Go with the GrainTM
CHALLENGE In 2009, as consumer interest in low-carb dieting and low-carb products wanes, a new movement was trending highlighting the importance of incorporating Whole Grains into a healthful diet. The release of the 2010 dietary guidelines, in fact, encouraged Americans to make half their grains whole grains. At the same time, consumers were becoming more […]
Bread. It’s Essential
IN THE GREAT NUTRITION DEBATE, BREAD TAKES CONTROL. CHALLENGEChanging how Americans think about food is no small feat — especially in a media environment dominated by quick fixes and fad diets. In the face of the low-carb movement that took hold at the turn of the century and sent per capita flour consumption, and with […]
Grain Brain
Supporting Grains in a Gluten-Free World
CHALLENGEToday, the grain industry and our client, the Grain Foods Foundation (GFF), are faced with an insidious challenge. Armed with little more than anecdotal evidence and a provocative point of view, authors, experts and consumers have take aim at gluten, a protein found naturally in wheat and by extension in many of the products we […]
Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls
You can have your rolls and eat them too. This recipe uses whole wheat flour to add wholesomeness without skimping on flavor.
Butternut Squash Whole Wheat Pancakes with Cranberry Syrup
Cardamom Pear Crisp
General Mills packs wholegrain punch, Kellogg files micro-bran patent
Bakery and Snacks, 1/30/15 What could be more fun on a Friday than a healthy baking special edition?! Here’s our 2015 cream of the crop to date – as General Mills packs a punch with whole grain pancakes and Kellogg files a patent for versatile micro-bran.
‘Store-Baked’ Goods May Not Mean What You Think
ABC News, 1/28/15 A lawsuit filed in December in New Jersey Superior Court in Camden County is accusing Wegmans Food Markets of “deceptive” statements claiming that “certain bread and bakery products that were not baked in store” were baked on the premises. Actually, the suit claims, they were “pre-baked elsewhere and delivered to the stores.”
Break through limits on added fiber
Baking Business, 1/28/15 Adding enough of a good thing such as dietary fiber to crackers can pose problems. It’s hard to get enough traditional fiber into snack crackers to qualify them for “good” or “excellent” claims. Taste, color and processing problems, including hydration and texture, often accompany use of insoluble fibers. Fibersol soluble corn fiber, […]
Sugar intakes ‘decreasing’ or ‘stable’ globally, report finds
Food Navigator, 1/28/15 Dietary sugars intakes are decreasing or stable in most countries, according to a data review of ten European countries, Australia, New Zealand and the US.