Simplify meal planning and CACFP compliance
Meal planning, dietary tracking, allergy management, and food program compliance in one system.
Food Programs
Meal planning, dietary tracking & compliance
Meals Served
Dietary Alerts
CACFP Compliance
Weekly Cost
Today's Menu โ Monday, March 4
Weekly Nutrition
Dietary Alerts
| Child | Allergy | Severity | Room | Accommodation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Thompson | Tree Nuts | Severe | Butterflies | Epi-Pen on file |
| Noah Williams | Dairy | Moderate | Sunflowers | Substitute soy milk |
| Ava Patel | Gluten | Mild | Butterflies | GF alternatives |
From menu planning to CACFP compliance
Weekly Meal Planner
Plan menus across the full week
| Meal | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Cereal, banana | Oatmeal, berries | Pancakes, fruit | Eggs, toast | Bagel, cream cheese |
| Lunch | Chicken pasta | Turkey wraps | Mac & cheese | Fish sticks, rice | Pizza, salad |
| Snack | Apple, crackers | Yogurt, granola | Carrots, hummus | Fruit mix | Graham, cheese |
Plan a week of meals in five minutes.
Drag meals into a weekly grid, see nutritional balance at a glance, and publish the menu for your kitchen staff. Reuse previous weeks, swap individual meals, and auto-check against dietary restrictions. Meal planning that doesn't eat your whole afternoon.
Dietary Profile
Per-child dietary restrictions and preferences
Emma Thompson
Butterflies ยท Age 3y 4m
๐จ Allergy: Tree Nuts โ SEVERE
Epi-Pen on file (Expires: Sep 2026) ยท Emergency protocol: Administer Epi-Pen, call 911, notify parent
Restrictions
Safe Substitutions
Preferences
Every child's dietary needs, always visible.
Allergies, intolerances, cultural preferences, and parent requests, all on one profile card, color-coded by severity. Substitutions are documented. Staff see alerts at meal service. The kitchen never has to guess.
CACFP Compliance Report
Federal food program reporting
CACFP Compliance: 100%
All meal pattern requirements met for March 2026
Component Requirements
CACFP compliance, handled automatically.
Prece tracks every meal component against federal requirements โ grains, protein, fruits, vegetables, milk. Generate reimbursement reports with one click. Stay compliant without maintaining a single spreadsheet.
Menu Templates
Reusable meal plan templates
Build it once, use it all year.
Save your best menus as templates โ standard weekly, allergen-free, summer light, holiday special. Apply a template to any week and customize from there. Consistency for your kitchen, variety for the children.
Allergy Alert System
Real-time allergy warnings during meal service
Today's PM Snack (Granola Bar) contains tree nut ingredients
Today's Allergy Check
Catch allergens before they reach a plate.
When today's menu contains an ingredient that conflicts with a child's allergy profile, an alert fires immediately. Staff see the affected child, the ingredient, and the approved substitution. Confirm it's handled with one tap.
Before vs After
A quick comparison of the workflow impact.
- Menus planned on paper or in disconnected spreadsheets
- Allergy information tracked on posted lists that go stale
- Meal counts tallied by hand and transcribed for claims
- CACFP compliance documentation assembled manually before audits
- Digital menus built once and reused with easy adjustments
- Allergy data linked to each child and updated in real time
- Meal counts recorded digitally and ready for claims instantly
- Compliance documentation generated automatically from daily records
FAQ
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See how Prece handles menus, dietary needs, and compliance reporting in one place.