OSPI CNS Child and Adult Care Food Program Reference Sheet

Whole and Enriched Grains USDA’s Rule of Three teaches sponsors to identify whole grain-rich products for the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Requirements:  The first ingredient (or second after water) must be whole or enriched grain.  The next two grain ingredients (if any) must be whole grains, enriched grains, bran, or germ.

Whole Grains:  Amaranth  Sprouted einkorn  Amaranth flour  Sprouted spelt  Brown rice  Sprouted whole rye  Buckwheat  Sprouted whole wheat  Buckwheat flour  Steel cut oats  Buckwheat groats  Teff  Bulgur  Teff flour  Cracked wheat  Triticale  Graham flour  Triticale flour  Instant oatmeal  Wheat berries  Millet  Wheat groats  Millet flour  Whole durum flour  Oat groats  Whole einkorn berries  Old fashioned oats  Whole grain corn  Quick cooking oats  Whole grain corn flour  Quinoa  Whole grain einkorn flour  Rye groats  Whole grain oat flour  Sorghum  Whole grain spelt flour  Sorghum flour  Whole grain wheat flakes  Spelt berries  Whole rye flour  Sprouted brown rice  Whole wheat flour  Sprouted buckwheat  Wild rice  Whole corn

Brans and Germs:  Corn bran  Rye bran  Oat bran  Wheat bran  Rice bran  Wheat germ

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Enriched Grains:  Enriched bromated flour  Enriched rice  Enriched corn flour  Enriched rice flour  Enriched durum flour  Enriched rye flour  Enriched durum wheat  Enriched wheat flour flour  Enriched white flour

Disregarded Ingredients – May be ignored (typically presented in small amounts)  Corn dextrin  Tapioca starch  Corn starch  Wheat dextrin  Modified food starch  Wheat gluten  Rice starch  Wheat starch

Non-creditable Grains or Flours – Cannot be one of the first 3 grain ingredients  Any bean flour  Malted barley flour  Any nut flour  Oat fiber  Barley malt  Potato flour  Bromated flour  Rice flour  Corn  Semolina  Corn fiber  Wheat flour  Degerminated corn meal  White flour  Durum flour  Yellow corn flour  Farina  Yellow corn meal

Example: Ingredients: “Water, whole wheat flour, yeast, sugar, enriched white flour, wheat gluten, brown rice flour, salt.”  The first ingredient after water is a whole grain.  The second grain ingredient is an enriched grain.  The third grain ingredient is a whole grain. This product passes the rule of three test.

OSPI CNS July 2018 OSPI CNS Child and Adult Care Food Program Reference Sheet

Reference:  7 CFR 226.20(a)(4)(i)  7 CFR 226.20(a)(4)(i)(A)  CACFP 01-2018  CACFP 09-2018

Resources:  CACFP Grain Requirements Reference Sheet  Rule of Three Reference Sheet

Acronym Reference -CACFP Child and Adult Care Food Program -CFR Code of Federal Regulations -CNS Child Nutrition Services -OSPI Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction -USDA United States Department of Agriculture -WGR Whole Grain Rich

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