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Breakfast Cereals

Breakfast Cereals

Michigan Office 139 W. Lake Lansing Rd., Suite 120 • East Lansing, MI 48823 Telephone: (800) 234-3287 • FAX: (517) 332-5543

Illinois Office 4415 W. Harrison St., Suite 535 • Hillside, IL 60162 Telephone: (800) 284-5273 • FAX: (708) 236-0872 www.acdkids.org Beginning October 1, 2019 the minimum serving size for ready-to-eat breakfast cereals served on the Child and Adult Care Program (CACFP) will be determined based upon the type.

BREAKFAST CEREAL TYPES AND MINIMUM SERVING SIZES

Ages 1-2 Ages 3-5 Ages 6-12 Flakes or Rounds 1/2 cup or 1/2 ounce 1/2 cup or 1/2 ounce 1 cup or 1 ounce equivalent equivalent equivalent Puffed Cereal 3/4 cup or 1/2 ounce 3/4 cup or 1/2 ounce 1 1/4 cup or 1 ounce equivalent equivalent equivalent 1/8 cup or 1/2 ounce 1/8 cup or 1/2 ounce 1/4 cup or 1 ounce equivalent equivalent equivalent IS IT CREDITABLE? As a starting place, check if the exact cereal is on the ACD Guide. All cereals listed meet the limit of no more than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce, and many are whole -rich at the time the guide was created. However, product recipes can change so be sure to double check a cereal meets sugar limits with one of the methods below!

1. Look for WIC-approved cereals. Any WIC-approved cereal found on any ’s WIC-approved list meets the CACFP sugar limits. Additionally, if the cereal is a WIC-approved food then it is also whole grain-rich (WGR)! 2. Use the cereal sugar limit chart or do a quick calculation using the information on the Facts label. If a cereal passes either of these tests it meets the sugar limit.

grams of sugar per serving = .212 or less to be grams of cereal per serving creditable CEREAL SUGAR LIMIT CHART

Yes Try it! Is the cereal shown in the Nutrition g = Facts label creditable? g No (answer on the next page) 5/2019 BREAKFAST CEREAL REMINDERS • The sugar limit of no more than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce (21.2 grams of sugar per 100 grams of cereal) applies to ready-to-eat, instant, and hot cereals. • ACD encourages providers to choose unfrosted cereals as a best practice. • Ready-to-eat cereals containing are not creditable for infants. Ready-to-eat cereals may only be served to infants at . • All flavored cereals (ex. or carmel) are perceived as grain based and are not creditable, even if they meet the sugar limit. WHOLE GRAIN-RICH (WGR) CEREAL FLOWCHART A WGR grain is required to be served at least once a day. Serving a WGR breakfast cereal is one way to make sure you are not disallowed for this requirement - do not forget to mark it as whole grain-rich on your menus! Use the flowchart below to determine if a breakfast cereal is WGR.

Is the first ingredient a whole grain?

Yes No

Is the cereal fortified with This cereal is and not WGR minerals?

Yes No

Are the second and This cereal is third grain WGR ingredients whole grain, enriched, or or germ?

Yes No

This cereal is This cereal is WGR not WGR

Try it answer: 13 grams = .245 .245 is greater than .212 so this cereal is not creditable 53 grams Michigan Office 139 W. Lake Lansing Rd., Suite 120 • East Lansing, MI 48823 Telephone: (800) 234-3287 • FAX: (517) 332-5543

Illinois Office 4415 W. Harrison St., Suite 535 • Hillside, IL 60162 Telephone: (800) 284-5273 • FAX: (708) 236-0872 ACD Breakfast Cereal Guide www.acdkids.org WGR FLAKES

Fiber One Great Bran Flakes Grape-Nuts Flakes Original Whole Grain Post Post General Mills Post General Mills

Whole Grain Honey Organic Cinnamon , Squares Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, Honey Nut, Golden Maple Bunches of Organic Autumn Quaker Vanilla Bunches, Honey Crunch Post

Mini Spooners Frosted Mini , Cream, Original Original, Wheat & Bran, Big Biscuit Original, Blueberry, Strawberry Malto-O- Post Kellogg’s WGR ROUNDS WGR PUFFED CEREAL

Cheerios (-Free) Original, Multi Grain Wheat, (Gluten-Free), Corn (Gluten-Free) Original, Honey, Berry Berry General Mills General Mills General Mills

WGR= WHOLE Dora the 7 Whole GRAIN-RICH Explorer Original Grain Puffs General Mills Quaker Kashi WGR GRANOLA

Grape-Nuts Nature’s Path Granola (Organic) KIND Healthy Grains Granola (Gluten-Free) Post Coconut Chia, Pumpkin + , , Oats & Honey Clusters, Whole Grain Vanilla Almond + Flax Clusters, Maple Clusters

NON-WGR PUFFED NON-WGR FLAKES

Rice Krispies Crispy Rice Kellogg’s -O-Meal Original Kellogg’s Almonds, Cinnamon Bunches, Honey Roasted Kellogg’s Kellogg’s STORE BRANDS The following store branded cereals meet the sugar limit of no more than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce. There may be store to store variation in which cereals are whole grain-rich. Check if a cereal is whole grain-rich by using the whole grain-rich flowchart.

• Best Choice • Centrella • Essential Everyday Bran Corn Corn • Great Value Flakes Flakes Squares • Hy-Top • IGA • Kiggins • Kroger • Meijer Frosted • Nature’s Crunch Crispy Toasted Shredded • Our Family Rice Oats Wheat • Parade • ShurFine • Spartan

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