Food Menu Troubleshooting

Food Menu Troubleshooting

Food Doesn’t Appear After Pressing Enter

Check:

  • Did you press Enter?

  • Was a food selected from the dropdown?

  • Is the food archived?

Renaming Didn’t Update a Specific Day

If a day-specific override exists, that override will remain unchanged.

To remove it:

  • Edit the item.

  • Clear the override.

I See Duplicate Foods

Use Manage Food Library to:

  • Standardize names.

  • Archive unused versions.

Sorting Questions

Menus are automatically sorted alphabetically by food name.

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