Whole Grains Month is in full swing! As part of our annual September celebration, this year we’re hosting Whole Grains: The World Tour. All month long, we’re sharing heritage diet inspired recipes submitted by our members featuring their Stamped whole grain products/ingredients. These delicious recipes are all included in our recipe section, where you can find these and other nutritious whole grain recipes to cook! 

Leek and Squash Einkornotto from Bluebird Farms

Greek Sorghum Bowl with Artichokes and Olives from the United Sorghum Checkoff Program

Hearty plant protein whole grain bulgur pilaf from Harran Natural 

Durum Olive Oil Cake from Zingerman’s Bakehouse

Bulgur Burgers from Sunnyland Mills

Sorghum Stuffed Peppers from the United Sorghum Checkoff Program

No-bake Raspberry Chocolate Tartlets from La Fourmi Bionique

East African Sorghum Bowl from the United Sorghum Checkoff Program

Sprouted Hamburger Buns from To Your Health Sprouted Flour Co.

Multigrain Banh Mi from Bakery de France

Kamut Naan with Banana Chutney from Robin Asbell

Stir-Fried Thai Sorghum Bowl from the United Sorghum Checkoff Program

And don’t forget—there’s still plenty of time to participate in our Whole Grain Passport Challenge! You have a chance to win cookbooks and cash prizes. See below for instructions on how to get your passport! 

Eat Tasty Food, Learn about Whole Grains, and Enter for a chance to Win Prizes

Pack your bags and buckle up! Get ready to be transported by your tastebuds. Fill out your Whole Grain Passport and earn a chance to win cookbooks and cash prizes. To participate just follow these easy steps:

1. Download your Whole Grain Passport. (And read the contest terms & conditions).

DOWNLOAD THE PASSPORT PDF

2. Complete whole grain activities. Each week, we’ll be highlighting a different whole grain culinary tradition. You’ll find whole grain activities written on each stamp on your passport and you’ll mark the ones you finish as you go. You can fill out the passport electronically or you can print it and fill it out by hand. You’ll earn a contest entry for each activity completed, and you’ll earn an extra one for each region of stamp activities you complete (Mediterranean, African, Latin American, or Asian). 

3. Send us your Passport. When you’ve completed all the activities you wish to do, email a saved or scanned copy of your Whole Grain Passport to wholegrainsmonth@oldwayspt.org for a chance to win whole grain goodies! You must email us your passport before 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on September 30 in order to be entered into our contest. 

4. Keep enjoying whole grains, and stay tuned! We’ll be in touch via email if you are a randomly-selected winner.

Prizes

This year we’ll be randomly selecting 6 prize winners who will receive:

• a $100 cash prize
• a copy of our Whole Grains Around the World menu plan book

Everyone who submits a Whole Grain Passport will receive a copy of our Whole Grain Mini Guide via email in early October. This guide is chock full of cooking tips and includes three of our favorite easy whole grain recipes. 

We hope you’ll celebrate with us, whether by cooking one of these yummy recipes or by joining our Passport Challenge! What heritage diets are you most inspired by? Let us know in the comments! (Vik)