Grains Ounce Equivalents

As of October 1, 2021 , all food program participants must use grain ounce equivalents when serving Bread/Alt and Infant Cereal food items. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) defines an ounce equivalent as “…the amount of food produc...

A grain ounce equivalent is the amount of food product considered to equal one ounce from the grain group. As of October 1, 2021 , all food program participants must use grain ounce equivalents when serving Bread/Alt and Infant Cereal food items. T...

As of October 1, 2021, the USDA requires that all grains served be recorded using ounce equivalents instead of standard units of measurement. This requirement applies to both the Bread/Alt and Infant Cereal components. To accommodate this policy, yo...

You can override the ounce equivalent calculation saved to your food list as long as the center administrator or your food program sponsor has not locked the equation for the selected Bread/Alt or Infant Cereal item. This helps you account for weigh...