FDP: Processing USDA Foods & Processing Surveys

The Food Distribution Program (FDP) Processing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foods and Completing Processing Surveys online training.

Course Description

Do you want a better understanding of the processing component of the U.S. Department of (USDA) Agriculture Foods program? This training provides an overview of how to calculate the amount of USDA Foods to send to a processor and steps to complete the processor survey in the Child Nutrition Information and Payment System (CNIPS).

Course Number: 860
Training Length: 37 minutes
Certificate: No
Target Audience: Food Service Director and Staff of State Cooperatives and Allocation Agencies
Mandatory: No
Cost: Free
Date Recorded: April 2016

Online Course

Referenced Resources

The following resources are referred to throughout this online course:

California Department of Education (CDE) CNIPS web page
CDE FDP USDA Foods Processing Program web page
The Institute of Child Nutrition

Crediting

Crediting: 0.50 hour

Key Area: Nutrition (1000)
- Training Topic: Menu Planning (1100)
  - Learning Objective: Plan for effective use of USDA Foods (1170)

For more information on crediting, access the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) webpage Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals .

Additional Information

For more information on USDA Foods, visit the CDE Food Distribution web page.

Contact Us

For questions regarding the course content, please contact the Food Distribution Program by email at FoodDistribution@cde.ca.gov or by phone at 916-324-7132.

Questions: Food Distribution Program | FoodDistribution@cde.ca.gov | 916-324-7132

Last Reviewed: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

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