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Recipe Name: Harvest Delight
Recipe Number: Vegetables I-21r
Servings per Recipe: 50
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
Worksheet columns:
(a) Ingredients
(b) Quantity of ingredient
(c) Preparation Yield, Column 6 in FBG
(d) Calculated Quantity to Purchase, column (b) divided by column (c)
(e) Servings per Purchase Unit, Column 3 in FBG
(f) Total 1/4-cups, column (b) multiplied by column (e) or column (d) multiplied by column (e)
(g) Convert to cups, column (f) divided by 4
(h) Total Cups Vegetable per Serving, column (g) divided by the Number of Servings
(i) Decimal Equivalent to the Nearest Portion of a Cup
(j) Remaining
Red/Orange section
Column (a) value - Fresh carrots, 1/4 inch slices
Column (b) value - 3.00000
Column (c) value - 0.83000
Column (d) value - 3.61446
Column (e) value - 8.16000
Column (f) value - 29.49398
Column (a) value - Fresh sweet potatoes, peeled, cubed 1 inch
Column (b) value - 3.00000
Column (c) value - 0.80000
Column (d) value - 3.75000
Column (e) value - 9.10000
Column (f) value - 34.12500
Column (a) value - Fresh butternut squash, peeled, cubed 1/2 inch
Column (b) value - 3.00000
Column (c) value - 0.84000
Column (d) value - 3.57143
Column (e) value - 7.50000
Column (f) value - 26.78571
Red/Orange Totals, column (f) - 90.40469
Red/Orange Totals, column (g) - 22.60117
Red/Orange Totals, column (h) - 0.45202
Red/Orange Totals, column (i) - 0.375 - 0.499 (3/8 cup)
Red/Orange Totals, column (j) - 0.07702 (0.45202 minus 0.375 equals 0.07702)
Other section
Column (a) value - Fresh red onions, diced
Column (b) value - 1.00000
Column (c) value - empty
Column (d) value - empty
Column (e) value - 12.60000
Column (f) value - 12.60000
Other Totals, column (f) - 12.60000
Other Totals, column (g) - 3.15000
Other Totals, column (h) - 0.06300
Other Totals, column (i) - 0.000
Other Totals, column (j) - 0.06300 (0.06300 minus 0.0 equals 0.06300)
Expected Meal Pattern Contribution (Vegetable - Cups): Beans/Peas - empty
Expected Meal Pattern Contribution (Vegetable - Cups): Dark Green - empty
Expected Meal Pattern Contribution (Vegetable - Cups): Red/Orange - 3/8 cup
Expected Meal Pattern Contribution (Vegetable - Cups): Starchy - empty
Expected Meal Pattern Contribution (Vegetable - Cups): Other - 0.000
Expected Meal Pattern Contribution (Vegetable - Cups): Additional - empty
Total Remaining (l): 0.14002 (0.07702 plus 0.06300 equals 0.14002)
Eq Cup Volume (m): 0.125 - 0.249 (1/8 cup)
Remaining vegetables may be added to your Other or Additional subgroup. For more information on vegetable subgroup categories please see the Meal Pattern and Dietary Specifications Chart (www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/legislation/dietaryspecs.pdf). Yu may use the Expected Meal Pattern Contribution per Serving box on the Meal Pattern Contribution tab to override your vegetable contribution.
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