Grains are a required component at breakfast, lunch, and supper meals in the CACFP. Grains are not required at snack (with the exception of the snack requirements for 6-11 month old infants) but may …

e grains are the entire seed of a plant. This seed (also called a “kernel”) is made up of three edible parts—the bran, the germ, and the endosperm—protected by an inedible husk that defends the …

List of Common Whole Grains While this list is extensive, it is NOT comprehensive and therefore may not contain all possible representations of whole grain ingredient names on food labels.

“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.”

Sorghum is harvested using combines with grain headers to cut and gather the crop. Wheat is harvested in the summer using a combine harvester. The combine cuts the wheat stalks and separates the …

Multigrain, 100% wheat, stone ground, and pumpernickel are not necessarily whole grain. Many of these products have grains and flour, but they do not have whole grains or whole grain flour.

Meal pattern charts for each of the Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) are on pages I-7 through I-17. This section pertains to the grains requirements in the NSLP, NSLP afterschool snacks, SBP, and …