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Food and Nutrition ServiceFoodBuyingGuideforChildNutritionProgramsThe contents of this guidance document do not have the forceand effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way.This document is intended only to provide clarity to the publicregarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civilrights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offces, and employees, and institutionsparticipating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based onrace, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexualorientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a publicassistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, inany program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs).Remedies and complaint fling deadlines vary by program or incident.Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for programinformation (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contactthe responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) orcontact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, programinformation may be made available in languages other than English.To fle a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program DiscriminationComplaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination discrimination-complaint-usda-customer) and at anyUSDA offce or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the informationrequested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submityour completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Offce ofthe Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C.20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.Updated by:Child Nutrition ProgramsNutrition, Education, Training, and Technical Assistance Division Food and Nutrition ServiceU.S. Department of AgricultureFood Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs3

Buy American RequirementThe Buy American Provision is a very important provision in the National School Lunch andBreakfast Programs (NSLP/SBP). This provision does not apply to Child and Adult Care FoodProgram (CACFP) sponsors who are not school food authorities operating the NSLP/SBP.This provision requires that a school food authority purchase, to the maximum extentpracticable, domestic commodities or products. The term “domestic commodity or product”means an agricultural commodity that is produced in the United States or a food product that isprocessed in the United States substantially using agricultural commodities that are producedin the United States.The defnition of “substantially” means that over 51% of the fnal processed productconsists of agricultural commodities that were grown domestically; however, exceptionsto purchase domestic foods are very limited. These limited exceptions are only permittedafter frst considering domestic alternatives and when domestic foods are unavailable orprohibitively expensive.U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition ServiceFNS-634Revised February 20204

Table of ContentsTable of ContentsFood Buying Guide for Child Nutrition ProgramsIntroductionIntroduction . I-1What’s included in this guide?. I-3Yields . I-4In-House Yield Data . I-5Meal Patterns . I-6Chart 1A: School Breakfast Program (SBP) . I-7Chart 1B: National School Lunch Program (NSLP) . I-8Chart 2: National School Lunch Program (NSLP) for Afterschool Snack Service . I-9Chart 3: Summer Food Service Program Meal Pattern for Children and Adults. I-10Chart 4: Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Pattern for Children and Adults4A: Breakfast . I-114B: Lunch and Supper . I-124C: Snacks . I-134D: Infant . I-14Chart 5: Preschool Meal Pattern5A: Breakfast . I-155B: Lunch . I-165C: Snacks . I-17To Help You Use This Guide .I-18Table 1: Abbreviations and Symbols . I-18Common Can and Jar Sizes – per Can .I-19Table 2: Common Can and Jar Sizes . I-19Table 3: Common Can and Jar Sizes – per Case and Principal Products .I-20Substituting Can Sizes . I-23Table 4: Guide for Substituting Cans .I-23Decimal Equivalents . I-24Table 5: Decimal Weight Equivalents .I-24Table 6: Decimal Equivalents of Commonly Used Fractions .I-25i

Table 7: Converting Decimal Equivalents to Nearest Portion of a Cup for Fruits and Vegetables .I-25Table 8: Decimal Equivalents for Fractions of a Unit, Fraction or Part of the Unit .I-26Metric Equivalents . I-28Table 9: Guide to Metric Conversions .I-28Table 10: Metric Equivalents by Weight .I-28Table 11: Metric Equivalents by Volume .I-28Table 12: Guide to Volume Equivalents for Liquids.I-29Measuring for Portion Control . I-30Table 13: Sizes and Capacities of Scoops (or Dishers).I-30Table 14: Sizes and Capacities of Ladles.I-31Table 15: Sizes and Capacities of Measuring-Serving Spoons .I-31Explanation of the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs . I-33How are the foods in this guide listed and grouped?. I-33What information do the yield tables provide? . I-33How can you use the yield data? . I-35Working with the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs . I-36Calculating how much food you need for a given number of servings .I-36Method 1: Using Column 3 .I-38Example A: Carrot Slices, cooked .I-38Example B: Ground Beef, fresh or frozen (no more than 15% fat) .I-39Example C: Beef Round Roast, fresh or frozen, without bone 1/4 inch trim . I-40Example D: Baked Beans, vegetarian, canned. I-41Example E: Nut Butters (including peanut butter) . I-42Example F: Eggs, large, shell, fresh . I-42Example G: Cereals and Cereal Grains . I-43Method 2: Using Column 5 . I-44Example A: Turkey Meatloaf . I-44Example B: Green Beans, frozen, cut. I-45Example C: Converting Column 5 yield data. I-45Method 3: Using Column 6 . I-47Example A: Broccoli, fresh, ready-to-cook. I-47Example B: Lettuce, fresh, Romaine, untrimmed . I-47Example C: Butternut Squash, fresh, cubed, cooked . I-48How to Make Cost Comparisons . I-49Comparing Cost of Cut Green Beans. I-49iiFood Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs

Food CategoriesSection 1: Meats/Meat Alternates .1-1Meats/Meat Alternates Component for the Child Nutrition Programs .1-2Optional Best Practices for All Child Nutrition Programs .1-3Defnitions .1-4Yields .1-5Explanation of the Columns .1-6Yield Data Table for Meats/Meat Alternates. 1-7Section 2: Vegetables . 2-1Vegetables Component for the Child Nutrition Programs. 2-2Crediting of Vegetables . 2-4Crediting of Vegetable Concentrates (Tomato Paste and Tomato Puree). . 2-4Factors Affecting Yields. 2-5Defnitions . 2-5Products That Do Not Meet Requirements . 2-6Information Included In This Section . 2-6Explanation of the Columns .2-7Yield Data Table for Vegetables . 2-8Section 3: Fruits .

assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint fling deadlines vary by program or incident. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape .