Go with the Grain

Since the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended that consumers increase their whole grain consumption to at least three servings a day, sales of whole-grain products have soared. From the time the recommendations were made in January 2005 through mid-June of the same year, according to data provided by the Whole Grains Council (www.wholegrainscouncil.org/wgfacts+figures.htm) sales of whole-grain bread and baked goods rose 18.3% to $1.1 billion; whole-grain crackers 10.2% to $330 mill…