10.2 Healthy Food Retail

(1.39 points)

Rationale

Promoting healthier food options supports consumption of healthy foods and beverages and improved eating habits.

Strategy Requirements

Prioritize healthy prepared food retail options through all of the following:

1. Develop educational materials promoting the health benefits of healthy food and beverage selection
2. Identify a minimum of two prepared food outlets that meet all of the following criteria
   1. are located within the project boundary or within a 1/2 mile (800 meters) walking route of the project boundary
   2. offer a minimum of 3 non-fried vegetable options daily. Vegetables can be fresh, frozen, or canned. Served cooked or raw
   3. offer a variety of non-friend protein foods, such as seafood, lean meats and poultry, eggs, legumes (beans and peas), nuts, seeds, and soy products, daily, with a minimum of 75% of all protein foods offered non-fried
   4. offer protein foods from plants, such as legumes, nuts, seeds, and soy products, a minimum of 3 times per week
   5. if seafood and meats are offered, offer seafood a minimum of 2 times a week
   6. if dessert is offered, a minimum of one fruit option with no added sugars is available daily (fruit can be fresh, canned, frozen, or dried)
3. Share educational material and the location of healthy food options with regular occupants through a minimum of 2 of the following:
   1. community information board(s)
   2. a digital platform such as a website, digital application, or display screen in common areas
   3. posters or a display at a location that is regularly visible to all occupants

Note: Samples of qualifying educational materials can be found at USDAs MyPlate, UN FAO Food-based dietary guidelines, or the American Heart Association Healthy for Good: Infographics

Design Certification

Submit all of the following:

1. The official or draft of the educational materials promoting healthy food and beverage selection
2. Annotated map(s) identifying the existing or planned location of a minimum of 2 qualifying prepared food outlet(s)
3. An official statement detailing how the educational materials and locations of healthy food options will be shared with regular occupants

Built Certification

1. A copy of the educational materials promoting healthy food and beverage selection
2. Annotated map(s) identifying the location of a minimum of 2 qualifying prepared food outlet(s)
3. Anootated food outlet menus demonstrating how they meet the required criteria
4. An official statement detailing how the educational materials and locations of healthy food options are shared with regular occupants