As part of the Activity section of brightwheel, you can now create custom food menus for tracking purposes! This article will walk you through step-by-step on how to add a menu.
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How to Log a Meal
Teachers can log a meal just like any other activity in the activity wheel:
From the home screen in the app, select a Room
Click the Activity wheel in the bottom middle
Select Food
Tag an individual, some, or all of the children
Tap the "+" next to Meals to add custom tags for the food you serve (pasta, fruit, yogurt, etc.)
Add Staff Only as needed
Add a Note or Photo
Add Custom Menu Items
Premium users can add custom food items at any time! Once a menu item has been created it cannot be deleted. In addition, all menu items are specific to the room, to add a menu item that another room added, tap Add To Room when adding custom food items. Here's how:
From the home screen in the app, select a Room
Click the Activity wheel in the bottom middle
Select Food
Tag an individual, some, or all of the children
Tap the "+" next to Meals
Tap the pencil icon in the top right-hand corner
Enter the name of your new menu item and tap the + icon to add it to your system
*Note: Menu items cannot be deleted once they have been saved.
Enable/Disable Menu Items in Rooms
Once you have created custom menu items, you can enable or disable them by room! The process is very similar to adding a new item, here's how:
From the home screen in the app, select a Room
Click the Activity wheel in the bottom middle
Select Food
Tag an individual, some, or all of the children
Tap the "+" next to Meals
Tap the pencil icon in the top right-hand corner
Tap + Add To Room to enable a menu item or ✓ In Room to disable the item
This feature allows the menu in each room to be customized depending on the room but still standardized throughout your organization.
Meal Report
You can report on the meals being served from the web app:
Log into schools.mybrightwheel.com
Choose Reports from the top menu
Click on Downloads
Choose Meals from the Activity drop down and complete the rest of the form and click Submit
CACFP Reporting
CACFP Reporting is now live in brightwheel Premium! To learn more about it and how to run these reports, check out this article here.