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title: Food List
description: "To add a new food to your food list: From the menu to the left, click Foods. Click Food List. The Food List page opens. Click New Food. In the Display section: Click the Category drop-down menu and se"
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# Food List

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## In This Article

### Add Foods

To add a new food to your food list:

1. From the menu to the left, click **Foods**.
2. Click **Food List**. The Food List page opens.
3. Click **New Food**.
4. In the **Display** section:
   
     1. Click the **Category** drop-down menu and select the category in which to list the food.
     2. Click the **Name** box and enter the name of this food.
     3. Click the **Spanish Name** box, and enter the Spanish name for this food.
     4. Click the **Food Type** drop-down menu and select the food type.
     5. If your providers use scannable forms, click the **Food Number** box and enter a number between 1 and 288 that does **not** include the digit 9. Use the **Food List report** to make sure that you do not duplicate food numbers within the same food type. You can also click **Suggest** to generate a number.
5. In the Nutritional Information section, click ![slider-btn-Jun-27-2025-09-39-55-5816-PM](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/slider-btn-Jun-27-2025-09-39-55-5816-PM.png?width=24&height=40&name=slider-btn-Jun-27-2025-09-39-55-5816-PM.png) next to each nutritional marker that applies to this food:
   
     - Vitamin A
     - Vitamin C
     - Whole Grain-Rich
       
       **Note:** If you set Whole Grain-Rich to Yes, the food defaults to whole grain-rich when centers add the food to their menus.
     - High Fat
     - High Salt
     - Iron
6. In the **Additional Information** section, click ![slider-btn-Jun-27-2025-09-39-55-5816-PM](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/slider-btn-Jun-27-2025-09-39-55-5816-PM.png?width=24&height=40&name=slider-btn-Jun-27-2025-09-39-55-5816-PM.png) next to each item that applies:
   
     - **CN - Child Nutrition:** A child nutrition label is required.
     - **HM - Homemade:** The food must be homemade to be creditable.
     - **DBL - Double Portion:** The food must be a double portion.
7. In the **Approvals** section:
   
     1. Click ![slider-btn-Jun-27-2025-09-39-55-5816-PM](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/slider-btn-Jun-27-2025-09-39-55-5816-PM.png?width=24&height=40&name=slider-btn-Jun-27-2025-09-39-55-5816-PM.png) next to each meal for which this food is approved.
     2. Click the **Non-Infant**, **Infant 6-11**, and **Infant 0-5** drop-down menus and select **Allow**, **Warn**, or **Disallow**.
8. In the **Effective Dates** section:
   
     1. If this food is only approved starting on a specific date, click the **Start** box and enter a start date for the food. If you want this food to be available immediately, do **not** add a start date.
     2. If this food is only approved for a limited time, click the **End** box and enter an end date for the food. If you enter a date in this box, the food will not be available once the end date is reached.
9. Click **Save**.  
   ![homes\_foodlist1](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Images%20-%20DO%20NOT%20DELETE/homes_foodlist1.png?width=670&height=320&name=homes_foodlist1.png)

---

### Add Milk

Adding milk follows the same process as adding any other food, but there are a few milk-specific controls that impact how milk is handled during claims processing.

**Note:** This section applies only if you have **preference Q.013** set to **Y** to enable expanded milk options in your program for menus dated **6/8/26** and later.

1. From the menu to the left, click **Foods.**
2. Click **Food List**. The Food List page opens.
3. Click **New Food.**
4. In the **Display** section, choose the category in which you store your milk items and add a name for the milk.
5. Click **Food Type** and select **Milk**.
6. Click **Milk Fat Tier** and choose the fat content that belongs to this milk. You can choose from the following: Whole, Reduced-fat (2%), Low-fat (1%), or Fat-free (Skim).  
   ![homes\_foodlist](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Images%20-%20DO%20NOT%20DELETE/homes_foodlist.png?width=670&height=321&name=homes_foodlist.png)
7. In the **Nutritional Information** section:
8. Set any remaining toggles and dates that may apply. Refer back to **Add Foods** for details.
9. Click **Save**.

---

### Edit Foods

To edit an existing food on your food list:

1. From the menu to the left, click **Foods**.
2. Click **Food List**. The Food List page opens.
3. Locate the food to change. You can filter the displayed list, as needed.
   
     - Click **Infant Cereal**, **Milk**, **Meat/Alt**, **Bread/Alt**, **Vegetables**, and/or **Fruit** to filter to specific food types.
     - Click the **Name** box and begin typing a food name to filter the food list.
     - Click the **Category** drop-down menu and select the category to which to filter.
     - Click the **Name**, **Category**, **Food Type**, **Start**, or **End** columns to sort information in ascending or descending order.
     - Click ![slider-btn-Jun-27-2025-09-39-55-5816-PM](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/slider-btn-Jun-27-2025-09-39-55-5816-PM.png?width=24&height=40&name=slider-btn-Jun-27-2025-09-39-55-5816-PM.png) and select **Yes** to include expired foods, or select **No** to exclude expired foods.
4. Click the food to change. The **Edit Food** page opens.
5. Change the food, as needed.
6. When finished, click **Save**.

Do **NOT** add a Start date to existing foods. Adding a start date to an existing food removes the food from your list until the start date is reached. You should only use start dates on new foods.

 

---

### 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:

1. From the menu to the left, click **Foods**.
2. Click **Food List**. The Food List page opens.
3. Locate the food to remove. You can filter the displayed list, as needed.
   
     - Click **Infant Cereal**, **Milk**, **Meat/Alt**, **Bread/Alt**, **Vegetables**, and/or **Fruit** to filter to specific food types.
     - Click the **Name** box and begin typing a food name to filter the food list.
     - Click the **Category** drop-down menu and select the category to which to filter.
     - Click the **Name**, **Category**, **Food Type**, **Start**, or **End** columns to sort information in ascending or descending order.
4. Click the food to remove. The Edit Food page opens.
5. In the **Effective Dates** section, click the End box and enter a date. This should be the last day that the food is available to providers. Use today's date to remove the food immediately.

---

### 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 stored on-location. If you choose to include these label numbers, develop a naming convention that you use consistently across the board. Consistency makes it easier to track these foods.

 

### Print Your Food Chart

In order to print your food list:

1. From the menu to the left, click **Foods** and select **Food List**.
2. Click **Export**. A spreadsheet downloads. From here, you can customize the list with your own logo, contact information, and so on.

 

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