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Identifying Whole -Rich

Here are a few ways to help identify if a product is -rich. As long as the product meets AT LEAST ONE OF THESE METHODS described below, it is considered whole grain-rich.

# is labeled as Whole . 1 Grain products specifically labeled “Whole Wheat” on the package are considered whole grain-rich. Products listing only whole grain, multi-grain or made with whole wheat do not meet this criteria. WGR1

# Rule of Three 2 A whole grain is listed as the first ingredient (or the second after ) and the next two grain ingredients, if present, are creditable which include whole , enriched grains, , and germ. This is known as the Rule of Three.

Whole Grain #1 2nd Grain Ingredient

INGREDIENTS: Whole Corn, Sunflower and/or , Whole Wheat, , Whole Flour, , Salt, Natural Flavor, and Maltodextrin (Made from Corn). WGR2 CONTAINS A WHEAT INGREDIENT

3rd Grain Ingredient

Exception to the Rule of Three If second and/or third grain ingredient follows this statement: “contains less than 2% of each of the following...”, as long as the first ingredient is a whole grain, this product is creditable as WGR.

Whole Grain #1 2nd Grain Ingredient

INGREDIENTS: Whole , Water, (wheat flour, malted flour, , , thiamin mononitrate, , folic acid), Neufchatel Cheese (, , cheese culture, salt, carob gum), Sugar, Maltodextrin, Oil. Contains 2% or less of: Nonfat Milk, , Salt, Cinnamon, Modified Corn , Corn Starch, Cream of Tartar, Methylcellulose. CONTAINS WHEAT

3rd Grain Ingredient follows Statement

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# FDA Statement 3 One of the following FDA statements are included on the labeling:

“Diets rich in whole grain and other foods and low in , , and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease and some .”

“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.”

WGR3

Alternative option Manufacturer or Standardized Recipe WGR4 Although most whole grain-rich products fit within the above three categories, some may need proper additional documentation to demonstrate that whole grains are the primary grain ingredient by weight. What about ? If a ready-to-eat cereal has a whole grain as the first ingredient (or second after water), and it is fortified, it also meets the whole grain-rich criteria. WGRC

Whole Grain #1

INGREDIENTS: Whole Grain , Corn Starch, Sugar, Salt, Tripotassium Phosphate. E (Mixed Tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness. AND MINERALS: Carbonate, Iron and ( ), ( Ascorbate), a B Vitamin (Niacinamide), (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), (Palmitate), Vitamin B1 (Thiamin Mononitrate), a B Vitamin (Folic Acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.

Fortified

Don’t forget... Not only does a ready-to-eat have to meet the above criteria but it also has to meet the sugar limits in order to be creditable in the first place. Check out NCA’s Sugar Limit handout for more information available at cacfp.org.

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WHOLE GRAINS NON-CREDITABLE GRAINS BARLEY WHEAT GRITS Barley Grits Dehulled Barley Bromated Whole Wheat Flour Corn Grits Dehulled Barley Flour Cracked Wheat Durham Grits Whole Barley Crushed Wheat Soy Grits Whole Barley Flakes Entire Wheat Flour Whole Barley Flour - not enriched Whole Grain Barley Sprouted Wheat Bromated Flour Whole Grain Barley Flour Sprouted Wheat Berries Corn Flour Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour Flour CORN Toasted Crushed Whole Wheat Malted Barley Flour Whole Corn Wheat Berries Whole Corn Flour Whole Wheat Flour Whole Whole Durum Flour White Flour Whole Grain Corn Flour Whole Durum Wheat Flour FLOURS Whole Grain Grits Whole Grain Bulgur Flour Whole Ground Corn Whole Grain Wheat Flour Whole Wheat OATS Soy Flour Whole Wheat Flour Oat Groats Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Flour Corn Starch Whole Wheat Flakes Potato Starch Whole Oats Rice Starch Whole Oat Flour OTHER WHOLE GRAINS Wheat Starch RICE Brown/ Brown/Wild Rice Flour () Whole Rye Rye Berries Whole Rye Flour Whole Rye Flakes CREDITABLE GRAINS • Any Whole Grain Above • Enriched Grains • Bran or Germ Creditable in CACFP, SFSP and afterschool only.

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BRAN is the or outer PRIMARY GRAIN INGREDIENT is the first grain coating of cereal grains such as ingredient listed in the ingredient statement. wheat, rye, and oats. The bran can be mechanically removed from the flour or by sifting or bolting. WHOLE GRAIN contains all parts of the grain kernel which includes the bran, CREDITABLE GRAINS represents all of the grain germ and . ingredients in a product that are creditable towards the grains component; they include whole-grains or enriched meal and/or flour. Bran “Outer shell” protects seed Fiber, , trace minerals ENRICHED means that the product conforms to the U.S. Endosperm Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Standard of Identity Provides energy , for levels of iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and folic acid. Germ The terms “enriched,” “fortified,” or similar terms indicate Nourishment for the seed , , B-vitamins the addition of one or more vitamins or minerals or protein to a food, unless an applicable Federal regulation requires the use of specific words or statements. WHOLE GRAIN-RICH (WGR) is the term designated by USDA Food FLOUR is the product derived by finely grinding and and Service (FNS) to indicate that the grain bolting (sifting) wheat or other grains. Flour may be made components in a product are at least 50 percent whole from all grains (wheat, rye, corn, etc.). grain, with the remaining grains being enriched. This term only refers to FNS criteria for meeting the grain requirements for CACFP. GERM is the vitamin-rich embryo of the grain kernel. The germ can be separated before milling for use as a cereal or food supplement.

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WGR1

WGR1 WGR1 WGR1 * DOES NOT MEET WGR1 Not labeled “Whole Wheat”

2 1st grain ingredient must be whole grain, and if present, WGR │RULE OF THREE 2nd & 3rd grains must be creditable.

WGR2 WGR2 WGR2

1 3 Ingredients: Organic Whole Wheat Flour, Ingredients: Water, Whole Grain Parboiled 2 1 2 Organic Wheat Flour, Organic Oil (Organic 1 , Whole Grain Rice, Wild Rice, Canola Ingredients: White Quinoa, Ingredients: Whole Grain Expeller Pressed and Organic Expeller and/or Sunflower Oil, Blend [Hydrolyzed 2 1 Red Quinoa, Black Quinoa 3 Durum Wheat Flour. Soy Corn Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Wheat Pressed Palm Oil), Organic Whole Flour, Protein, Yeast Extract, Sugar Garlic Powder, Sea Salt, Organic honey, Organic Whole Oat flour, Organic Chloride, *, Salt, Parsley*, Torula Sesame , Organic Evaporated Syrup... Yest, *, Spices, Celery Stalk and Leaf*, 2 * Natural Smoke Flavor, Extractive of Paprika (color), DOES NOT MEET WGR Natural Flavors]. *Dehydrated. 2nd grain is not a creditable grain. c WGR │CEREAL 1st grain ingredient must be whole grain and cereal is fortified with Vitamins & Minerals.

C WGRC WGR WGRC

Ingredients: Whole Grain Wheat, Ingredients: Whole Grain Wheat, Corn, Ingredients: Whole Grain Corn, Ingredients: Whole Grain Oats*, Sugar, Contains 2% or Less of Sugar, Whole Grain Rolled Oats, Brown Corn Meal, Sugar, Canola Oil, Salt, Cane Sugar*, Sunflower Oil*, Brown Rice Syrup, Gelatin, BHT for Sugar, Rice, Canola Oil, Wheat Flour, Brown Sugar Syrup, Tricalcium Rice*, Whole Grain Quinoa*, Freshness. Malted Barley Flour, , Salt, Phosphate, Vegetable and Fruit Whole Grain Spelt*, Kamut Brand Vitamins and Minerals: Whey (from Milk), Malted Corn and Barley Juice Color, Soda, Citric Acid, *, *, Reduced Iron, Niacinamide, Vitamin Syrup, Honey, Color, Natural and Natural Flavor. Vitamin E (Mixed Sea Salt, Cinnamon*, Natural B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Artificial Flavor, Extract (Color), Tocopherols) Added to Preserve Flavor*. Vitamin E (Mixed Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin BHT Added to Packaging Material to Freshness. Tocopherols) Added to Preserve B1 (Thiamin Hydrochloride), Zinc Preserve Product Freshness. Vitamins and Minerals: Freshness.*Organic. * Vitamins and Minerals: Reduced Iron, Calcium Carbonate, Iron and Zinc Oxide, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12. C Niacinamide, Vitamin B6, Vitamin A (Mineral Nutrients), Vitamin C (Sodium DOES NOT MEET WGR Not fortified with Vitamins & Minerals. Palmitate, Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Thiamin Ascorbate), a B Vitami (Niacinamide), Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Zinc Oxide Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), (Source of Zinc), Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B1 (Thiamin Mononitrate), Vitamin D3. Vitamin A (Palmitate), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), a B Vitamin (Folic Acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.

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Here are three ways to determine if a breakfast cereal is within the CACFP sugar limit. As long as a breakfast cereal meets the sugar limit using AT LEAST ONE OF THESE METHODS described below, it is considered within the sugar limit.

Use your agency’s Special Product Example: Supplemental Nutrition Program Dora the Explorer for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) approved breakfast cereal list. 1 WIC * Women • Infants • Children * confirm with your states WIC approved cereal list. WIC

Use USDA’s Team Nutrition Use the Nutrition Facts label training worksheet “Choose on the breakfast cereal 2 Breakfast That 3 packaging to calculate the Are Low in Added Sugar.” sugar content per dry ounce. The worksheet includes a chart with 1) Find the serving size in grams at the common breakfast cereal serving sizes top of the label and the listed and the maximum amount of sugar towards the middle. the breakfast cereal may contain per serving. 2) Divide the total sugars by the serving size in grams. ALLOWABLE SUGAR LIMITS If the answer is equal to or less than SERVING SIZE SUGARS If the serving size is: cannot be more than: 0.212, then the cereal is within the 8-10 grams 2 grams required sugar limit and may be 12-16 grams 3 grams creditable in CACFP. 17-21 grams 4 grams 22-25 grams 5 grams 26-30 grams 6 grams 6 g sugar 31-35 grams 7 grams = 0.2222 27 g cereal 36-40 grams 8 grams 41-44 grams 9 grams 45-49 grams 10 grams 50-54 grams 11 grams 55-58 grams 12 grams 59-63 grams 13 grams 64-68 grams 14 grams 69-73 grams 15 grams 74-77 grams 16 grams 78-82 grams 17 grams

GRAMS OF SUGAR PER SERVING if... = < 0.212 GRAMS OF CEREAL PER SERVING it is creditable

(https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/cacfp-meal-pattern-training-tools)

Product Example: Dora the Explorer meets one of the three methods, therefore, this product is CACFP creditable. Disclosure: This list is for informational purposes and does not imply endorsement by NCA or the USDA. The amount of sugar in a cereal might change. Even if you always buy the same brands and types of cereal, be sure to check the serving size and amount of sugars on the Nutrition Facts label to make sure they match what you have written in the list above. All cereals served must be whole grain-rich, enriched or fortified. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. cacfp.org Whole Grain-Rich Approved Cereals These Also Meet the Sugar Limit Requirements.

WHOLE GRAIN RICH WGR APPROVED!

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Is it a cereal? NO YES

Does it meet the sugar limit Is it labeled “WHOLE WHEAT?” NO YES requirements?

WHOLE GRAIN RICH WGR1 APPROVED! NO YES STOP NOT CACFP CREDITABLE

Does the packing contain Is the 1st ingredient a NO YES either of the FDA statements? “WHOLE GRAIN” (2nd if after water)?

DOES NOT MEET THE WHOLE GRAIN RICH WHOLE GRAIN-RICH WGR3 APPROVED! NO YES REQUIREMENTS

Is the 1st ingredient a Is it fortified with NO “WHOLE GRAIN” (2nd if after water)? Vitamins & Minerals? YES

YES NO WHOLE GRAIN RICH c DOES NOT MEET THE WGR WHOLE GRAIN-RICH APPROVED! REQUIREMENTS

Are the next two grain YES ingredients creditable?

WHOLE GRAIN RICH WGR3 APPROVED! NO

Do they follow this statement, YES “contains less than 2%...”?

NO DOES NOT MEET THE WHOLE GRAIN-RICH REQUIREMENTS

WHOLE GRAIN RICH Do you have proper documentation WGR4 YES NO APPROVED! from manufacturer proving WGR?

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