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Nutritional Benefits of Grains
To make “every bite count,” it is important to choose a variety of foods from all food groups and limit added sugars and foods high in sodium. The Dietary Guidelines’ recommendation to eat half of your grains from whole grain sources illustrates that both whole and enriched grains provide necessary nutrients.
Nutritional Benefits of Grains
As plant-based foods, grains play a foundational role within all the Dietary Guidelines’ recommended diet patterns. Many staple enriched grain foods are not only delicious but also versatile, representing cultural foodways such as pasta and vegetables, sandwiches, cereal, fruit and milk, pizza, and more.
Grain Foods Foundation Announces New Class of 2027 Trustees and Board Leadership Appointments
The new 2027 class of Grain Foods Foundation (GFF) trustees has been appointed. The new trustees, as well as the appointment of new GFF Board co-chairs and treasurer were announced by Erin Ball, Executive Director of GFF, following GFF’s Jan. 28, 2025, All-Investor and Feb. 4, 2025, Board of Trustees meetings. As GFF advances its strategic goals, these new board members will bring valuable perspectives from across the grain foods industry.
Study Finds Refined Corn Flour with Added Corn Bran Can Lower Cholesterol
The findings of the randomized crossover clinical trial, available online now and slated to appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Nutrition, reveal simply swapping in foods made from refined corn flour + corn bran can lower LDL cholesterol concentrations by anywhere from 5% – 13.3% in just four weeks.
The board of trustees of the Grain Foods Foundation has announced the promotion of Erin E. Ball as the foundation’s Executive Director
Ball will lead the group in its mission to serve the grain foods manufacturing, flour milling, and allied trades industries as the hub for science-based, grains-positive thought leadership and research funding and translation. Ball assumes the Executive Director position after
