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      Cycle Menus

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      Cycle menus are menus that correspond to each day of the week. You can create sponsor cycle menus that all providers can access, and you can create provider-specific cycle menus. KidKare comes with 42 generic menus that correspond to the six meals of the day times seven days of the week. Foods are not assigned to any of these meals, but these meals exist so you do not have to supply up to 42 meals worth of foods for the given cycle.

      When claims are processed using this cycle, they are processed as if the meals had all required food components. You can supply foods for specific meals if you like, or you can leave the cycle as-is without the foods.

      If certain days or meals do not apply to the cycle, leave those days/meals blank. If a provider attempts to claim this cycle for a day/meal that is not part of the cycle, the meal is disallowed when you process the claim.

       

      Adding Cycle Menus

      1. From the menu to the left, click Menus/Attendance and select Sponsor Cycle Menus or Provider Cycle Menus.
        1. If adding a Provider Cycle Menu, select the provider name in the drop down at the top of the screen.
      2. Click the Cycle Number drop down and enter the number to assign to the cycle. 
      3. Click Add New. This creates a generic cycle with empty menus for all six meals of the day for all seven days of the week.
        Note: If you enter a cycle number number that is already in-use, you are prompted to select a new one.
      4. Click the Day of Week drop-down menu and select the day of the week for which to plan menus.
      5. In each meal section that applies (Breakfast, AM Snack, Lunch, PM Snack, Dinner, and Evening Snack), click the drop down box next to each meal component and select the appropriate food. You can use the Type to Search box to enter a food name and find it quickly.
      6. You can also click  to select a menu from your saved master menus.
      7. Click Save.
      8. Repeat Steps 5-7 for each day to plan.

       

      Editing Cycle Menus

      To change a cycle menu:

      1. From the menu to the left, click Menus/Attendance and select Sponsor Cycle Menus or Provider Cycle Menus.
        1. If editing a Provider Cycle Menu, select the provider name in the drop down at the top of the screen.
      2. Click the Cycle Number drop-down menu and select the cycle menu to change.
      3. Click the Day of Week drop-down menu and select the day of the week to change.
      4. Update meal components, as needed.
      5. To remove a meal from a day, click  in the appropriate meal section.
      6. Click Save.

       

      Deleting Days from Cycle Menus

      1. From the menu to the left, click Menus/Attendance and select Sponsor Cycle Menus or Provider Cycle Menus.
        1. If deleting days from a Provider Cycle Menu, select the provider name in the drop down at the top of the screen.
      2. Click the Cycle Number drop-down menu and select the cycle menu to change.
      3. Click the Day of Week drop-down menu and select the day of the week to change.
      4. Click  in the top right corner.
      5. Click OK at the confirmation prompt.

       

      Deleting Cycle Menus

      To delete a cycle menu:

      1. From the menu to the left, click Menus/Attendance and select Sponsor Cycle Menus or Provider Cycle Menus.
        1. If deleting a Provider Cycle Menu, select the provider name in the drop down at the top of the screen.
      2. Click the Cycle Number drop-down menu and select the cycle menu to change.
      3. Click  in the top right corner.
      4. Click OK at the confirmation prompt.