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The Iowa City Community School District uses a system called MealViewer for our school breakfast, lunch, and ala carte menus and nutritional information. MealViewer has over a dozen powerful features designed to create a better school nutrition experience for parents and students. The system includes school menus, user profiles, allergen alerts, nutrition calculator, as well as many other features. MealViewer can be accessed at the following link: https://schools.mealviewer.com.
Important Disclaimer: Indicating allergens or preferences on the MealViewer site DOES NOT replace the need for you to complete the Diet Modification Request Form which needs to be completed annually and provided to your school's nurse. The Diet Modification Request Form is required for any student who has any specific dietary needs in which the school needs to be aware. The Diet Modification Request Form can be found here.
MealViewer User Information
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How to Use the MealViewer Allergy Menu
- Select a school (Elementary menus will be the same throughout the district.)
- To skip creating a profile, click the “x” on the popup box
- Click on the print icon (right hand corner)
- Select the meal you want (breakfast or lunch)
- Select the month you want
- Click on the “hide” tab by allergens to change to show
- Select the allergen you want to view
- You can unselect one allergen and then select another to print for different students with different allergies.
- You can also select multiple allergens at once if a student has more than one allergy.
When you select the school and the menu comes up you can hover over each menu item to see all the nutritional information and if it contains any possible allergens. You can switch from breakfast to lunch and different months on that page too.
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How to Use the MealViewer Alternate Entrées
- Select a school (Elementary menus will be the same throughout the district.)
- To skip creating a profile, click the “x” on the popup box
- Click on the print icon (right hand corner)
- Select lunch for the meal
- Select the month you want
- Click on the “standard” dropdown tab by location
- It lists two options, select which menu you want to print:
- Standard Menu = regular entrée with sides
- Alternate Menu = alternate entrée only (the sides are the same as the regular entrée)
When you select the school and the menu comes up you can hover over each menu item to see all the nutritional information and if it contains any possible allergens. You can switch from breakfast to lunch and different months on that page too.
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How to Use the MealViewer Nutrition Calculator
- Select a school (Elementary menus will be the same throughout the district.)
- To skip creating a profile, click the “x” on the popup box
- Click on “Let’s add it up” on the left side of the screen
- Select the date you want
- Select the meal you want (breakfast or lunch)
- Select the items the student took
- Adjust the portion size by how much the student ate with the +/- buttons
- Select “All nutritionals” on the right side of the screen
- If there are items the student took that are not listed on the menu, you can add them
- Scroll down and select “add/edit”
- Scroll down until you find the item or type the item in the search field and select it
- Once you’ve selected all the additional items, click on “update”
- The added items should show up on menu screen
- Select those new items
- Adjust the portion size by how much the student ate with the +/- buttons
- Select “All nutritionals” on the right side of the screen
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How to Use the MealViewer Nutritional Menu
- Select a school (Elementary menus will be the same throughout the district.)
- To skip creating a profile, click the “x” on the popup box
- Click on the print icon (right hand corner)
- Select the meal you want (breakfast or lunch)
- Select the month you want
- Click on the none dropdown tab by nutritionals
- Select the nutrients you want to view
You can unselect one nutrient and then select another to print for different students with different nutritional concerns.
When you select the school and the menu comes up you can hover over each menu item to see all the nutritional information and if it contains any possible allergens. You can switch from breakfast to lunch and different months on that page too.
