Standout Foods Take Center Stage

... spikes in blood glucose after you eat it. Some other benefits of barley are that this grain contains B vitamins, vitamin E, and types of antioxidants called lignans. A half-cup of cooked barley has about 100 calories and 22 grams of carbohydrate. ...

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