feedAustralia is a ‘business as usual’  online menu planning tool that has been developed to sit within existing child care management systems.

It includes a nutritional database of more than 200 healthy recipes and snack suggestions with established energy, macronutrient profiles and food group breakdowns. The recipes are easy to prepare and make use of easily available and seasonal ingredients.

The online menu planning tool provides:

• An online nutritional database that includes more than  200 healthy recipes and snack suggestions with established energy, macronutrient profiles and serve size recommendations
• A translation of expert nutritional knowledge into everyday ‘best food selection’ equipping adults with the know-how, resources and confidence to provide healthy and nutritious meals to the children in their care
• Nutrition resources, including suggestions and tips to reach food group recommendations and align with Australian Dietary Guidelines
• A real - time assessment of menus against nutrient, energy and serving size data
• Analytics to support food ordering
• An automated assessment of menu compliance per child based on food combinations
• An alert in real time when a planned menu does not adhere with Australian Dietary Guidelines or child dietary needs (e.g. allergies)
• Decreased wastage by generating automated shopping lists and greater management of portions
• Translation of 2,000 foods typically consumed by Australians and frequented by child care services into food groups
• Suggested meal or snack substitutions/suggestions that will enable menu compliance
• Nutritional analysis of menus over time
• Dashboards that demonstrate performance against Government indicators

Plan a weekly menu

Check nutritional content

Healthy substitutions