Nutrition Linking - Link Items to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

To Link Nutrition:

1.     Select Items  (Main Menu Toolbar).

2.     Select an existing Item to ’link’ Nutrition, see Selecting an Inventory Item.

3.     Choose Nutrition (Items Toolbar).

4.     Click Link To  (Items Toolbar) to see a listing of Items. 

5.     Type in the name of your Item. You can use more than one word to search (e.g. beef ground).

6.     Look carefully at the list to choose the proper/most suitable Item and how you prepare/cook it.

7.     Click Next.

8.     At this point, suggested Conversions will appear. Liquid measure is not a calculation in nutritional analysis (everything is calculated by grams) so you will be presented with some volume to weight Conversions. Click at least one to complete the link. 

NOTE: Read these Conversions carefully as some are very useful when entering Recipes.

9.     Select Finish.

NOTE: If you feel you made a mistake, click Close (X) or Cancel and relink.