Menu Planning and Nutrition
Analysis are Vital to Your Food Service Operation—OneSource Provides the
Tools to Ensure Compliance and Efficiency
Menu planning and nutrition analysis have never been
easier.
 OneSource Menu
Planner/Nutrition Analysis is an all inclusive module that makes it easy to
accomplish everything from linking inventory items to the USDA SR database and
setting up recipes to creating base menu plans and performing nutrition
analysis.
The OneSource Menu
Planner/Nutrition Analysis module is totally integrated throughout OneSource
including:
Inventory Management – Procurement – Bid Analysis – Production
Central
Kitchen – Catering
POWERFUL DATABASE FEATURES
Linking inventory items to nutrition information
enables key functionalities.
- Forecast
inventory requirements.
- Perform
nutritional analysis.
- Allow production
record deletions for perpetual inventory.
- Forecast costs
for budget purposes.
- Link items using
preloaded inventory that is generically linked; just update the link with
convenient drop-down lists.
Complete recipe database allows you to track a wealth
of useful information.
- Track general
recipe information, recipe items and recipe instructions.
- Add items to
recipes easily—simply select the item, add quantities and select measures.
- Insert
instructions for recipe ingredients as needed.
- Print recipe
cards to make it more convenient for production staff.
- Add general
recipe instructions as desired.
- Assign HACCP
category with a click of the mouse and the system automatically inserts the
instructions.
- Size recipes by
simply entering new feeding figures.
- Perform nutrition
analysis with one mouse click.
- Determine recipe
costs for the entire recipe or by serving.
- Utilize the
built-in interface with USDA SR database, buying guide and preloaded HACCP.
- Custom nutrient
tables can be set up with 87 nutrients from which to choose.
HELPFUL MENU PLANNING FUNCTIONALITY
Sophisticated menu planning features make your life
easier.
- Utilize base menu
plans that include stand-alone inventory items, recipes and non-food items.
- Build menu plans
easily—use stock numbers or item descriptions; add projected feeding figure,
serving amount, and projected quantities; assign status for food, a la carte or
non-food.
- Use history
feature to review actual quantities previously served.
- View costs that
are automatically calculated and displayed by the system as you build menu
plans.
- Define targeted
plate costs so the system displays costs in red that exceed your target as you
create menu plans.
- Plan menus for an
entire week using weighted average if desired.
INTUITIVE NUTRITION ANALYSIS
OneSource makes nutrition analysis easy, fast and
efficient.
- Highlight
individual items to view nutrition analysis—items in red indicate nutrient
values out of compliance.
- Perform nutrition
analysis and cost analysis at any time by simply clicking a button—the
analysis will instantly identify any differences from the standards.
- Find an
acceptable substitute to achieve compliance from the drop-down list, insert it
into menu the plan.
 Use the Search
tool to find potential substitutes in seconds.- Make
substitutions with “real time” analysis results.
- Find food items
with specific nutritional requirements in seconds using Query tools.
- Monitor plate
cost from the screen as changes are made.
- Determine if menu
plans are in compliance easily using the Nutrition Analysis Report.
- Perform
individual and weighted average analyses.
- Review an entire
week by doing a weighted average analysis for a date range.
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING FEATURES
You have the flexibility of choosing a variety of
options when creating your menu plan calendars.
- Select the cycle
for the desired date range and press the “Schedule Cycle” button.
- Export your menu
plan calendar into other software applications with graphics capability.
- Utilize the HTML
option for website posting.
- Print or post
menu calendars with or without nutrition analysis.
- Choose to display
all or only key nutrients such as fat, sodium, calories and carbs on calendars.
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