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Managing Therapeutic Menu Replacements

When you add menu items to the Regular Menu, they automatically spread to all Therapeutic Menus if they are suitable for the texture and special diet(s) in the therapeutic menu. 

If the regular menu item is not suitable for a therapeutic menu it is not added and shows struck out in red on the menu entry screen, or flagged as unsuitable in the Edit Therapeutic Spread window. You can add a suitable menu item replacement for a single Therapeutic Menu or multiple Therapeutic Menus.

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You can select the copy icons to copy therapeutic menu replacements, portion adjustments, and extras for a selected course or entire meal from one therapeutic menu to selected therapeutic menu(s).

To copy replacements for all or some days, weeks, or meals from one therapeutic menu to selected therapeutic menu(s), select Copy Therapeutics. 

  2. Click the Therapeutic Spread icon for the menu item.

  •  Menu Item - Click the Menu Item to edit, duplicate, and change unsuitable for allergies, special diets, and textures.  

    • Check Mark - A check mark appears if the regular menu item offered is suitable for the therapeutic menu.

    • Menu Item in blue - Indicates a suitable replacement menu item for the therapeutic menu.

    • Replacement Not Needed - A replacement menu item is not required for the therapeutic menu. There may be times where you do not need to offer a replacement menu item for a Therapeutic Menu when the Regular Menu Item is not suitable. For example, Clear Liquids might not need replacements for all the Regular Menu choices. A green check mark replaces the red x.

    • Unsuitable - The menu item is unsuitable for the therapeutic menu. You can click the red x indicating a replacement is not needed or select a replacement by clicking on the horizontal arrows. 

    • Excluded - A menu item can be suitable for a therapeutic menu, but you do not want it included in the meal order for the therapeutic menu. Click the red x in same row where black check mark appears. A green check mark replaces the red X and Excluded appears for the therapeutic menu.

  • Portion - Click on vertical arrow to portion adjust for a therapeutic menu. 

  • Replace icon - Allows you to select a replacement menu item for a therapeutic menu.

    • Replace all where suitable - Replaces the Menu Item into all therapeutic menus, where it is suitable, that do not have a replacement. This action only applies to the specific Meal, Day, and Week you are viewing. 

  • When replacing a menu item using the horizontal arrows, you can type in a replacement menu item name or click the magnifying glass and select a menu item from the menu item list. 

  • To replace a regular menu item for only one therapeutic menu, select the therapeutic menu from the right panel in the menu entry screen. Select the horizontal arrows and select a suitable replacement menu item.

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