What We Do. MPO's are regional agencies created by Federal law to conduct a cooperative, continuous and comprehensive (3C) transportation planning process. This process enables our metropolitan area to receive over $200 million annually in state and federal transportation funding. Your participation in this process is important to ensure that your federal and state gas tax dollars are spent wisely and according to the region's most urgent needs.
Whole-grain products such as brown rice, whole-grain pasta, beans, whole wheat bread, whole oats, buckwheat, millet, whole rye, whole-grain barley and whole-grain corn are considered good carbohydrates. These foods are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients that are beneficial to your health.
Carbohydrates are foods that have the biggest effect on your blood glucose levels. After you eat carbohydrates, your blood glucose rises. Fruit, sweet foods, starchy foods (such as bread, potatoes and rice), and milk and milk products contain carbohydrates.