This booklet, designed to assist Project Head State personnel responsible for food programs, presents an extensive food buying guide and more than 40 recipes suitable for a Head Start feeding program. The food buying guide list buying information for food to be used by Project Head Start Centers serving breakfasts, lunches, and/or snacks. For each food, purchase information is provided concerning: (1) the form in which it may be reproduced (i.e., fresh, frozen, canned); (2) the size and description of each serving or portion; (3) the unit of purchase specified; (4) purchase units to buy 25 or 50 small servings; and (5) calculation of purchase units for an odd-size number of servings. General suggestions for preparing and serving vegetables, and making salads and sandwiches are also included. A table is provided to aid in detemining the amount of food to buy for use in the recipes. (BRT)