Food Menu Overview: Plan Meals by Day

Food Menu Overview: Plan Meals by Day

Overview

The Food Menu page allows you to plan and manage meals served each day at your center.

Menus are organized by date and separated by meal type:

  • Breakfast

  • AM Snack

  • Lunch

  • PM Snack

  • Dinner

  • Evening Snack

You can create and edit menus for any day and print them for families or records.

How the Food Menu Works

Each day has its own menu.

Within each day:

  • Each meal section has its own search box.

  • You can add foods from your Food Library.

  • You can create new foods by typing and pressing Enter.

  • You can customize how a food appears for that specific day.

If no foods are added to a meal, you’ll see:

No items added

Infant vs Standard Menus

If your center uses separate menus for infants, you can toggle between:

  • Standard Menu

  • Infant Menu

Each audience maintains its own daily menu.

Printing Menus

You can print the selected day’s menu, including:

  • Company name

  • Menu title

  • Date

  • All meals

  • Footer with print date

See: Print a Food Menu for more details.

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