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CACFP Grains Quick Reference Guide
Agency/Organization: Maryland State Department of Education
This quick reference guide provides information on identifying creditable grain products, identifying whole grain-rich (WGR) items, WGR recordkeeping requirements, grain-based desserts, and sugar limits for cereal. Includes hyperlinks to relevant resources. Audience: Appropriate for all CACFP
Using Ingredient List to Determine Whole Grain-Rich Products
Agency/Organization: Maryland State Department of Education
Agencies can use this visual job aid to follow a simplified 3-step process to determine if a food item is whole grain- rich using the ingredient list.
Maryland Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in the CACFP-Adult Day Care Online interactive course
Agency/Organization: Maryland State Department of Education
Online interactive course that explains the transition to using ounce equivalents to measure grains in the CACFP for Adult Day Care. Includes key resources and how to use the USDA’s Grains Measuring Chart for the CACFP. Approximately completion time: 1 hour Audience: CACFP agencies serving adults
Maryland Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in the CACFP
Agency/Organization: Maryland State Department of Education
Online interactive course that explains the transition to using ounce equivalents to measure grains in the CACFP. Includes key resources and how to use the USDA’s Grains Measuring Chart for the CACFP. Approximately completion time: 1 hour Audience: CACFP agencies serving children
Maryland Whole Grain-Rich Foods: Why They Are Important, and How to Include in Menus (Module 3 of 4
Agency/Organization: Maryland State Department of Education
Online course that helps users understand the importance of adding whole grains to CACFP menus. Topics include how to identify whole grain-rich products, and the CACFP whole grain requirements. Approximate completion time: 20 minutes Audience: Appropriate for all CACFP, but designed for child care
CACFP Grains Chart
Agency/Organization: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
CACFP Grains Chart: Grain items must be whole grain or enriched or made with whole-grain or enriched meal and/or flour, bran, and/or germ. For meals and snacks served to children and adults, at least one serving of grains per day must be whole grain-rich. This chart is a guide for …
TNTG Year:2018
Quick Train on Grains: A Short Tutorial on Using the Grains Measuring Chart to Calculate Oz Eq
Agency/Organization: Kansas State Department of Education
Training Objectives include: Learn the definition of ounce equivalents Review the Meal Pattern for grains in the CACFP Confidently be able to use the Grains Measuring Chart to determine if grain products meet the minimum requirement for ounce equivalents for grains in the CACFP.
TNTG Year:2018
Ounce Equivalents for Grains
Agency/Organization: Oregon Department of Education
Target Audience: CACFP Organizations. Purpose: Review of crediting grains using the ounce equivalent serving sizes. Learning Objectives: Understanding Ounce Equivalents, know the available resources.
TNTG Year:2018
Creditable and Whole Grain Rich Grains
Agency/Organization: Oregon Department of Education
Target Audience: CACFP organizations. Purpose: Review of requirements for the grains component, including creditable and whole grain-rich (WGR) grains. Learning Objectives: Review of grains component and resources.
Converting Grains to Ounce Equivalents in the CACFP
Agency/Organization: Virginia Department of Education
This resource was developed for Virginia CACFP operators; it was implemented during the VDOE Office of School Nutrition Programs 2020 Virtual Director/Sponsor Conference. The resource includes an overview of grain oz. equivalents and USDA resources.
TNTG Year:2016
Grains 101 Training
Agency/Organization: Kansas State Department of Education-Child Nutrition and Wellness
CACFP Operators. This course provides an overview of the grains requirements in the CACFP Meal Pattern. Topics include: recognizing the meal pattern related to grains, identifying creditable and whole grain-rich products, and calculating ounce equivalent grains. Program objectives: Define grain terms. Explore the relationship between “creditable” and “whole grain-rich” foods. …