As February and American Heart Month draw to a close, Alison Bickel of This Homemade Life is sharing the simplest way she knows to bring whole grains into your day, and it’s as easy as sliced bread!
La Fuji Mama helps you get one-step closer to your daily dose of whole grains with her recipe for Brown Rice & Veggie Stuffed Eggplant.
In recognition of American Hearth Month, blogger Bree Hester shares one of her favorite whole grain recipes.
We applaud the USDA’s recent announcement about its revamped school meal nutrition standards while acknowledging that school food service personnel have worked long and hard to deliver the most nutritious meals possible for the budgets they’ve been given. The new guidelines are a clear indication of the USDA’s dedication to the health and well-being of this country’s children and we look forward to their implementation.
In response to the recent report from CDC on sodium consumption in the U.S., the Grain Foods Foundation would like to stress it supports the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendation to decrease dietary sodium intake. We also recognize the importance of sodium reduction in the food supply and the efforts by consumers to reduce their daily sodium intake. However, the approach to sodium reduction efforts must incorporate both industry and individual responsibility.
Today kicks off American Heart Month and in recognition, we’d like to discuss some of the simple steps you can take to keep your ticker healthy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 27 million American adults are living with heart disease, making it the leading cause of death in the United States.