Word: meals
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...McDonald's Happy Meal...
Hennessey feeds the recipes into a six-year-old computer system similar to the ones used by other college dining halls across the country. The computer separates food items by type of product and by vendor, and estimates how much of each ingredient will be needed for a particular meal, based on past servings and the time of year, Hennessey says...
After each meal, dining hall managers enter into the computer the amount of food used and the number of students who ate the meal. The managers then get an estimate from the computer of how much food will be needed next time...
...Andria says the computer prediction is usually very accurate, adding that miscalculations generally result in food running out. She says any leftovers are served and finished at the next meal...
Within the main framework of the meal structure, Hennessey tries to include all four food groups and is very conscious of the sodium and fat content of the food...