{"id":63284,"date":"2021-01-20T17:57:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T17:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cacfp.growthzonesites.com\/?page_id=63284"},"modified":"2023-11-17T20:49:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T20:49:36","slug":"food-buying-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cacfp.org\/food-buying-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA Food Buying Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\tThe USDA&#8217;s interactive <a href=\"https:\/\/foodbuyingguide.fns.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Food Buying Guide<\/strong><\/a> 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:\n<ul>\n<li>The FBG Calculator<\/li>\n<li>Exhibit A Grains Tool<\/li>\n<li>Download Food Buying Guide<\/li>\n<li>Recipe Analysis Workbook (RAW), and<\/li>\n<li>Product Formulation Statement (PFS) Workbook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p><strong>Food Buying Guide vs. Crediting Handbook<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/foodbuyingguide.fns.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (FBG)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is the principal tool with which to determine the contribution that foods make toward meal requirements regardless if foods are produced on site or purchased commercially. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cacfp.org\/crediting-handbook\/\"><strong>Crediting Handbook<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a supplementary resource with additional information on creditable foods in child and adult care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, and family day care homes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foodbuyingguide.fns.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net\/sites\/1980\/2021\/01\/Food-Buying-Guide-0a055f09-761e-44ef-a93f-6c7197645556.gif\" alt=\"Food-Buying-Guide\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\" title=\"Food-Buying-Guide\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cacfp.org\/assets\/pdf\/FNS-FBG-User-Manual+cacfp.org\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFood Buying Guide User Manual\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tNot Sure How to Use the Food Buying Guide?\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>The USDA held four webinars to help you better navigate the Food Buying Guide and its features. 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