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Eat Smart Guidelines for Child Care - Whole Grains

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  1. If the food package has the whole grain stamp on it, does it automatically count as a whole grain food?

  2. Would oatmeal (or other low sugar, whole grain cereal) be listed as both a cereal (guideline B1) and as a whole grain (guideline B3)?

  3. If a regular muffin were switched to a whole grain muffin, would it still be considered a sweet item?

  4. How many oats or other whole grain would the cook need to add to a baking mix for it to be considered a whole grain item?

  5. If a grain-based snack chip is a whole grain, will it still count as a sweet item/grain-based snack chip?

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