Menus

Navigating and Opening Menus

• Responsibility for Maintaining and Editing a Menu
• Working in the Menus Listing Screen
• Menu Type Descriptions
• Opening and Printing Week-at-a-Glance (WaaG) View
• Opening the Menu Day View
• Creating a Grocery List/Shopping List from Menu Items

Adding, Replacing, Sorting, Removing Menu Items

• Adding Items to a Menu
• Replacing a Menu Item
• Sort Order of Menu Categories and Menu Items
• Working with Menu Categories
• Choices for a Menu Item
• Removing Items from a Menu

Menu Item Details

• Nutrient Analysis of Menu Items
• Adjusting Portion Size of Menu Item
• Opening the Recipe of a Menu Item
• Changing Display Name, Description, or Image of a Menu Item

Menu Item Extensions (i.e., Therapeutic Substitutes)

• Overview of Menu Item Extensions (i.e., Therapeutic Substitutes)
• Working in a Menu Item Extension Grid
• Using Extension Templates on a Menu Item Extension Grid
• Resetting Menu Item Extensions to Recipe Extensions
• Synching Extensions Between Recipe and Menu Item

Forecasting Menus

• Applying Forecasting to a Menu
• Adjusting Forecasting Percentages for a Menu Item
• Adjusting Total Needed Forecasting Amount for a Menu Item
• Setting a Menu to Not Forecast

Copying Menus

• Menu Templates
• Making a Copy of a Menu
• Copying a Menu Between Accounts (via a Parent Account)
• Copying Menu Items within Same Menu
• Copying Menu Items to Another Menu
• Swapping Weeks in a Menu (e.g., Week 1 with Week 2) via the Copy Menu Tool

Swapping Meal Services (e.g., Lunch and Dinner)

• Swapping Meal Services (Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner) for a Whole Menu
• Swapping Meal Services (Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner) on the Same Day of an Existing Menu
• Swapping Meal Services (Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner) from Different Days on Existing Menu

RD Signatures

• Working with Menus with an RD Signature at the Corporate Level
• Working with Menus with an RD Signature at the Facility Unit Level

Menu Settings

• Menu Service Locations (MSL's)
• Checking the Start Date of a Menu
• Editing Menu Properties
• Changing the Name of a Menu

Menu Costs and Budgeting

• Displaying Costs on a Menu
• Applying Budget per Resident to a Menu
• Using Menu Cost Analysis Screen to Identify Over Budget Instances on Menu
• Resolving Menu Item with Too High (or Too Low) a Cost
• Identifying Menu Item with Ingredient(s) that have no Matching Vendor Product
• Cost Summary Report (Menus)

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Menu Change Time

• Starting a New Menu: Summary of Steps Involved
• Scheduling a Menu (aka Activating a Menu)
• “Unscheduling” a Menu / Rescheduling a Menu
• About Seasonal Menus
• Unpublishing / Publishing Menus (for Parent Accounts)
• Archiving / Unarchiving a Menu

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Creating a New Menu from Scratch

• Creating a New Standard Menu from Scratch
• Creating a New Snack Menu from Scratch
• Creating a New Also Available (AA) Menu from Scratch
• Offering an All Day Menu (using the Also Available Menu)
• Creating a New Special Event Menu from Scratch
• Creating a New Liquid Menu from Scratch

Menu Reports

• Working with Menu Reports
• Selecting the Menu to Run a Report For
• General FAQs for all Menu Reports
• Week-at-a-Glance (WaaG) Report (Menus)
• Daily Display Menus Report (Menus)
• Menu Allergens Report (Menus)

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Menu Nutritional Analysis Reports

• Weekly Nutrient Summary Report (Menus)
• Daily Nutrient Summary Report (Menus)
• Recipe Nutrient Summary Report (Menus)
• Nutritional Analysis Report (Menus)

Menu Labels

• Product Identifier Cards (Menus)
• Nutrition Labels (Menus)

Digital Menu Board

• The MealSuite Digital Menu Board
• Creating and Editing a Menu Board Configuration
• Activating a New Menu Board Device

Customized Menu Websites & Menu API Endpoints

• Customized Menu Websites
• Menu API Endpoints