Planning your menu with KinderAssist

Have KinderAssist plan a week, a day or a single meal around your children's allergies, then apply it to your menu.

Written byDaniel Broadhurst (Founder)|Published: 18 June 2026|
Ofsted Aligned

ℹ️Who this is for

Childminders who want a week of meals planned for them. Needs the Standard plan or a free trial, KinderAssist switched on in

Business Settings → AI Settings

, and some KinderAssist credits. It takes about two minutes.

Video Walkthrough

KinderAssist writes breakfast, snacks, lunch and tea for a whole week, a single day or a single meal. It leaves out the allergens on your children's records, and you check the plan before anything changes on your menu.

1. Open KinderAssist in the Menu Planner

Open the Tools tab and choose Menu Planner. Use the arrows to go to the week you want to plan, then tap Plan with KinderAssist. On an empty week you can also tap Plan This Week with KinderAssist, or tap AI Plan on one day.

2. Choose what to plan

Choose Whole Week, Single Day or Single Meal. For a day or a meal, pick the day and the meal.

3. Pick a theme and add notes

Choose a theme, like Autumn / Winter Comfort, Budget-Friendly Batch Cook or Toddler Finger Foods & Easy Self-Feed. In the notes box, add anything KinderAssist should know, like leftovers to use up or foods a child won't eat.

4. Generate the plan

Tap Generate Menu Plan. After a few seconds you'll see every meal it has planned. Tap the bookmark next to a meal to save it to your Meal Library.

Not quite right? Tap Try a different theme or scope and generate again.

5. Apply it to your menu

Tap Apply Menu to Week. The meals go into your planner, and you can change any of them in the usual way. Tap Apply & View Shopping List to go straight to the week's shopping list.

⚠️Check the allergy warning

If a planned meal still contains an allergen on a child's record, KinderStart shows an

Allergen Safeguard Check

before applying it. Choose

Review Plan

to go back, or

Apply Anyway

if you'll make a safe swap for that child. Always check what you serve.

Why KinderStart does it this way

Planning a varied, balanced week takes time you'd rather spend with the children. KinderAssist gives you a starting point that already avoids your children's allergies, and you decide what goes on the menu.

What to do next

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