About CrEATe
CrEATe Meals is a free U.S. CACFP and SFSP menu-planning and documentation-preparation platform.
CACFP and SFSP planning can involve spreadsheets, manufacturer websites, USDA references, and local program guidance. CrEATe brings menu drafting, a separate planning-reference flow with 2,200+ imported USDA Food Buying Guide yield entries, Product Records search across available FDC, CNDB, and PFS sources, meal-pattern gap checks, and documentation preparation into one workspace.
The provider planning core is currently free without usage limits. CrEATe does not currently offer a paid service; any future sponsor or vendor service would be announced separately with its own terms. The goal is simple: give nutrition programs practical planning and documentation support without requiring an entire department.
The platform is designed to reduce repeated lookup and record-organization steps while keeping unresolved evidence visible for follow-up.
Built to Support
Each planning resource is designed to help you organize menu information and prepare for sponsor or state review.
Nutrition Programs Can Be Complex
Requirements shift, paperwork takes time, and operators have to balance planning, compliance, and daily responsibilities.
Program teams may need to search several sources before they can document a menu decision. CrEATe Meals was built to keep those preparation steps together.
Clear Menus & Combinations
Built around CACFP and SFSP planning fields
Easy Documentation Access
Product Records across available FDC, CNDB, and PFS sources
Planning Made Simple
Tools that simplify planning and support decision making
Visible Review Boundaries
Missing evidence and items needing sponsor or state review remain visible
Planning checks can surface gaps. They do not replace current source documents or a program authority's decision.— CrEATe Meals scope statement
Evidence-Aware by Design
CrEATe separates menu-planning checks from final compliance decisions. Product records, source-document availability, and unresolved review items are presented as inputs to your program workflow.
Before claiming reimbursement or relying on an export, confirm current USDA guidance, manufacturer documentation, and any sponsor or state-specific requirements.
Supporting Those Who Feed Communities
We believe every organization serving meals deserves clear information, helpful tools, and support they can trust.
If you are working to feed kids, families, or communities, CrEATe Meals is here to help you do that work with confidence and ease.
Create a Free Planning AccountTo make meal planning easier for the organizations that feed our communities.
Bring Your Menu Planning Into One Workspace
Create a free account to build menu drafts, review meal-pattern gaps, and organize supporting records. No credit card required.
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Planning & Documentation Features
Menu planning, source review, meal-pattern gap checks, and documentation drafts.
Our Methodology
How source authority, evidence gaps, and review boundaries are presented.
Blog & Updates
CACFP and SFSP explainers, source links, and product updates.
Help Center
FAQs on meal patterns, crediting, oz equivalents, and PFS.