Manage Your Food List

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[VIDEO] Add Foods
Note: We have complied a list of CACFP resources for food buying and crediting in the CACP. Click here for more information. To add a new food to your food list: Click the Administration menu and select Food Tool . KidKare opens...
Add CN Label Numbers to Foods
When adding foods to your food list, you can include the CN label number somewhere in the food name. This lets the State and your providers know that the food is a CN-labeled product being offered at meal service. The CN label details should be stor...
Edit Foods
To edit an existing food on your food list: Click the Administration menu and select Manage Foods . KidKare opens in a browser. Log in using the same credentials you use to access Minute Menu HX. From the menu to the left, click Foods . Cli...
Remove Foods
To remove a food from your food list, set an effective end date. Once this date is reached, the food will no longer be available to providers. To do so: Click the Administration menu and select Manage Foods . KidKare opens in a browser. Log i...
[VIDEO] Create Food Categories
Categorize your foods to make it easier for your providers to select them when entering menus. These categories are also included on your food chart. Watch the video below, or click a link on the table of contents to jump to a specific food category...
[VIDEO] Create Food Rules
Create food rules that dictate how often a food is served or what foods can be served together. These are referred to as food frequency and food combination rules. Watch the video below, or click a link to jump to a specific rule type. Ad...
[VIDEO] Mark Whole Grain-Rich Foods
Mark all whole grain-rich foods on your food list. Foods that are marked as whole grain-rich on the food list default to whole grain-rich when providers select it on menus. However, only mark foods that are always whole grain-rich. Provider...
Limit Juice
Juices are limited to once per day for non-infants and not allowed at all for infants. As such, you need to ensure that you do the following: Mark all juices as juice in the food tool. Ensure that all juices are set to Disallow for infants. Ensu...
Print Your Food Chart
Click the Administration menu and select Food Tool . KidKare opens in a new browser. Log in using the same credentials you use to access Minute Menu HX. From the menu to the left, click Foods and select Food List . Click Export . A spread...