Resources

Fact Sheets
A listing by topic of downloadable fact sheets on wheat and grains.
Resources White Papers
White papers addressing important grain-related nutrition topics.
Resources Brochures
Helpful brochures on wheat and grain-related topics.
Resources Links
These links take you to useful wheat, grain and nutrition-related documents from the Wheat Foods Council as well as from government agencies, universities and industry.
Useful Links
Links to organizations that provide information on wheat and grains, health, nutrition, culinary, baking, weight management, education, and physical activity.

Resources Fact Sheets

A Kernel of Wheat/ How Flour is Milled

Agriculture

Back to Breakfast Toolkit - Media Pitch Ideas

Back to Breakfast Toolkit -Recipe: White Whole Wheat Muffin

Baking/Culinary

Choosing High-Fiber Foods

Fiber for Adults

Fiber for Kids

Fiber for Seniors

Flour 101

Getting more grains in your diet

Gluten and Health: The Science Behind Gut Health and Food Intolerances

Gluten in the Diet

Grain Snacks

Grains of Truth - Ancient Wheat and Pseudo Grains

Grains of Truth - Baking Ingredients

Grains of Truth - Baking Terms

Grains of Truth - Bulgur

Grains of Truth - Couscous

Grains of Truth - Fiber

Grains of Truth - Folic Acid

Grains of Truth - Wheat facts

Grains of Truth - Wheat flour

Grains of Truth - White wheat

Grains of Truth - Whole grain and enriched grain products

Milling

National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern Comparisons

Nutrition

Portion Control Guide Chart

What is Wheat

Resources White Papers

American Dietetic Association Position Paper: Weight Management

Folate, Health & Grains

Glycemic Index: The State of the Science, Part 1: The Measure and Its Variability

Glycemic Index: The State of the Science, Part 2: Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load: Roles in Weight, Weight Loss and Satiety

Glycemic Index: The State of the Science, Part 3: Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load and Markers of Coronary Risk and Cardiovascular Disease

Glycemic Index: The State of the Science, Part 4: Glycemic Index and Cancer Risk

Glycemic Index: The State of the Science, Part 5: Diabetes

Position Paper: Health Implications of Dietary Fiber

Position Paper: Vegetarian Diets

Position Paper: Weight Management

The Role of Glycemic Index & Glycemic Load on Carbohydrate Food Quality: A Status Report

Resources Brochures

Dietary Guidelines 2010 Consumer Brochure

Dietary Guidelines Consumer Brochure

Make Half Your Grains Whole

Types of Wheat Flour

Resources Links

1 page MyPlate Graphic

2010 Dietary Guidelines Alliance

American Dietetic Association

Basic Foods and Nutrition

Be a Healthy Role Model for Children

Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition

Benefit of Breakfast

Benefits of Breakfast 2

Build a Healthy Meal

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Healthy Weight – it’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle"

Consumer Reports on Health

Dietary Guidelines

Eating for Health

Environmental Nutrition

Facts about Folic Acid

Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)

Games and Quizzes

Getting Started With MyPlate

Guide to Environmentally Based Nutrition Interventions

Healthful Whole Grains

Healthy Eating for Vegetarians

Healthy Eating on the Run

Healthy Lunches

IFIC Newsletter

Iron in Foods. Does my Child Get Enough

Is Dietary Knowledge Enough?

Kernels Fall 2012

Kernels Spring 2012

Kernels Winter 2012

Make Half Your Grains Whole

Mayo Clinic Health Letter

MedLine Plus, National Institutes of Health, Exercise and Physical Fitness Website

More Plants on the Plate

MyFood-a-pedia

MyPlate Coloring Sheet

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, “What Are Overweight and Obesity?”

Niacin

Nutrition.gov

Nutrition.gov Physical Activity for Everyone

Power Up with Breakfast

Read it Before You Eat it

Riboflavin

Sample 2000 Calorie Menu

Society for Nutrition Education: Weight Realities Division Resource List

Thiamin (Vitamin B1)

Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter

University of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter

University of Minnesota Food Industry Center, “The Obesity Crisis: Challenge to the Food Industry”

Vitamin B3 Benefit

Vitamin B3 Source

Weight Realities Division Resource List

Wheat

Useful Links

American Cancer Society

American Diabetes Association

American Heart Association

American Institute for Cancer Research

American Obesity Association (AOA)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

ChooseMyPlate.gov

Dietary Guidelines 2010 Consumer Brochure

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Food and Culinary Professionals (ADA Dietetic Practice Group)

Food and Drug Administration

Food and Nutrition Information Center

FoodSafety.gov

Games and Quizzes

Gluten-Free: Help or Hype?

Grain Foods Foundation

Healthfinder.gov

Healthy Eating on the Run

Home Baking Association

Let’s Move

Make Half Your Grains Whole

MedlinePlus

National Diabetes Education Program

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Weight Control Registry (Univ. Colorado)

NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

Nutrition and You: Trends 2011

Nutrition Education for the Public (American Dietetic Association Dietetic Practice Group)

Nutrition Educators of Health Professionals (ADA Dietetic Practice Group)

Public Health/Community Nutrition (ADA Dietetic Practice Group)

School Nutrition Association

School Nutrition Services (ADA Dietary Practice Group)

Society for Nutrition Education

Supermarket Guru (Phil Lempert)

University of Maryland Center for Celiac Disease Research

USDA Farm to School Program

USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Weight Management (ADA Dietetic Practice Group)

Whole Grains Council