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Food buying Guide for Child Nutrition Program

Food buying Guide for Child Nutrition Program

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Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs Interactive Web-Based Tool


The interactive Food Buying Guide allows for easy searching, navigating, and displaying of content. In addition, users can compare yield information, create a favorite foods list, and access tools, such as:

  • The FBG Calculator
  • Exhibit A Grains Tool
  • Download Food Buying Guide
  • Recipe Analysis Workbook (RAW), and
  • Product Formulation Statement (PFS) Workbook.

Create a profile in order to save the following: food items in your Favorites list, shopping lists created by the FBG Calculator, analyzed recipes using the RAW, and Product Formulation Statements.

PLEASE NOTE: An USDA eAuthentication account is needed to access the tool. New and existing users who have an USDA eAuthentication account can proceed to the Tool by clicking on the ‘Login or Create a Profile’ button.

If you do not have an USDA eAuthentication Account, go to Create Account. You will immediately receive an email with a link to activate your account with one simple click.


Contact cnpntab@usda.gov for assistance in accessing the site.




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