--- title: Food List description: You must be the Administrator or the administrator must give you permissions access the Food List page. The Food List page allows you to input certain approved foods for your center. 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How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Independent Centers](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/independent-center?hsLang=en) 2. [Menus & Attendance](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/independent-center/menus-attendance?hsLang=en) # Food List Table of Contents ## In This Article You must be the **Administrator** or the administrator must give you permissions access the Food List page. The Food List page allows you to input certain approved foods for your center. This gives you control over what foods your staff can serve. The Food List page displays all of your foods and their settings in a table. You can see at a glance what foods are allowed (blank), disallowed ( ![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/5f5fb11fad121c725843ddc5/n/1600106782485.png) ), or warned( ![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/5f5fb11ead121c115b43db59/n/1600106782368.png) ) for each age group, as well as any start or end dates. The food name, number, category, and type also display. ### Add Foods To add foods: 1. From the menu to the left, click **Menus/Attendance**. 2. Click **Food List.** The Food List page opens.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495fcfc312be311615fe40d/n/manage-foods-image-1.JPG) 3. Click **New Food.** 4. Select the **Category** to which this food belongs. 5. Enter a name and a Spanish name (optional) for this food. 6. Select the **Food Type**. - If you select Vegetables or Fruit in the Food Type drop-down menu, the Juice flag displays. If this food item is a vegetable or fruit juice, click the **slider** to set the Juice flag to Yes. 7. In the **Nutritional Information** section, click the **slider** next to each flag that applies to this item. 8. In the **Food Quantity Group** section: 1. **If you are entering a Bread/Alt or Infant Cereal:** 1. Click the **Grains Group** drop-down menu and select the Exhibit A grains group to which this item belongs. You can view Exhibit A [**here**](https://foodbuyingguide.fns.usda.gov/Content/TablesFBG/ExhibitA.pdf). Note that if you are updating an Infant Cereal, this drop-down menu is locked to Group I (ready-to-eat cereals). 2. Click the **Serving Size** box and enter the standard serving size for this item. For example, if you are updating Brand B bread and the nutrition label says that one serving is one slice, you would type **1** in this box. 3. Click the corresponding drop-down menu and select the serving unit. Following our example, you would select **slice**. You can also click ![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6113cd3658c475ae587b26b3/n/add-icon.PNG) and enter a custom unit. 4. Click the **Serving Weight** box and enter the serving weight from the nutrition label in grams or ounces. Then, click the corresponding drop-down menu and select **grams (g)** or **ounces (oz)**. In our example, a serving of Bread A weighs 45g, so we enter 45 and select grams (g). Once you enter this information, the **1 Serving =** box displays and shows the amount of ounce equivalents in one serving of this item. ![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/611bd19be8bff68b697b262a/n/food-list-calculator.png) 5. Click ![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/611bd1abc1ad3861597b24e3/n/oz-eq-locked-equation.png) to lock this calculation and prevent staff from overriding it on the Daily Menu page, if needed. Click ![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/611bd1beebe44083367b2585/n/oz-eq-locked-equation-2.png) to lock it again. 2. **If you are entering any other component:** Click each drop-down menu and specify how the food should be measured for Non-Infants and Infants. You can also click ![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/5c62f6ae6e121c697b15e0eb/n/display-table.PNG) to view measurements by age group. Your selection in this box affects the unit of measure used on the Menu Production Record when calculating the quantities needed. For more information about the Menu Production Record, see [**Menu Production Record**](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/independent-center/meals-attendance-reports?hsLang=en). **Note:** For any foods that are considered raw leafy greens, select the **Raw Leafy Greens - c** food quantity to ensure the proper amount is calculated since you are required to serve double the amount when serving raw leafy greens. 9. In the **Approvals** section, specify the meals and children for which this food is approved. 10. In the **Effective Dates** section, set an **End Date** for this food, if needed. If you enter an end date, this food will not be available once the end date is reached. 11. When finished, click **Save**.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495fd0d3403897b4335fd07/n/manage-foods-image-2.JPG)   --- ### Edit Foods To edit foods: 1. On the Food List page, click the row for the food to change. The Edit Food page opens. 2. Update the information, as needed. 3. When finished, click **Save**. 4. Use the drop-down menu at the top of the page to select a new food to edit, or click **Cancel** to return to the Food List page.   --- ### Remove Foods While you cannot delete foods from your food lists, you can set end dates for foods that should no longer be available for meals. Once a food reaches the End date to which it is assigned, that food is no longer available when setting up meals. This is also useful for managing duplicate foods on your food list.  1. From the menu to the left, click **Menus/Attendance**. 2. Click **Food List.** The Food List page opens. 3. Click the row for the food to change. The Edit Food page opens. 4. In the **Effective Dates** section, click the **End** box and enter an end date for this food. You can also click ![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/5c424116ad121c9d3c343008/n/calendar-select-date.PNG) to select the date from a calendar. Once this date is reached, the food is no longer available for meals.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/5eab282dad121c754fdf2254/n/remove-food.PNG) 5. When finished, click **Save**. 6. Use the drop-down menu at the top of the page to select a new food to remove, or click **Cancel** to return to the Food List page.   --- ### Export Your Food List You can export your food list to an Excel® spreadsheet (.XLSX). 1. From the menu to the left, click **Menus/Attendance**. 2. Click **Food List**. The Food List page opens. 3. Select the **Food Types** to include in the export at the top of the page. 4. Click ![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/5c42414a8e121c151182dd6e/n/sprocket.PNG) in the top-right corner to specify whether to view expired foods and include them in the exported list. ![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/5eab2908ad121ca54fdf221c/n/sprocket-options.PNG) 5. Click **Export**. Depending on your browser settings, the file downloads automatically, or you are prompted to select the location in which to save the file.   --- ### Manage Food Rules Food rules allow you to limit the number of times a food can be served during a certain time period (frequency rules) or the foods that can be served together (combination rules). This gives you greater control over what your staff is serving each day. Click a link below to jump to a specific food rule type. #### Add Food Frequency Rules Setting food frequency rules allows you to limit the number of times a food can be served during a certain time period. For example, you can limit pudding to once a week. 1. From the menu to the left, click **Menus/Attendance**. 2. Click **Food List**. The Food List page opens. 3. Click the **Food Rules** tab. The Food Rules page opens.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495f9bf86a785667606a7a3/n/food-rules-image-1.JPG) 4. Click **New Rule** and choose from the following: - Limit Foods/Day - Limit Foods/Week - Limit Foods/Month 5. In the **Display** section, enter a rule name, description, Spanish name, and Spanish description. 6. In the **Apply To** section: - Select **Infants** or **Non-Infants**. - Select **Meal** or **Participant**. According to your display settings, the Participant option may be something different, such as Child. For more information, see **[Update Center Settings](https://knowledge.kidkare.com/independent-center/set-display-settings?hsLang=en).** - Select the **meal(s)** to which this rule applies. - Click the **Serving Limit** box and enter the maximum serving limit per day/week/month. 7. In the **Action** section, select **Warn** or **Disallow**.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495f9cf05824c56a610b031/n/food-rules-image-2.JPG) 8. Click **Next**. The Select Food Restriction page opens.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495f9dca28ecc6ade289f60/n/food-rules-image-3.JPG) 9. Select a food type, category, or food to restrict. - To restrict a food type: - Click **Food Type**. - Select the type.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495f9ec56159737504ac765/n/food-rules-image-4.JPG) - To restrict a food category: - Select **Category**. - Click the category in the first box and drag and drop it into the **Selected Items for Rule** box. You can click the **Type to Search** box and enter the category name to filter the categories that display.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495f9fa16e6de53c9242de6/n/food-rules-image-5.JPG) - To restrict a specific food: - Click **Select Foods**. - Click the food in the first box and drag and drop it into the **Selected Items for Rule** box. You can click the **Type to Search** box and enter the food name to filter the foods that display.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495fa092e3e3f16c579b5a6/n/food-rules-image-6.JPG) 10. Click **Save**. #### Add Food Combination Rules Setting food combination rules allows you to automatically warn or disallow certain food combinations. For example, you may set a combination of mashed potatoes and French fries to be automatically disallowed. 1. From the menu to the left, click **Menus/Attendance**. 2. Click **Food List**. The Food List page opens. 3. Click the **Food Rules** tab. The Food Rules page opens.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495f9bf86a785667606a7a3/n/food-rules-image-1.JPG) 4. Click **New Rule** and choose from the following: - **Any 2 Foods:** The rule applies to two specific foods served together, such as french-fries and mashed potatoes. - **All Foods:** The rule applies to all foods assigned to the rule, such as combination meals. 5. In the **Display** section, enter a rule name, description, Spanish name, and Spanish description. 6. In the **Effective Dates section,** set a start and end date, if needed. 7. In the **Apply To** section, select the **meal(s)** to which this rule applies. 8. In the **Action** section, select **Warn** or **Disallow**.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495f9cf05824c56a610b031/n/food-rules-image-2.JPG) 9. Click **Next**. The Select Food Restriction page opens. 10. Select a food type, category, or food to restrict. - To restrict a food type: - Click **Food Type**. - Select the type.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495f9ec56159737504ac765/n/food-rules-image-4.JPG) - To restrict a food category: - Select **Category**. - Click the category in the first box and drag and drop it into the **Selected Items for Rule** box. You can click the **Type to Search** box and enter the category name to filter the categories that display.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495f9fa16e6de53c9242de6/n/food-rules-image-5.JPG) - To restrict a specific food: - Click **Select Foods**. - Click the food in the first box and drag and drop it into the **Selected Items for Rule** box. You can click the **Type to Search** box and enter the food name to filter the foods that display.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495fa092e3e3f16c579b5a6/n/food-rules-image-6.JPG) 11. Click **Save**.   --- ### Manage Food Categories #### Add Food Categories Set up food categories on the Food Categories page. You can then assign foods you create/edit on the Food List page to these categories. To add a food category: 1. From the menu to the left, click **Menus/Attendance**. 2. Click **Food List**. The Food List page opens. 3. Click the **Food Categories** tab**.** The Food Categories page opens.![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/6495f5ce7fba7015d2696f28/n/manage-food-images.JPG) 4. Click **Add a Category**. A pop-up opens. ![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/5eab2ec1ad121caa4fdf2283/n/add-category.PNG) 5. Click the **Name** box and enter a name for this category. This box is required. 6. Click the **Spanish Name** box and enter the Spanish name for this category. This box is optional. 7. Click **Save**. #### Edit Food Categories To edit a food category: 1. On the Food Categories page, click the category name to change. A pop-up opens. ![](https://dyzz9obi78pm5.cloudfront.net/app/image/id/5eab2ef58e121c110c734184/n/edit-category.PNG) 2. Click each box and enter new information over the existing information. 3. When finished, click **Save**. #### Delete Food Categories To delete a food category: 1. On the Food Categories page, click the category to remove. A pop-up opens. 2. Click **Delete**. 3. 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