The Grain Chain celebrates the recommendation published recently in the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) to “consume half of your grains from whole grain sources” and the remainder from enriched grains.
All federal food policy is based on the recommendations stemming from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The American Bakers Association (ABA) leads the Grain Chain, an organization of 10 groups from grain growers and millers, as well as bakers and others who have an interest in growing grain consumption.
On a recent supermarket trip in my suburban Chicago neighborhood, I grabbed a loaf of Butternut bread (a classic Chicago brand dating back to 1893—and one that my kids love) and noticed a QR code on the bag next to the message of, “Be Informed: Go to WhyEatBread.com.”
March marks National Nutrition Month and offers an opportunity to explore the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and USDA’s newly released Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2015–2020
Members of Congress call on the Department of Health and Human Services and USDA to clarify the importance of folic-acid-enriched grains in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
