Food buying guide for Type A school lunches
By: prepared by Nutrition and Technical Services Division, Food and Nutrition Service, and Consumer and Food Economics Institute, Science and Education Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contributors: Consumer and Food Economics Institute (U.S.); United States. National Marine Fisheries Service
Edition: Slightly revised September 1979.
Series: PA -- 270; Program aid (United States. Department of Agriculture) -- 270.
Published: 1979
Language: eng
Number of pages: 92
Subjects: Food; School children
Notes: Contains revisions of Corrected Type A pattern as of January 1979, and New yield data for meat and meat alternates.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Food buying guide for Type A school lunches: explanation of tables; title: The Type A lunch pattern; title: The Type A school lunch guide to the amounts of food for boys and girls of specific ages; title: Abbreviations; title: Equivalent common food measures; title: Measures for portion control; title: Decimal equivalents in parts of one pound, one cup, or one gallon for different units; title: Common can and jar sizes; title: Guide for substituting smaller cans for no. 10 can; title: How to use additional yield information in column 6; title: How to make cost comparisons; title: How to calculate quantity of food needed; title: Food buying guide: Bread, butter, milk ; Meat and meat alternatives : Beans, dry ; Beef ; Cheese ; Cheese food products ; Chicken ; Chicken food products ; Eggs ; Frankfurters ; Lamb ; Luncheon meats ; Meat food products ; Peanut butter ; Peas and lentils, dry ; Pork ; Seafood ; Turkey ; Turkey food products ; Veal ; Vegetables , Fruits ; Other foods; title: Index of foods.