Here at the Whole Grains Council, we love to hear the many milestones our members hit! In honor of Whole Grain’s Month, we’d like to share some member landmarks and new, notable whole grain products with you.

Our friends over at Fleischmann’s Yeast shared some delicious news with us: they posted their 1,000th recipe on their website Bread World. With everything from pizzas and calzones to classic breads and sweet treats, these 1,000 recipes are a baker’s best friend. There’s even a section for beginner bakers! The recipes include many made primarily or even totally with whole grains; look especially for the whole grain ones sporting Fleischmann’s goodfibes™ seal, indicating that the recipe is a good source of fiber – one of the important benefits of whole grains! 

In other news, Gretchen Williamson from Gretchen’s Grains wrote us to officially announce that their wonderful products are now on shelves. Her line of fully cooked brown rice, quinoa, and wheatberries take the hassle out of preparing whole grains and are a great ingredient to have on hand. Speaking of ingredients, the website features a great recipe page; 5 Grain Chocolate Chip Cookies, anyone? Maybe a Quinoa Taco Salad? Or my favorite, Huevos Graincheros!

Ok, now close your eyes and imagine yourself ambling down a cobblestoned alley in the heart of Paris, the buttery scent of a fresh baked croissant tickling your nose… mon dieu, if only we had that luxury on this side of the pond! But wait, we do AND they’re whole grain! That’s right, Banneton Bakery has just introduced their deliciously light, buttery whole grain croissants. The surprisingly tender and flaky pastry is made with a 12-Grain European base with natural rye sour from Germany, European butter and finished with a 6-grain topping for a little added crunch.  Bon appetit, indeed!

Whatever we do here at WGC central, Whole Grains Month becomes an even more powerful force for consumer awareness when our members tie promotions to Whole Grains Month too. In addition to the examples above, we’d like to salute Quaker’s partnership with IHOP for an oatmeal introduction and Jubio Cookies’ new line of whole grain cookies. So get out there and get your whole grains on this month (and every month!) (Mallory)