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