- About the Daily Nutrient Summary Report
- Determining Nutrients to be in the Report
- Selecting Menu and its Settings to Determine Items to be in the Report
- FAQs
About the Daily Nutrient Summary Report
The Daily Nutrient Summary report displays the nutrient values served for each day of the week for the menu and week that is selected in the menu report settings.
When multiple diet orders (diet type/texture type combinations) are selected in the menu report settings, each report is separately listed in a consolidated report, with a table of contents as the first page listing each diet type/texture type combination.
Determining Nutrients to be in the Report
The nutrients to be included in the Daily Nutrient Summary (Menus) report are selected via Tools & Setup > Recipe Tools > Key Nutrients tab. See Selecting Key Nutrients for more information.
Selecting Menu and its Settings to Determine Items to be in the Report
Via Menus > Reports, select the menu and its associated settings (weeks, choices, diet/texture combinations, menu categories) to determine the items to be included in the report. See the separate article Accessing the Menu Report Settings for more information and specific instructions.
Report Settings: Daily Nutrient Summary
After selecting the menu its settings, then from the left side of the screen select the Daily Nutrient Summary option. The Daily Nutrient Summary section appears for you to select the report settings.
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Analysis Type:
- Choices - generates a report of nutrient values organized by the choices that are selected in the menu report settings, with each choice displaying its nutrient values from the menu items in the choice.
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Average (option only available if more than one choice is selected in menu settings) - generates a report displaying the average amount of each nutrient. The average for a nutrient is calculated by summing the nutrient amount in each choice and dividing that amount by the number of choices selected in the menu report settings.
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Nutritional Parameter:
- Ideal Value - includes the ideal value for the nutrients of each diet type selected in the menu report settings.
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Range - includes the minimum and maximum values for the nutrients of each diet type selected in the menu report settings.
Note: The minimum, ideal and maximum values (i.e., nutritional parameters) are set via Tools & Setup > Diet Order, and then clicking a diet type. See Viewing/Changing Nutritional Parameters of a Diet Type for more information.
- Include Snack Menu (option available if the selected menu is a standard menu and is scheduled, and if a snack menu is scheduled for same menu service location of the selected menu) - select the Include Snack Menu option to include the nutrient values of snack menu items in the report.
FAQs
I don't see the Include Snack Menu option to include snack items in my daily nutrient summary report?
The Include Snack Menu option will be available if the selected menu is a standard menu and is scheduled, and if a snack menu is scheduled for the same menu service location of the selected menu.