Meals

Configuration > Menu Planning > Meals

Meals are used to categorize menu days and/or lines. The Meal is one of the variables in the 3-day moving average calculation.

1. Name - search by meal name

2. Include Inactive - check to include inactivated items

3. Reset - click to reset search parameters

4. Add New Meal - click to add a new meal
   

   1. Name - enter meal name

   2. Sort Order - change sort order if needed

   3. Shared - check to indicate Shared status

      Note: Shared lines are used for items that are repeated accross multiple meals on the same menu plan and date or for additional lines that can be accessed by all students regardless of the entree line that was chosen (ex: Salad Bar).

   4. Cancel - click to return to the previous screen without saving changes

   5. Save - click to save changes

5. Name - click to sort by name

6. Shared - click to sort by shared status

7. Active - click to sort by active status

8. Pencil - click to edit meal
   

   1. Name - enter meal name

   2. Sort Order - change sort order if needed

   3. Shared - check to indicate Shared status

      Note: Shared lines are used for items that are repeated across multiple meals on the same menu plan and date or for additional lines that can be accessed by all students regardless of the entree line that was chosen (ex: Salad Bar).

   4. Active - toggle active status

   5. Cancel - click to return to the previous screen without saving changes

   6. Save - click to save changes

9. < > - click to scroll through pages

Example Meals

The examples below are commonly used meal structures.

Type	Names
Cycle Menu by Week & Day	Week 1 Monday Week 1 Tuesday Week 1 Wednesday etc.
Cycle Menu by Week	Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 etc.
Cycle Menu by Day	Monday Tuesday Wednesday etc.
Main Entree	Pizza Day Nacho Day Hamburger Day etc.
Line	Pizza Line Salad Bar Deli Line Build Your Own Bar etc.