Grains
Grains are the edible seeds of plants called cereals and pseudo-cereals. Grain types include amaranth, barley, buckwheat, bulgur, corn, einkorn, farro, folio, freekah, kaniwa, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, spelt, teff, triticale, wheat, and wild rice.
Grain consumption accounts for 80% of the world’s calories. Grains are usually dried to preserve them and need to be reconstituted for eating. They can be cooked, sprouted, or made into flour.
Millet is a staple food in Africa and many parts of Asia where it has been cultivated for thousands of years. Kulish is a Ukrainian millet dish made with potatoes, carrots, onion, and salo or pig fat. Nasi Goreng is a popular fried rice dish in Indonesia. Wheat and barley are grown in Northern and Central Iraq. A dish made there with barley and beef is called Paqota. Khoubz is an Iraqi flatbread made with wheat flour and is usually cooked in a domed clay oven called Tanoor.
This webpage includes a variety of educational materials, activities, recipes, and more about grains for use at home, in youth or family programming, in the classroom, and in the cafeteria. More grain resources can be found here. For more New Hampshire Harvest of the Month resources for April, click here.
Home Kit for Grains
Teacher, families, youth programs, and anyone
interested in incorporating grains into activities,
meals, and learning can use this home kit. This kit includes information, cooking tips, recipes, mini-activities,
and more. Also check out an additional parsnip resource below!
Poster for Grains
Display your love for grains! Download the
New Hampshire Harvest of the Month poster at the
link below. The file is in PDF format and is sized to
print on 11×17 inch paper.
Videos about Grains
Coming soon!
Books about Grain
Coming soon!
Lesson Plan for Grains
Developed in partnership with UNH Extension, NH Farm to School, and the UNH Education department, the Harvest Lessons lesson plan and curricular activities can be used by education professionals to incorporate grains into dynamic, long-lasting learning in the classroom and other education-based settings.
Grains Recipes for
Home Cooking
Black Bean, Corn, and Farro Burger
Vegetable Fried Rice
Vegetable Barley Soup
Chipotle, Butternut Squash and Quinoa Salad
Quinoa Tabbouleh
Cambuulo iyo Maraq
Bhutanese Red Rice, Millet,
+ Oat Breakfast Pudding
Nasi Goreng Indonesian
Fried Rice
Bulgur with Chickpeas
Spinach + Za’atar
Grains Recipes for
School + Institutional Food Service
Black Beans and Rice
Blueberry Overnight Oats
Mujaddara
Buffalo Chicken and Barley Salad
Brown Rice Pilaf
Peppy Quinoa
Jalapeno Polenta
Vegetarian Fried Rice with Edamame
Wheat Berry and Blackbean Salad
Autumn Spice Muffins
Find Grains in
New Hampshire
Northeast Grainshed Alliance Directory