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Web-based Interactive Food Buying Guide

10/02/2017

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It’s now easier than ever to access the new Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs Interactive Web-based Tool. Create your account and verify with one simple click!

The Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (FBG) Interactive Web-Based Tool now includes a new component, the Recipe Analysis Workbook (RAW). The RAW helps program operators determine the meal pattern contribution for their recipes! You can now easily:

Search for creditable ingredients
Calculate the meal pattern contribution
Print a contribution statement

Stay tuned for more upcoming releases related to the FBG to include a downloadable version and a Mobile App!

The Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (FBG) is the essential tool for food yield information for all Child Nutrition Programs, helping you to purchase the correct amounts of foods and determine the meal pattern contribution.

The FBG Interactive Web-Based Tool (released July 2017) allows you to:

Easily search and navigate food yields
Compare food yields
Create and save favorite foods lists
Includes the interactive Product Formulation Statement Workbook, allowing manufacturers to easily calculate their product’s contribution statement and generate crediting documentation

Check it out today!