Serving Grains in CACFP
All grains served in CACFP must be made with whole or enriched grains. At least one serving of grains per day must be whole grain-rich. Enriched Grains
To determine that a grain item can be credited as an enriched grain, you’ll check the ingredient label of the product. If the first grain ingredient is a whole or enriched grain, bran, or germ and the product is not a grain based dessert, the item meets the requirements and can be served and credited on the food program. Whole Grain-Rich
A whole grain-rich item is a grain product that contains at least 50% whole grain, with the remaining grain ingredients (if any) being whole or enriched.
There are six methods that can be used to identify a whole grain-rich item. The food must meet at least one of the following to be credited as a whole grain-rich item.
1. The product is found on any State agency’s WIC-approved whole grain food list. Providers can obtain a copy of a State agency’s WIC-approved whole grain food list by contacting the WIC State agency.
2. For bread and pasta: The product is labeled as “whole wheat” and has a Standard of Identity issued by the US Food and Drug Administration
If a bread has this exact product name, it can be considered whole grain-rich:
Whole wheat bread Graham rolls Entire wheat bread Whole wheat buns Graham bread Entire wheat buns Whole wheat rolls Graham buns Entire wheat rolls If a pasta has this exact product name, it can be considered whole grain-rich:
Whole wheat macaroni product Whole wheat macaroni Whole wheat spaghetti Whole wheat vermicelli 3. The product includes one of the following FDA approved whole-grain health claims on its packaging, exactly as written:
“Diets rich in whole grain foods and other plant foods and low in total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease and some cancers.” OR “Diets rich in whole grain foods and other plant foods, and low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may help reduce the risk of heart disease.”
4. The food meets the whole grain-rich criteria under the National School Lunch Program.
5. The food meets the Rule of Three (see reverse)
6. Proper documentation from a manufacturer or a standardized recipe demonstrates that whole grains are the primary grain ingredient by weight. Rule of Three
To meet the Rule of Three, the first grain ingredient in a product must be whole grain, and the next two grain ingredients (if any) must be whole or enriched grains, bran, or germ.
Any grain derivatives (by-products of grains) may be disregarded. Any non-creditable grain ingredients (e.g., flours that are not enriched or whole) that are labeled as 2% or less of a product weight are considered insignificant and may also be disregarded.
When applying the Rule of Three for ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, if the first grain ingredient is a whole grain and the cereal is fortified, the product meets the whole grain-rich criteria. In this situation, the second and third grain ingredients, if any, do not need to be considered.
Whole Grains (must be the first grain ingredient; Brans, Germs, and Enriched Grains (may be the may be the second or third grain ingredient) second or third grain ingredient)
Amaranth Quinoa Triticale flour Corn bran Wheat germ Enriched rice Amaranth flour Rye groats Wheat berries Oat bran Enriched bromated Enriched rice flour flour Brown rice Sorghum Wheat groats Rice bran Enriched white Enriched rye flour Buckwheat Sorghum flour Whole corn flour Rye bran Enriched durum Enriched wheat flour Buckwheat Spelt berries Whole durum flour flour four Wheat bran Enriched durum Enriched white flour Buckwheat Sprouted brown Whole einkorn wheat flour groats rice berries Disregarded ingredients (may be ignored, as these Bulgur Sprouted Whole grain ingredients are not included in the Rule of Three) buckwheat corn Any ingredients that are less than 2 percent of product weight Cracked wheat Sprouted Whole grain (any ingredients listed on the ingredient list after the words einkorn corn flour “contains 2% or less”). Graham flour Sprouted spelt Whole grain Any grain derivatives, such as wheat gluten, wheat starch, einkorn flour wheat dextrin, corn starch, corn dextrin, rice starch, tapioca starch, or modified food starch. These are generally present in Instant oatmeal Sprouted whole Whole grain oat only small amounts. rye flour Millet Sprouted whole Whole grain Non-creditable Grains or Flours (the following wheat spelt flour ingredients are not whole or enriched and cannot be one of the first 3 grain ingredients) Millet Flour Steel cut oats Whole grain wheat flakes Barley malt Farina Wheat flour Oat groats Teff Whole rye flour Bromated flour Malted barley White flour flour Old fashioned Teff flour Whole wheat oats flour Corn Oat fiber Yellow corn flour Quick cooking Triticale Wild rice Corn fiber Potato flour Yellow corn meal oats Degerminated Rice flour Any bean flour corn meal Durum flour Semolina Any nut flour Examples of Rule of Three:
Example 1: An English muffin’s ingredient list says: “whole wheat flour, water, enriched wheat flour, wheat starch, yeast, sugar, and salt.”
Does this product qualify as a whole grain-rich item using the Rule of Three? ______
Why or why not? ______
Example 2: A corn chip’s ingredient list reads: “whole corn, vegetable oil, salt, cheddar cheese, maltodextrin, wheat flour, Romano cheese, whey protein concentrate.”
Does this product qualify as a whole grain-rich item using the Rule of Three? ______
Why or why not? ______
Example 3: A cheese pizza’s ingredient list reads: “mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, white whole wheat flour, brown rice flour, enriched flour, non-fat milk, water, tomato paste, yeast.”
Does this product qualify as a whole grain-rich item using the Rule of Three? ______
Why or why not? ______
Answer Key Example 1: This product is creditable as a whole grain-rich product in the CACFP using the Rule of Three because the first ingredient (whole wheat flour) is a whole grain, and the second grain ingredient (enriched wheat flour) is an enriched grain. The wheat starch is a grain derivative and therefore does not count as a grain ingredient in CACFP. Therefore, this product meets the Rule of Three based on the only two grain ingredients. Example 2: This product is not creditable as a whole grain-rich product for CACFP using the Rule of Three, because although the first ingredient is a whole grain (whole corn), the next grain ingredient is unenriched wheat flour. However, this item is creditable as a grain that is not being served as a whole grain-rich item because the first grain is a whole grain (See Attachment 1). Example 3: This product meets the whole grain-rich criteria using the Rule of Three because the first and second grain ingredients are whole grains and the third grain ingredient is enriched. wic.utah.gov
Valid October 2017 - September 2018 Whole Grain Options Brown Rice Whole Wheat Bread Buy: *Store brand/private label Buy: 100% Whole Wheat Bread, 16 oz • 14 oz (Instant only) • 16 oz (Regular, quick-cooking)
Do Not Buy: Boil-in-bag, ready-to-serve, added flavors/seasonings Whole Wheat Pasta Buy: 100% Whole Wheat Pasta, 16 oz • Wh ole wheat flour and/or whole durum wheat flour must be the only flour ingredients listed
Dunford Bakers: Wheat Bread, Multigrain Bread
Smith’s: 100% Whole Wheat Round Top Bread
Sara Lee: Classic 100% Whole Wheat Barilla Franz: 100% Whole Wheat Ronzoni Wonder: 100% Whole Wheat Racconto (Pictures not all inclusive) Bimbo: 100% Whole Wheat Harmons Nature’s Own: 100% Whole Wheat with Honey Western Family Great Grains: 100% Whole Wheat Bread Hodgson Mills WinCo: 100% Whole Wheat Bread Kroger Do Not Buy: Buns, rolls, bagels, white bread Great Value ™
WinCo
Do Not Buy: Pasta made with white flour or a mixof different types of flour or with added sugars, fats, oils, or salt (sodium)
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Tortillas In accordance with Federal civil rights law and Buy: Whole Wheat or Corn Tortillas, 16 oz U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in Great Value: Kroger: or administering USDA programs are prohibited from Whole Wheat Whole Wheat discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. La Burrita: MiCasa: Whole Wheat Yellow Corn Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they Rancho Ortega: applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of Market: Whole Wheat hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA Corn through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. Market Pantry: Guerrero: Whole Wheat White Corn To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/ La Banderita: complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or Whole Wheat write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the Corn letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632- 9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: Herdez: Fajita Whole Wheat (1) Mail : U.S. Department of Agriculture White Corn Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
Mission: (2) Fax: (202) 690-7442; or Whole Wheat ( ) : [email protected]. Yellow Corn 3 Email This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Don Pancho: Whole Wheat White Corn
Do Not Buy: White flour tortillas, hard shells, wraps, uncooked
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