Thumbs Up for Healthy Choices! Toolkit - Utah State University · Thumbs Up for Healthy Choices is...
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Thumbs Up for Healthy Choices! Toolkit Increasing visibility of healthy choices at Utah’s food pantries
Transcript of Thumbs Up for Healthy Choices! Toolkit - Utah State University · Thumbs Up for Healthy Choices is...
ThumbsUpforHealthyChoices!
Toolkit
IncreasingvisibilityofhealthychoicesatUtah’sfoodpantries
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TableofContentsTableofContents...................................................................................................................2
Welcome&ProjectGoals.......................................................................................................3
PromotingNutritionattheFoodPantry:WhyDoesItMatter?...............................................4
HealthyFoodPantryAssessmentTool....................................................................................5
DefiningHealthyFoods..........................................................................................................5
NutritionCriteria....................................................................................................................6
ShelfTalkers...........................................................................................................................8
Posters...................................................................................................................................9
ShelfEducators......................................................................................................................9
RecipeCards&Sampling........................................................................................................9
PrepackagedRecipeBags......................................................................................................10
ClientInformationCards.......................................................................................................10
ProductPlacement................................................................................................................10
Food$ense(SNAP-Ed)andHealthDepartmentEducatorsContactInformation.....................12
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Welcome&ProjectGoalsWelcometotheThumbsUpforHealthyChoicesToolkit!Inthistoolkit,youwillfindtheinformationneededtosuccessfullyimplementthisprojectinyourlocalfoodpantry.Thegoaloftheprojectissimple:tomakehealthierchoicesmorevisibletopeoplereceivingfoodfromemergencyfoodsitessuchasfoodpantries.Weunderstandthatpeopleutilizingtheseserviceswillnotalwaysbeinaplacewherenutritiousfoodisapriorityforthem,andwerespectthat.However,ifpeopledesiretomakehealthierchoiceswewantittobeeasy.TheThumbsUpmaterialswillbeplacedinfrontoffooditemsthatfitspecificnutritionguidelines,whicharedefinedinthistoolkit,forahealthychoice.Thesefoodsincludeitemsthatarehighinfiber,vitamins,andminerals,andlowinaddedsugar,sodium,andsaturatedandtrans-fats.Thehealthychoiceguidelinesarebasedonthe“Foods2Encourage”programdevelopedbyFeedingAmerica,aswellasthecurrentDietaryGuidelinesforAmericans.Aspartofthetoolkityouwillreceiveshelftalkers,shelfeducators,posters,clientinformationcards,andrecipescards.Allthematerialscanbeadaptedtoavarietyoffoodpantrysettings.Weencourageyoutoexplorewhatoptionswillworkbestforyourpantryandclients.Youcanuseallofthetools,orsomeofthetoolsavailable,whateverworksbestforyourneeds.Throughoutthetoolkit,youwillfindtipsonhowtouseeachpieceoftheprojectindifferentsettings.ThumbsUpforHealthyChoiceswasdevelopedbytheUtahFood$ense(SNAP-Ed)program.ImplementationoftheprogramissupportedbytheFood$enseNutritionEducationAssistants(NEAs),andUtahDepartmentofHealth(UDOH)HealthEducators.Contactinformationforalloftheseorganizationsisattheendofthetoolkit.Wehopeyouareasexcitedaboutthisprojectasweare.Researchhasindicatedthatnudges,liketheThumbsUpshelftalkersandeducators,areeffectiveatencouragingpeopletomakehealthierchoicesinretailsettings,aswellasinfoodpantrysettings.WehopethatourworkcanhelpUtahnsmakehealthierchoicesthatimprovequalityoflifeforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.HappyNudging!CaseyCoombs,MS,RD,CDUtahFood$enseAssistantDirectorNDFSExtensionProgramUtahStateUniversityCasey.coombs@usu.edu435-797-3725
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PromotingNutritionattheFoodPantry:WhyDoesItMatter?Asyoumaybeaware,therehasbeenashiftintheroleoffoodpantriesformanylow-incomeAmericans.Historically,foodpantrieswereusedasashort-termsourceoffoodduringdiresituations.Clientsutilizedpantriesforshortperiodsduringemergenciessuchasatemporarylossofemployment,oranunforeseenexpense.Pantrieswouldservetheclientsforafewweeks,oracoupleofmonths.Currently,foodpantriesareusedbymanyasalonger-termstrategytofoodsecurity.Manyindividualsandfamiliesrelyonthefoodreceivedfrompantriesformonthsorevenyears.Thislonger-termrelianceonfoodpantriesmakeitessentialthatclientshaveaccesstohealthychoicesthatareappealingandvisible.Theshelftalkers,educators,andrecipesareagreatwaytoletyourclientsknowwhichfoodswillhelpthemandtheirfamiliesimprovetheirhealththroughnutrition.Individualsandfamiliesthatarefoodinsecurearesignificantlymorelikelytostrugglewithobesityandrelatedchronicdiseasesincludingheartdisease,typeIIdiabetes,andcertaintypesofcancer.Childrenwhoareraisedinafoodinsecureenvironmentarealsoatanincreasedriskofbeingobeseasanadult.Whilealackoffoodiscertainlyonecontributingfactortotheseincreasedrisks,lackofnourishingfoodsalsoplaysanimportantrole.Familiesandindividualswhoutilizefoodpantriesshouldhaveaccesstofoodsthatwillbothfilltheirbellies,andnourishtheirbodies.Thereisalsoamisconceptionthathealthyfoodsareonlyavailabletopeopleofthemiddleandupperclasses.Webelievethateveryone,regardlessofgeographicallocationorsocio-economicstatus,deservetohaveaccesstofoodsthatwillhelpthembetheirbestandlivelong,healthylives.BynomeansisThumbsUpintendedtodecreasetheamountoffoodsthatdon’tfitthehealthychoicecriteriaoutlinedinthistoolkit.Itdoesnotintendtoshamepeopleforchoosingthoseoptionsatfoodpantries.Rather,ThumbsUpintendstomakethehealthychoice,theeasychoiceforthosepeoplewhoarelookingfornutritiousfoods.
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HealthyFoodPantryAssessmentTool*NewToolforFY2019Inordertobestservethefoodpantriesinyourarea,itisbesttoidentifybothwhattheyarealreadydoingtohelpclientsmakehealthychoices,aswellaswhatthingstheywouldliketodo.Duringfiscalyear2019,wewillbeusingtheHealthyFoodPantryAssessmentTool(HFPAT).Thistoolisslightlymoreextensivethanthetoolusedduringpreviousyears.WewillbeusingtheHealthyFoodPantryAssessmentTool(HFPAT)inallofthefoodpantrieswherewewillbedoingPSEworkduringFY2019.WhenyouapproachapantrytodoPSEwork,suchasThumbsUpforHealthyChoices,pleasecompletethisassessmentoftheinitiativestheyalreadyhaveinplace.Completeanassessmentwhenyoubegintoworkwithapantryor,forpantriesyouhaveworkedwithinthepast,atthebeginningofthefiscalyear.Then,completeasecond,follow-upassessment,usingthesameformattheendofthefiscalyear,orwhenyoufinishworkingwiththepantry.Yourgoalshouldbetoseeanimprovementinthepantry’stotalranking,orscore,whichreflectsthenumberofwaysthepantryistryingtopromoteclientnutrition.YouwillfindtheHealthyFoodPantryAssessmentTool(HFPAT)onthestaffwebsiteunderthePSEtab.Youwillalsofindstep-by-stepinstructionsabouthowtocompletetheassessment,andentertheinformationintoPEARSinthesamesectionofthestaffwebsite.YoucancompletetheassessmentonlineusingyourFood$enseprovidedtabletoronapapercopy.
DefiningHealthyFoodsDeterminingwhichfoodsare“healthy”canbeanoverwhelmingandfrustratingtaskforconsumers.ThumbsUpforHealthyChoicesisdesignedtomakenutritiousfoodsstandoutamongtherest.BelowyouwillfindtherequirementsfordifferentfoodcategoriestogetaThumbsUpsign.Foodsmustmeetalloftherequirementstobedeemeda“healthychoice.”Meetingallrequirementsensuresthattheprogramisconsistentthroughoutthestate.Itislikelyyouwillencounterdifferentproductsthanthoselistedbelow.Youmayusethecriteriaforanitemthatismostsimilartotheproduct.But,ifyouareunsureaboutanitem,itisbesttonotmarkitwithaThumbsUp.Thecriteriaonthefollowingtwopagesareallbasedonaperservingbasis.Informationonnutritionfactlabelsarealsoonaperservingbasis,soyoushouldbeabletocomparethesevaluestothoseonthefoodlabelswithrelativeease.ThecriteriawereadaptedfromFeedingAmerica’sDetailedFoodstoEncourage.
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NutritionCriteriaCategory:FruitsandVegetables CriteriaFreshfruitsorvegetables NothingaddedFruitorvegetablejuice 100%juiceCanned,dried,orfrozen NopartiallyhydrogenatedoilslistediningredientsAND
Sodium<230mgANDTotalsugar<12gORpackedinlitesyrupOR100%fruitjuiceANDSaturatedfat<2gTransfat0g
Category:Grains Criteria
Singlegrainproducts(oats,barley,rice,quinoa,etc.)
100%wholegrain
Bread&pasta(wholegrain)
WholegrainlistedasthefirstingredientAND>10%DVfiberOR>2.5gfiber
Cereal WholegrainlistedasthefirstingredientAND>3gfiber
Bread,pasta,&cereal(notwholegrain)
Doesnothavetobewholegrain,butdoeshaveSodium<230mgTotalsugarBread/pasta0gCereal<12gSaturatedfat<2gTransfat0g
Category:Protein CriteriaEggs NospecialcriteriaNuts,seeds,driedbeans,lentils NothingaddedBeans,meat,poultry,seafood(cannedchicken,tuna,beans,frozenhamburgerpatties,frozenchickennuggets,etc.)
Sodium<480mg/servingSaturatedfat<2gTransfat0g
Nuts/seedspreads(peanutbutter,almondbutter,soybutter,etc.)
Sodium<230mg/servingTotalsugar<4gpertablespoonorper1ozTransfat0g
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Category:Dairy Criteria
Unflavored/unsweetenedlow-fat(1%)orskim/non-fatmilkoryogurt
Nospecialcriteria
Unsweetenedmilksubstitutes(soymilk,almondmilk,etc.)
Nospecialcriteria
Cheese Sodium<480mg/servingSaturatedfat<3gTransfat0g
Flavoredmilk,milksubstitutes,&yogurt
Canbeskim,low-fat,orfullfatSodium<480mgTotalsugar:Milk<22gYogurt<30gSaturatedfat<3gTransfat0g
Category:SnackFoods Criteria
Granola/ProteinBarsTrailMixCookiesPastries/BrowniesEtc.
£200caloriesperserving£7gramsoftotalfatperserving£2gramsofsaturatedfatperserving£15gramsofsugarperserving£200mg.ofperservingDonothavesugarorhighfructosecornsyruplistedasthefirstingredient
Nuts(nottrailmix,seeabovefortrailmix)
£220caloriesperserving£3.5g.saturatedfat£240mgofsodiumperserving£4gtotalsugar
CrackersPretzelsRiceCakesEtc.
£150caloriesperserving£1.5gramssaturatedfatperserving£230mg.ofsodiumperserving£10gtotalsugar
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ShelfTalkers
Shelftalkersareamarketingtoolusedtodirectaconsumer’sattentiontoaspecificproduct.Theyaregenerallysmallsigns,liketheonesabove,thatareplacedonshelvesinfrontofcertainitems.Shelftalkershaveproventobeeffectiveatincreasingthelikelihoodthataconsumerwillpurchasetheitemtheyarepromoting.Manyfoodretailsettingsusethesetoolstoincreasethesalesofcertainitems.WearehopefulourThumbsUpshelftalkerswillhavethesameimpactontheselectionofhealthyitemsatemergencyfoodsites.Therearethreedifferentsizedshelftalkersavailable.Currently,thereare4”signs,2”signs,and1x3”stripsigns.Youmayorderthesize(s)thatworksbestforyourpantry.Wehaveclipsavailabletoattachthesignstoavarietyofshelvingtypes.However,ifyouprefernottousetheclipsthatisOK.Belowyouwillfindsomeadditionalideasonhowtoattachthem.AsaFood$enseNEAyoucanuseyourPSEhourstohelpwiththeinitialimplementationoftheThumbsUpprogram.Ifyoufindthatthepantryneedsexceedyouravailability,theremayalsobealocalhealthdepartmenteducatoravailableinyourareatoassist.Pleaseseepage10-11toidentifyothersthatcanhelp.Youarealsoencouragedtotrainpantrystaffandvolunteersonprogramimplementation.Eventually,investedpantriesshouldtakeontheimplementationontheirownwithlimitedsupportfromFood$ense.Thiswillallowustointroducetheprogramintootherpantriesandsettings.Somepantriesfinditeasiertodesignatecertainshelvesorareasofthepantryforhealthychoices.You,aswellaspantrystaffandvolunteers,usethenutritionguidelinesavailabletofilltheseshelveswithappropriatefoods.ThisgreatlyreducestheamountoftimespentmovingtheThumbsUpsignsaroundthepantry.Tryoneoftheideasbelow,orgetcreativetoattachyourshelftalkersneatlyandvisiblytoashelf:
• Ordertheplastic,expandableshelfclipsfromtheFood$ensestafforderfrom.• Punch1-2holesintheshelftalker.Useazip-tie,twisttie,ortwinetoattachtometal
shelving.• Rollducttapeonthebackonshelftalkerandtapetowoodenorplasticshelving.• Useabindercliptoattachtothinplasticormetalshelving
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PostersThepostersreceivedaspartofthetoolkitareintendedtogivepeoplemoreinformationaboutthefoodsthathavebeendeemeda“healthychoice.”Itdoesn’tgiveallofthedetailsofhowhealthyfoodsaredeterminedsincetoomuchnutritioninformationcanoftenbeoverwhelming.Youcanorderadditionalpostersasneeded.ThepostersareavailableinEnglishandSpanish.
ShelfEducatorsShelfeducatorshighlightsomeofthemostcommonhealthychoicesavailableatfoodpantries.Youcanprintandhangtheseshelfeducatorsinfrontoftheproducttheyarehighlighting.SincethesehavetheThumbsUpsymbols,feelfreetousetheseinplaceoftheThumbsUpshelftalkersifyouthinkthepantryclientswouldappreciatetheinformation.Ifyouneedashelfeducatorforaproductnotalreadyincludedonthewebsite,pleasecontactthestateoffice.Wewouldliketheeducatorstobeconsistentaroundthestate,sopreferNEAstonotcreatethematthecountylevel.
RecipeCards&SamplingOneofthebiggestbarrierstochoosingsomeofthehealthychoicesatfoodpantriesisnotknowingwhattodowiththem.Sharingsimple,tasty,andhealthyrecipeswithclientswillgreatlyincreasethelikelihoodthattheywillchooseandusetheThumbsUpitem.BesuretomarkthehealthyingredientsneededfortherecipewiththeThumbsUpsignwithinthepantrysoclientsknowwhichitemstoselect.Recipecardtemplatesareavailableonthestaffwebsite.Wearecurrentlyworkingoncreatingabankoffoodpantryappropriaterecipesforyoutouse.Itwillalsobeavailableonthestaffwebsiteonceit’scompleted.Food$enseNEAsarealsoapprovedtodorecipesamplingsthatuseThumbsUpitems.NEAsareencouragedtosetupasampletableinavisible,hightrafficareainthepantry.Ifthepantryallows,havingprepackagedbagswiththeingredientsneededtomaketherecipemaybehelpfulforclientsaswell.ThisisalsoagreatplacetoletpeopleknowaboutyourupcomingFood$enseclasses.
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PrepackagedRecipeBagsAnotheroptionthatsomeNEAshaveusedtohelpincreasetheselectionofhealthyfoodsistopre-packagebagswithingredientsneededtomakeahealthyFood$enserecipe.Youcanorderstrong,clearbagsfromthestafforderformforthisstrategy.Oftenthepantrywillnothavealloftheingredientsneededtomakethetotalrecipe.Inthiscase,besuretoindicateontherecipecardwhichingredientsareincluded,andwhichingredientsstillneedtoobtained.ThisisagreatstrategytouseifthepantryhasalotofanitemthatfitstheThumbsUpguidelinesthattheyarehopingtomoveoutofthepantry.
ClientInformationCardsAlsoavailableareinformationcardsabouttheThumbsUpcriteriaandadditionalsourcesoftasty,healthyrecipes.ThesecardsareavailableinbothEnglishandSpanishandcanbeorderedfromtheFood$ensestafforderform.
ProductPlacementInadditiontotheproductpromotionstrategieslistedaboveanothereffectivewaytoimprovethevisibilityandappealofhealthyoptionsinafoodpantryisproductplacement.Placinghealthyoptionsinhighlyvisibleandconvenientlocationsthroughoutthepantrywillhelpmakethehealthychoicetheeasychoice.Belowaresomeproductplacementimprovementstoconsiderinthepantry:
o Placehealthyoptionswherefoodpantryclientsenterthepantryandbegintomaketheirfoodchoices.
o Placelesshealthyoptionsinthebackofthefoodpantry.o Place“healthyoptions”ateyelevelontheshelvesandmovelesshealthyoptionstothe
topandbottomoftheshelves.o Placehealthyoptionsinmorethanlocationthroughoutthepantry.Forexample,have
freshproduceatthebeginningofthepantryandinthemiddle.
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o Makehealthychoicesconvenient,oreasytomake.Displayfoodsinawaythatiseasyforpeopletograbthem.Examplesmayincludeelevatingbreadcratessoclientsdon’thavetosearchthroughapileofbread.
o Makeattractivedisplaysforthehealthyoptions.Usestandingracks,baskets,orothervisualdisplaystomakehealthyoptionsstandoutfromtherestofthefoods.
o Createahealthyend-cap(adisplayattheendofanaisle)andotherspecialdisplaystopromotefoodsthatmeetThumbsUpnutritioncriteria.Contactinformation
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Food$ense(SNAP-Ed)andHealthDepartmentEducatorsContactInformationUsethislisttoidentifyandcontactyourlocalHealthDepartmentEducatorthatisabletohelpwithimplementingThumbsUpforHealthyChoicesinfoodpantries.Notallcountieshavealocalhealthdepartmenteducatorthatcanhelp.County Name Organization ContactInformationBeaverCounty CindyNelson USUExtension/
BoxElderCounty AnnHenderson USUExtension/Food$ense
JennieMurri BearRiverHealthDept.
CacheCounty CelinaWille USUExtension/Food$ense
CarbonCounty
EllenSerfustini USUExtension/Food$ense
DavisCounty EmmaThompson USUExtension/Food$ense
MarcieClark DavisHealthDepartment
DuchesneCounty SuzannePrevedel USUExtension/Food$ense
EmeryCounty ChrisJensen USUExtension/Food$ense
GarfieldCounty CallieWard USUExtension/Food$ense
IronCounty KathyRiggs USUExtension/Food$ense
JuabCounty TashaKillian USUExtension/Food$ense
KaneCounty ElizabethDavis USUExtension/Food$ense
MillardCounty MaryAnnaHenke Food$ense [email protected]
PiuteCounty ChrisJessen USUExtension/Food$ense
SaltLakeCounty
MelanieJewkes USUExtension/Food$ense
LeslieChan SaltLakeHealthDepartment
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SanpeteCounty ShannonCromwell USUExtension/Food$ense
SevierCounty RebeccaMills USUExtension/Food$ense
SummitCounty SusanHaws USUExtension/Food$ense
SummitCounty SaReneBrooks SummitHealthDepartment
TooeleCounty DarleneChristensen USUExtension/Food$ense
KimClausing TooeleHealthDepartment
Uinath/DaggettCounty
SuzannePrevedel USUExtension/Food$ense
UtahCounty CathyMerrill USUExtension/Food$ense
MelissaPorter [email protected]
WasatchCounty TriciaMathis USUExtension/Food$ense
WashingtonCounty
USUExtension/Food$ense
WayneCounty GaelynnPeterson USUExtension/Food$ense
WeberCounty
TeresaHunsaker USUExtension/Food$ense
SunnyHayes Weber-MorganHealthDept.
StatewideProgramCoordinator
CaseyCoombs Food$ense(SNAP-Ed)
