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October 9, 2024
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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.
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September 30, 2024
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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.
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September 18, 2024
Whole Grains Month Passport Challenge

Celebrating Whole Grains Month with Whole Grains: The World Tour

Whole Grains Month is in full swing! All month long, we’re sharing heritage diet inspired recipes submitted by our members featuring their Stamped whole grain products.
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August 28, 2024
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Why Whole Grains are Greater than the Sum of Their Parts

Time and time again, nutrition research shows that we're not adept at outsmarting mother nature or taking foods apart and putting them back together again. Dive into the science and learn why whole grains are more than the sum of their parts...
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August 15, 2024
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Whole Grain Recipes from the Cookbook Archives

We turned to the cookbook archives of classic 20th century cookbooks for some delicious old-school whole grain recipes, showcasing whole grains’ versatility before their recent resurgence in popularity. ...
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July 17, 2024
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How to Add Crunch and Texture to Your Meals with Whole Grains

Crispy, crunchy textures don’t have to come at a nutritional cost. In fact, one of the most versatile sources of texture and crunch is a place you might not have thought to look: whole grains.
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June 21, 2024
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Growing Amaranth in the Garden

Most of us are used to going to the grocery store to buy our grains, but have you ever wondered if you could grow your own grains at home? Whether you have a small space to grow in the city or have a spacious garden in the suburbs, amaranth is a garden-friendly whole grain.
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June 5, 2024
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Update on Whole Grain Standards on WIC and School Meals

Explore what recent updates to WIC and school meal programs have to say about whole grains, and how they might impact whole grain consumption in children moving forward.
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May 8, 2024
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Whole Grains' Role in Heritage Diets Explored in New Perspective Paper from Oldways

A Q&A on the paper "Perspective: Beyond the Mediterranean Diet—Exploring Latin American, Asian, and African Heritage Diets as Cultural Models of Healthy Eating" with co-author and Oldways VP of Nutrition, Kelly LeBlanc...
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April 24, 2024
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These are the Whole Grain Products that Consumers Want More of

Our census-representative survey data have consistently found that American consumers want to eat more whole grains, and that some product categories are especially appealing. Have you seen whole grain versions of these popular products at your supermarket?
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March 25, 2024
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Celebrate Whole Day for Whole Grain with Us!

Are you ready to #SampleWholeGrains on Wednesday, March 27th? No matter how you connect with whole grains—as a consumer, manufacturer, retailer, advocate, and more—there are tons of ways to get involved with our 13th annual Whole Day for Whole Grain!
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March 13, 2024
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Whole Grains Add More Life to Years, Years to Life

New research suggests that whole grains don’t just add years to life – they may also add life to years, by being linked with a longer healthspan, or the length of time that a person is healthy, not just alive.
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