Latest Blog Posts

March 5, 2025
Grain Brain Quiz.png

Grain Brain? Test Your Nutrition Knowledge

March is National Nutrition Month, and we're celebrating the important role that whole grains play in a healthy diet. Do you know exactly why whole grains are so healthy, or how they stack up against different food groups? Test your knowledge with our 10-question quiz!...
Read more
February 19, 2025
Couple_Cooking

Whole grains protect against cognitive decline

Whole grains are a delicious nutritional powerhouse, linked with health benefits by reducing risk of disease and helping us stay healthy as we age. Let's look at the research being done studying whole grains’ positive impact on preventing cognitive decline, Alzheimer's, and dementia. ...
Read more
February 5, 2025
Fotolia 71646539 M Barley.jpg

Which Whole Grains Foods Does the FDA Consider "Healthy?"

In December, the FDA issued a final rule to update the nutrient content claim defining the term “healthy.” Find out which whole grain products made the cut, and the nutrition thresholds they need to comply with.
Read more
January 30, 2025
Whole Grain Stamp and bowl of whole grain cereal and berries

An Interview with WGC Founding Director, Cynthia Harriman.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Whole Grain Stamp, we sat down with Cynthia Harriman, the founding director of the Whole Grains Council and architect of the Stamp! She shared stories and reflected on the lasting legacy of the Stamp. ...
Read more
January 8, 2025
WG20thAnn-3GrainsCartoon.png

The Whole Grain Stamp Turns 20!

We’re celebrating a very special anniversary this month! In January 2005, the Whole Grain Stamp officially launched. To celebrate, we spoke with some of our founding member companies about our partnership. ...
Read more
December 18, 2024
spinach salad with farro

2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report Affirms the Importance of Whole Grains

The health benefits of whole grains are crystal clear in the new report, and the recommendation to make at least half your grains whole remains, with specific guidance to “encourage mostly whole grains and lower refined grains.”
Read more
December 4, 2024
Look for the Whole Grain Stamp

Why 3rd Party Whole Grain Certification is Vital to Accurate & Truthful Labeling

More than 25% of whole grain products examined in the Netherlands were found to have inaccurate labels. Find out how 3rd party whole grain certification is combatting these errors and putting truthful whole grain communication front and center.
Read more
November 20, 2024
PastaMeal-WholeGrain-Penne-Tomatoes-shutterstock_313122035-pasta-tomato.jpg

The Secret to Getting People to Love Whole Grains? Simply Trying Them

How can we possibly shift a large swath of habitual refined grain consumers into people who desire, and therefore willingly choose, whole grains? According to new research, the answer might be as simple as just giving whole grains a try.
Read more
November 8, 2024
gobeklitepe-restitution-turkey-ancient.jpg

Whole Grains in Archeology

One thing we have in common with these ancient civilizations is: whole grains are an important foundation of our diet. As early as 11,000 BCE, humans began farming—and quickly learned what nutritional and societal powerhouses grains can be.
Read more
October 23, 2024
brown rice and black beans

The Growth of International Stamp Use

International Whole Grain Stamp use is on the rise, especially in regions like Latin America and Asia.
Read more
October 9, 2024
a field of buckwheat flowering

To Save the Planet, We Need to Seriously Increase our Intake of this Food Group

According to experts, the number one source of calories in a sustainable diet shouldn’t be vegetables or beans or even nuts. In order to save the planet, we should be getting most of calories from whole grains.
Read more
September 30, 2024
OW_kale_square[29].jpg

Visit the New Oldways Website

Did you know that the Whole Grains Council is a program of Oldways, a nutrition nonprofit focused on cultural food traditions? Oldways just launched a new website, full of great information and resources for anyone curious about nutrition and traditional foodways.
Read more

Pages