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Meal Pattern Minute: Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Method 5

May 12, 2023

Maybe you are working in multiple federal child nutrition programs or happened to look at some National School Lunch Program whole grain-rich approved products. Can you use the Whole Grain Resource for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs and use these grain products in the Child and Adult Care Food Program?  

Listen in to Isabel Ramos-Lebron, MS, RDN, LD, as she explains on how to use a whole-grain rich method to determine if an NSLP whole-grain rich food can be used in the CACFP.  

Want more information on how to identify whole grain-rich foods? Check out the USDA Memo Code: CACFP 09-2018, Grain Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Questions and Answers: 

  • The food meets the whole grain-rich criteria under the NSLP.
  • Use of the NSLP whole grain-rich criteria may ease menu planning and purchasing for schools that operate CACFP at-risk afterschool programs or CACFP child care programs, as they can use the same whole grain-rich criteria for both programs. The NSLP whole grain-rich criteria apply for all grain products with the exception of grain-based desserts, which are not creditable under CACFP.

 

More Whole Grain-Rich Resources 

Need meal pattern resources to help you guide you on determining whole grain-rich products? Check out the free materials below to get your started! 

 

Whole Grain-Rich Recipes 

 

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