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September 14, 2016
Chik-fil-A Harvest Kale and Grain Bowl

Grains at Wendy's and Chick-fil-A Oh My!

Whole grains are now so mainstream they're showing up at fast food restaurants where you might never have expected to find them. Go – and vote with your fork, so these restaurants will keep adding more whole grain options...
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September 7, 2016
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Introducing Caroline Sluyter, Our New Stamp Program Manager

Meet the newest member of the WGC team, and learn to make a tasty late summer meal with brown rice, wild rice and fresh-picked veggies.
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August 30, 2016
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This September, Show Us Where You #spotwholegrains for a Chance to Win

In celebration of Whole Grains Month this September, we’re taking to Instagram to spotlight the creative things chefs are doing with whole grains, and the surprising places that we can all find whole grains away from home.
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August 24, 2016
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New Website Launches

Break out the champagne, for our new website.
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August 17, 2016
Rye in Field

August Grain of the Month Series: Rye & Triticale

August's Grain of the Month is rye, and its newer cousin triticale, a hybrid of wheat and rye...
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August 10, 2016
PB&J Overnight Oats

PB & J Overnight Oatmeal

Today, I’m sharing a recipe that has been heavy in my summer rotation: PB & J Overnight Oatmeal.
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August 3, 2016
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The Grain in Maine's Milled Mainly in Skowhegan

Regional grain movements are being reborn around the country, including in Skowhegan, Maine, where speech language pathologist Amber Lambke reinvented herself as the local miller.
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July 27, 2016
Grain Bowl

Bowls of Great Grains

The beauty of the grain bowl is its ability to become anything you want it to be.
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July 20, 2016
Kara Neilsen

A Food Trendologist’s Take on Whole Grain Trends

Find out why Kara Nielsen, an independent food trendologist, predicts that ”Teff is getting ready to be the next quinoa.”
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July 13, 2016
Gingered Farro and Wild Rice Salad

Whole Grain Value: It's All About Flavor

Leading up to our September conference, we've been talking with chefs around the country, who all agree on one message: When it comes to whole grain, it's all about the flavor!...
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June 30, 2016
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July Grain of the Month Series: Wheat

Heirloom wheats include emmer, farro, spelt, Kamut® and so many more. This month's Grain of the Month is wheat, and we're celebrating them all!...
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June 29, 2016
EverdayWhole Grains

Q&A with Ann Taylor Pittman, author of Everyday Whole Grains

Go behind the scenes on the making of this gorgeous new book with Cooking Light executive food editor Ann Taylor Pittman.
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