Free Materials from WGC Members

Browse through the brief descriptions below, then contact each company directly for the materials you want.

Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods

Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods offers a double-sided, single page handout on "A Kernel of Wheat." This page includes a complete description and graphics of the wheat kernel, detailing the different parts of the grain and their nutritional benefits. It also describes our company and the variety of whole grain products we offer. Call 800-349-2173 or visit www.bobsredmill.com for copies and more information on whole grains and their benefits.

Earth's Best

Earth’s Best makes whole grain baby food. The company offers a one-page color handout about its products and the importance of whole grains for small children. Visit www.earthsbest.com for more.

General Mills

The Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition reflects General Mills’ ongoing focus on health and nutrition issues. The mission of the Bell Institute and its staff of doctorate- and master-level scientists and registered dietitians is to help in the development of food products and nutrition information.

With backgrounds in nutrition science, public health, clinical nutrition and food science, Bell Institute experts are a valuable resource for business teams at General Mills, as well as for health professionals around the country. Scientists in the Bell Institute contribute to research on cereal, whole grains, micronutrients, and breakfast and publish research and scientific articles in leading peer-reviewed journals.

In addition to our involvement with research, the Bell Institute also provides support to health professional organizations, sponsors educational efforts, and develops patient education materials and continuing education programs for health professionals. It also sponsors leading speakers for professional conferences through its speaker bureau program.

View and order our health professional materials on the health benefits of whole grain, including the following, all of which are free of charge and can be ordered online at www.bellinstitute.com/wholegrain:

  • “Go With the Whole Grain” educational resource

  • Professional Self-Study Guide for CPE credit

  • Consumer Education Brochure

  • Professional Fact Sheet

  • Slide Program

  • Reproducible Handouts

  • Leader Guide

Hodgson Mill

Hodgson Mill offers a tri-fold flyer explaining the health benefits of Whole Grains; this flyer is also recommended by a Certified Diabetes Educator. Go to www.HodgsonMill.com for more information on Whole Grains or call 800-525-0177 for product samples and literature.

King Arthur Flour

The King Arthur Flour Company offers a 14 page handout on "The Story of Wheat and How It’s Milled." Complete with graphics of the wheat berry, the booklet describes the history of wheat, ‘white’ vs. whole-grain flours and the milling process. The booklet also describes how to store flour and grains and includes a recipe as well. Call 802-649-3881 for copies.

National Barley Foods Council

The National Barley Foods Council offers free information and recipes featuring wholesome, heart-healthy barley. Download barley fact sheets and recipe fliers online at www.barleyfoods.org. For more information, e-mail Cindy Ritter.

Nu-World Amaranth

Nu-World Amaranth offers an informative tri-fold flyer: "A+ for Amaranth" – A guide to the benefits of amaranth in a whole grain rich diet for everyone – including those on gluten-free diets. Please contact Diane Walters, 630-369-9524 to order.

Quaker Oats

The Quaker Oats Company's website at QuakerOatmeal.com provides a wealth of health, fitness and baking information with just a click – from heart health and weight management articles to award-winning recipes and helpful baking tips. There’s even a new interactive community for sharing recipes, information and success stories. The recipe and baking section features hundreds of recipes and a special "Kids in the Kitchen" area, and interactive health tools help you calculate your BMI, calorie needs and heart rate, so you can work toward a healthier lifestyle. Whether you're interested in lowering your cholesterol, getting fit, or managing diabetes, the Quaker Oats website has great information.

A small sample of Quaker's educational materials can be downloaded right here on the WGC website. For those listed below without a PDF, send an email with your name, complete mailing address, item name(s) and quantity(ies) to Quaker.FoodsMedia@quakeroats.com . Available items include:

  • Whole Grains poster. 11”x17” colored poster clearly shows the three parts of a whole grain (germ, bran and endosperm).

  • Whole Grain Oats, from Farm to Table brochure. Full color tri-fold brochure explains all the different forms of oats and oatmeal, from whole groats and steel cut oats to instant oatmeal and oat flour.

  • Oatmeal: It’s Smart for Your Heart brochure. Full-color multi-fold brochure explains why oatmeal is good for your heart, how to take the Smart Heart Challenge, and why breakfast is our first opportunity in the day to treat your heart right. Recipes included. Download 508K PDF

  • Oatmeal: The Super Whole Grain brochure. Full-color multi-fold brochure explains the benefits of whole grains in general and oats specifically. Includes recipes. Download 1.1MB PDF

  • Whole Grains Fact Sheet. Much of the same information as the brochure, in a handy one-page (double-sided) format without recipes. Download 164K PDF

  • Tips for Cooking and Baking with Oatmeal. A one-page handout with easy ideas for adding oatmeal when cooking and baking. Download 48K PDF

  • My Guide to the Smart Heart Challenge booklet. A tool to help you lower your cholesterol with oats. Download 240K PDF

  • Managing Diabetes with a Healthy Diet brochure. Advice on how a healthy diet can help those with diabetes control blood glucose. Download 260K PDF

Rich Products

Rich Products offers an attractive color brochure showing the parts of a whole grain, the health benefits of whole grains, and answering questions about whole white wheat. You can download the brochure directly here. (PDF 189K)

Riviana

Riviana Rice offers resources for dietitians and consumers under its well-known brands.

Mahatma® Rice offers a 15-page brochure “Brown Rice Recipes for a Healthy Well-balanced Diet.” In addition to recipes, the brochure is filled with quick tips, cooking methods, and nutritional facts. Call 800-226-9522 or visit our website at www.mahatmarice.com.

Success® Rice, the only 10 Minute Boil-in-Bag Brown Rice, offers a Brown Rice Nutritional Facts Sheet as well as a variety of one-page flyers with quick, easy, and delicious recipes using brown rice. Call 800-226-9522 or visit our website at www.successrice.com.

The colorful multi-fold brochure Nutrition Facts Made Simple includes 4 panels in English and 4 in Spanish, including useful tips in understanding Nutrition Facts Panels. Call 800-226-9522 or visit our website at www.mahatmarice.com.

Rudi's Organic Bakery

Rudi's Organic Bakery has a trifold brochure on whole grains to go hand-in-hand with their Whole Grains & Fiber bread line. Please visit our website at www.rudisorganicbakery.com for more information on whole grains or contact Beth Swanson at 720-974-4685 for copies of our whole grain brochure.

Roman Meal Bread

Roman Meal Bread suggests an "Eating Smart Living Healthy" guide for nutritious eating. Each brochure shares several key truths about whole grains while listing simple whole grain recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Order up to 50 FREE brochures at customerservice@romanmeal.com.

USA Rice Federation

USA Rice Federation offers free information about the nutrition benefits of whole grain brown rice, and a searchable recipe database at www.usarice.com. There's also a special website for foodservice at www.menurice.com. Download the brochure and a fact sheet online, or order printed copies by contacting Shaily Jariwala at 703 236 1454. (printed quantities limited).