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title: Create meals
description: "Create meals and track Residents, Staff and Volunteers for and accurate count of meals in Empower Group Care. Creating and managing meals can't be any simpler. Tracking meals can be accessed by staff who have permission set for Meals. Specific…"
url: "https://docs.empowercloudsolutions.com/docs/create-meals/"
updated: "2024-11-06"
category: Meals / Meals Administration
---

# Create meals

Create meals and track Residents, Staff and Volunteers for and accurate count of meals in Empower Group Care. Creating and managing meals can't be any simpler. Tracking meals can be accessed by staff who have permission set for Meals. Specific meals can also be assigned to staff members and/or groups.

## Create Meals

1. Select **[Meals](https://app.empowergroupcare.com//Event/Index)** from the sitemap.
2. Select **Create Meals**
3. Add **Title** (Example: Dinner)
4. Select the **Meal Facility.**
5. Select **Meal Location** (optional if meal facility is shared by locations)
6. Select **Meal Room** (optional)
7. Change **Status** to Active.
8. Page reloads. Click **Edit**.
9. Select **Meal Frequency** from the dropdown.
10. Then choose **OnGoing, Date, or Count**
11. Select **Start Date** and **End Date** (if applicable)
12. Set **Start Time** and **End Time** for the meal.
13. Select **Submit** to save.
     ![](https://wp-s3-bucket-empowercloudhost.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/09175509/Create-Meals-1024x607.jpg)

#### See Also

[Set up meal types](https://docs.empowercloudsolutions.com/docs/set-up-meal-types/)
 [Set up meal frequency – recurring meals](https://docs.empowercloudsolutions.com/docs/set-up-meal-frequency-recurring-meals/)
 [Assign residents to meals](https://docs.empowercloudsolutions.com/docs/assign-residents-to-meals/)