SCHOOL MENU SOLUTIONS™

Full service menu development & compliance assurance managed by our REGISTERED dietitians

Our goal is to help reduce desk time so you can get back to what matters most in your day to day operations.

 
 

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

Using USDA approved software, ProTeam builds customized, fully compliant menus for your district. When you purchase our K-12 Menu Planning Software and Dietitian Support Service, you’ll receive:

  • A dedicated K-12 Registered Dietitian for your district

  • Generation of compliant cycle menus for the SBP, NSLP, CACFP, SFSP/SSO, ASSP, & Smart Snacks

  • Cloud-based access to a USDA-approved menu planning software

  • Interactive public-facing online menus with identification of Top 9 food allergens, detailed ingredient information, carbohydrate counts, and popular attributes such as vegetarian, gluten-free & local. Online menus can also be translated into over 200 different languages.

  • Online production records

  • Creation of standardized and scalable recipes

  • Customized shopping list with pricing and distributor codes

  • Supporting documentation (including generation of current spec sheets, manufacturer product formulation statements, and/or CN labels for all ingredients) and preparation for administrative reviews

  • Comprehensive reports for compliance and cost analysis

  • 2 hour director training

  • 2 hour manager training

  • Annual refresher training for all food service staff

  • Integrated digital signage and mobile app available for additional fee

 

HEAR FROM OUR CLIENTS

 
 

Additional dietitian support services available:

Menu development

Commodity plan assistance

Wellness policy development

New Director training

Staff training - offer vs. serve, allergen management, wellness topics, & more!

Grant writing

Nutrition education

 
 
 

As a Cool School Partner, our clients are able to use their Cool School Points to purchase our Menu Planning services.

 
 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Pricing is dependent on the size of your district and the number of menus/cycle weeks you offer. For subsequent years with the same prime vendor, the cost of our dietitian support service will decrease. Contact us for a quote.

  • Your assigned K-12 dietitian will build your menus in the software based on your district’s customized menus. We will provide technical assistance to bring menus into compliance and, if requested, offer suggestions to increase student acceptability.

  • Each contract includes one or more menu change packages. We will incorporate changes to the base menu to accommodate changes based on student preferences, seasonal changes, product availability, etc.

  • Yes, we have access to thousands of ingredients and recipes in our software system that we can customize for your district according to the exact products you order. In addition, our dietitians are well versed in the Food Buying Guide and will assess new recipes your district would like to try for creditable portioning and, if needed, make suggestions to alter recipes to meet meal pattern requirements.

  • We include detailed recipe preparation instructions, that includes HACCP information, for each recipe to ensure creditable portions are being served. We also consider scalability when building recipes in the software.

  • The menu software and support services are an annual subscription.

  • ProTeam is a partner with Cool School Café and offers the opportunity to use district points towards the purchase of any of our services.