Making Half Your Grains Whole is Easy with U.S.-Grown Rice

It’s time to follow the USDA MyPlate healthy eating advice to “Make at Least Half You Grains Whole.”  Did you know every grain of rice starts its life as a whole grain?  Whole grain rice can be brown, black, red or wild.  The whole grain is the entire seed of a plant which includes the bran, the germ and the endosperm.  Together, these provide vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein and other important nutrients.  

Enhance your next meal with the whole grain goodness of brown, red, black or wild rice to add flavor, color and crunch to your dish!  Try combining white and brown rice in one dish or add brown rice in soups, stews, salads, casseroles or stir-fries.  The possibilities are endless!

ChooseMyPlate.gov is a great resource to find the right amount of whole grains for you. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend 6 one-ounce servings of grains daily (based on a 2,000-calorie diet), with half the servings coming from whole grains, such as brown rice, and the other half from whole or enriched grains like enriched white rice.  A half cup of cooked brown, red, black or wild rice equals 1 serving of whole grains.

Download more information:

• 10 Tips for Purchasing and Storing Whole Grain Foods
• From MyPlate to Your Plate — Rice Fits Fact Sheet
• USA Rice MyPlate Press Release

What's Hot!

NEW MyPlate recipes to help you "Make at Least Half Your Grains Whole"
and "Half of Your Plate Fruits and Vegetables."  Enjoy!

Brown Rice with Sizzling Chicken and Vegetables	Curried Chicken with Rasins & Mushrooms
Caramelized Mushroom & Vidalia® Onion Risotto	Pesto Chicken Vegetable Kebabs

Check out the Grain Chain MyPlate Videos!

USA Rice Federation and other grain groups of the MyPlate National Strategic Partnership collaborated with USDA to develop five "how-to" videos centered around whole grains.  This helpful video series reinforces the MyPlate healthy eating advice to "Make at Least Half Your Grains Whole."  Video topics include:  the benefits of whole grains, whole grains on a budget, whole grains for breakfast, whole grains at school and whole grains for healthy family meals.

Check out the videos!

Whole Grain Rice Recipes

Try these delicious rice recipes to help you "Make at Least Half Your Grains Whole"!

Click Here for Rice Recipes with Fruits & Veggies

Teriyaki Salmon with Gingered Vegetable Brown Rice

Orange Chicken and Vegetable Rice Bowl

Springtime Brown Rice

Brown Rice Tabbouleh

Orange Brown Rice and Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

Shrimp and Creamy Spinach-Feta Rice

Southwest Black Bean and Brown Rice Salad

Country Breakfast Cereal

Three Bean Chili

More Good Things to Know

• Rice Preparation
• Rice Storage
• Choose MyPlate
• Make Half Your Grains Whole
• Nutrition Tips on MyPlate Foods