Provides resources to help you create healthy, delicious menus that meet USDA requirements. Includes sample menus and food buying tips, as well as menu planning resources for:
Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition. This tool will help you buy the right amount of food most economically. It will help you determine the specific contribution each food makes toward the meal pattern requirements.
Basics at a Glance Poster National Food Service Management Institute. Poster with recipe abbreviations, equivalent volumes and weights, scoop sizes, pan size/capacity chart, cutting diagrams for portioning, and metric equivalents.
How to Buy... USDA. Agricultural Marketing Service. Provides information on purchasing fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, and dairy products at the grocery store. Includes an alphabetical list of foods from each category with tips on what to look for when buying.
