Ounce Equivalents

Food Scale reading 1.8oz Chicken nuggets

1.8 oz

The amount of meat/meat alternate in a serving size

Grain and other ingredients

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Meat/meat alternates are measured in “ounce equivalents”

M/MA are only creditable in 0.25-ounce increments and are rounded down to the nearest quarter ounce

1.8 oz = 1.75 oz

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