According to a report published in the April 2010 Journal of the American Dietetic Association, the most common packaging symbol dietitians recommend to their clients is the Whole Grain Stamp. Of those RDs utilizing packaging symbols in their practice, a full 67.9% of Registered Dietitians (RDs) counsel their clients to look for the Stamp.

The ADA surveyed RDs in 2008 and 2009, asking them how they use information on food labels to help consumers make better food choices. Analyzing responses from 5553 surveys the first year and 3687 the second year, authors Krista Latortue, RD, LDN and Jennifer Weber, MPH, RD, reported that 76.8% of RDs recognize the Whole Grain Stamp – just behind the American Heart Associations Heart-Check (82.8%) and the National Dairy Council’s 3-A-Day symbol (79.4%).

For all of us at Oldways and the Whole Grains Council, this report feels like winning the New Hampshire presidential primary, or bringing home a report card with all A’s. We’re delighted to know that so many RDs – the health professionals most involved with giving daily food advice to Americans – find the Whole Grain Stamp a useful tool. (Source: Journal of the American Dietetic Association, April 2010; 110(4):517-9.)  (Cynthia)


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