Make half of your grains whole grains - Whole grains include grains like wheat, corn, rice, oats, barley, quinoa, sorghum, spelt, rye – when these foods are eaten in their "whole" form (more on that later). Whole grains even include popcorn! You may already be eating whole grains. When you munch popcorn in the theater, or give Toasty-O's to your toddler, or enjoy a bowl of hot oatmeal, you're probably focusing more on the delicious taste than on the fact that these foods are whole grains.

Choosing Whole Grain Foods - The Whole Grains Council has created an official packaging symbol called the Whole Grain Stamp that helps consumers find real whole grain products. The Stamp started to appear on store shelves in mid-2005 and is becoming more widespread every day. The Whole Grain Stamp makes it easy With the Whole Grain Stamp, finding three servings of whole grains is easy: Pick three foods with the 100% Stamp or six foods with ANY Whole Grain Stamp.

A Dozen Easy Whole Grain Recipes - You can easily add whole grains to your meals, often using favorite recipes you've always enjoyed. Try some of the following: Make Easy Substitutions Substitute half the white flour with whole wheat flour in your regular recipes for cookies, muffins, quick breads and pancakes. Or be bold and add up to 20% of another whole grain flour such as sorghum. Replace one third of the flour in a recipe with quick oats or old-fashioned oats.

Whole Grain Council - The Whole Grains Council is a nonprofit consumer advocacy group working to increase consumption of whole grains for better health. The WGC's many initiatives encourage manufacturers to create delicious whole grain products help consumers to find whole grain foods and understand their health benefits help the media to write accurate, compelling stories about whole grains.