Whole Grain-Rich and Schools | The Whole Grains Council
Starting in the 2019-2020 school year, only half of grains served will be required to be whole grain rich, while the remaining grains must be enriched. This very useful and comprehensive document explains the requirements for whole grain-rich foods in school meals.
Whole Grains - USDA Food and Nutrition Service
USDA encourages schools to incorporate whole grains in their menus as often as possible to support children’s health and offers a variety of technical assistance resources to support efforts to offer whole grain-rich foods in the child nutrition programs.
An Update on Whole Grains in School Meals
If you have whiplash from following the ever-changing whole grain requirements in U.S. school meals, you’re not alone. Take a trip down memory lane with us to review the key updates shaping whole grain requirements in schools, and learn about the …
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New School Meal …
Apr 24, 2024 · School meals will continue to emphasize fruits and vegetables; whole grains; and give kids the right balance of many nutrients for healthy, tasty meals. School nutrition professionals are local experts in their communities and will continue serving meals that their students want to eat, while also prioritizing cultural and religious food ...
Students are required to take at least one half-cup serving of fruits or vegetables with every school breakfast and lunch. Whole grains: At least 80% of the grains offered with school meals must be whole grain-rich (containing at least 50% whole grains).
What New School Lunch Standards Mean for Whole Grains
In the newly announced school nutrition standards, the USDA is proposing two options for meeting whole grain requirements in schools: OPTION 2: Require that all grains offered must meet the whole grain-rich requirement, except that one day each school week, schools may offer enriched grains.
The Whole Grain Resource for the National School Lunch and …
The Whole Grain Resource provides examples of various grain products often served in schools and walks the user through the process of determining whether products are whole grain-rich, creditable as enriched, or not creditable.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. The Whole Grain Resource is designed to help Program operators identify and ofer foods that meet the whole grain-rich criteria for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (NSLP/SBP).
Effective school year (SY) 2019-2020, the rule changes three aspects of the 2012 regulations indefinitely. It allows flavored, low-fat (1%) milk in school meals, as a beverage sold during the school day, in SMP and in meals served to children ages six and older in CACFP.
School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern | Food and Nutrition Service
Jul 1, 2024 · At least 80 percent of grains offered weekly at breakfast must be whole grain-rich as defined in § 210.2 of this chapter, and the remaining grain items offered must be enriched. 4 Minimum creditable serving is 8 fluid ounces.