Delivering Healthy and Affordable Whole Grain Foods

Health professionals recommend increasing consumption of whole grains, but obstacles prevent consumers from eating the recommended daily allowance of whole grains. Last year, more than 300 food and health experts from around the globe convened in Minneapolis, Minn., for the 2012 Whole Grains Summit. Here is a look at some of the challenges and opportunities identified during the conference.

A definition for what constitutes a whole grain was first developed in 1999 by the American Association o…