As much as half of those grains, however, should be whole grains. Whole grains are an important part of a balanced diet because they supply complex carbohydrates, which burn off slowly throughout the day, whereas simple starches -- such as white rice -- burn off quickly and provide just a short-term energy boost.hole grains are an important part of a balanced diet because they supply complex carbohydrates. Photo Credit Comstock Images/Stockbyte/Getty Images. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends consuming 6 ounces of grains each day â based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Lafayette (formerly, La Fayette) is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. As of 2011, the city's population was estimated to be 24,285. It was named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero of the American Revolutionary War.
Lafayette in sculpture. 1  Lafayette Bust by Houdon, 1789, now at Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2  Statue by Bartholdi in Union Square Park, Manhattan, New York, 1876. 3  Pediment on the Tippecanoe County Courthouse, Lafayette, Indiana, 1882. 4  Lafayette on the Green, University of Vermont, 1883.