Using the foods editor

Use the Foods editor to open Axxya Systems foods or recipes, to customize existing Axxya Systems foods or recipes, or to add new foods or recipes to the knowledge base. More than 27,000 foods and ingredients from various sources are available in the knowledge base for use with diets, menus, and recipes.

Foods can be used as ingredients in recipes or in diets and menus with the Clients and Client Groups editors.

To access the Foods editor, complete the following steps:

1. Click on the navigation bar.
2. Click on the navigation bar. The Foods editor contains the following tabbed sections:

• Recipe

note

The Recipe tab is not available when you select Food/Basic Food.

• General
• Nutrients
• Exchanges
• Pyramid Categories
• My Pyramid Categories

3. Select View/Nutrients from the menu bar to select nutrients, if necessary.

Nutritionist Pro also provides analyses of nutrients within diets and menus.