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Manage food items

[For all Staff] Learn how to add, edit and delete foods from your Food item library.

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Written by Audrey
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Providers have access to a pre-curated USDA food list and can also create custom items. Admins can add, edit, or delete custom foods on the web.

A centralized Food library ensures menu items assigned for that day and meal automatically appear during meal logging, saving time and eliminating guesswork for staff.

View my food items

On the web, providers can view a pre-curated list of USDA food items and any custom items created for the program in the Food library.

  1. Log in on the web

  2. Go to My School > Menu in the left sidebar

  3. Select the Food library tab

Add custom food items

If a food item isn’t available in brightwheel’s pre-curated USDA list, you can create a custom item.

  1. Log in on the web

  2. Navigate to My School > Menu on the left sidebar

  3. Click the Food library tab, then hit + Add food

  4. Add details about the food item to add it

Edit or delete custom food items

After creating custom menu items, you can edit the food name or delete it them.

  1. Log in on the web

  2. Navigate to My School > Menu on the left sidebar

  3. Click the Food library tab

  4. Hit Actions > Edit or Delete next to the food item

đŸš© Important notes:

  • USDA food items included in brightwheel cannot be edited or deleted.

  • Editing and deleting custom food items will impact menu templates, but not assigned room menus.

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