Implement practices to promote healthier choices in vending machines and snack bars
Rationale: Integrating behavioral design features — such as point-of-choice labeling and pricing incentives — at locations where food is available supports healthy nutritional choices, contributing to increased consumption of fruits and vegetables and reduced risk of diet-related diseases.
Requirements
Demonstrate compliance with one of the options below:
Option 1 - Healthy Food Choice Practices (Full Credit):
Demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements:
Multi-Tenant Retail
- Implement healthier food choice practices in one of the following:
- all vending machines and snack bars that serve building occupants only
- a vending machine or snack bar retail area that is open to the public.
- Implement a minimum of three of the following qualifying healthy food and beverage selection practices within each identified vending machine and/or snack bar:
- employing point-of-choice nutrition labeling on all food items offered
- featuring package design(s) that highlights healthy food and beverage options
- prioritize healthy food and beverage options through displays or layouts
- featuring healthy food and beverage options as the default
- controlling food and beverage portion sizes.
Healthier food options must meet the Type D Food and Nutrition Requirements of the Fitwel Food and Beverage Standard.
- Implement a minimum of one of the following qualifying pricing incentives to encourage the purchase of healthier food options:
- offering healthy food and beverage options at a lower price than other food and beverage options
- highlighting healthy food options by providing free samples
- providing discounts on healthy meals and menu items
- offering rotating pricing specials on healthy food items
- offering free fruits or vegetables and charging for other food items, if available.
Healthier food options must meet the Type D Food and Nutrition Requirements of the Fitwel Food and Beverage Standard.
- Ensure the vending machines and/or snack bars that implement the healthier food choice practices are located within a ½-mile or 800-meter walking route of a main building entrance.
Retail
- Implement healthier food choice practices in one of the following:
- all vending machines and snack bars that serve full- and part-time employees and staff of tenant space(s) only
- a vending machine or snack bar retail area that is open to the public.
- Implement a minimum of three of the following qualifying healthy food and beverage selection practices within each identified vending machine and/or snack bar:
- employing point-of-choice nutrition labeling on all food items offered
- featuring package design(s) that highlights healthy food and beverage options
- prioritize healthy food and beverage options through displays or layouts
- featuring healthy food and beverage options as the default
- controlling food and beverage portion sizes.
Healthier food options must meet the Type D Food and Nutrition Requirements of the Fitwel Food and Beverage Standard.
- Implement a minimum of one of the following qualifying pricing incentives to encourage the purchase of healthier food options:
- offering healthy food and beverage options at a lower price than other food and beverage options
- highlighting healthy food options by providing free samples
- providing discounts on healthy meals and menu items
- offering rotating pricing specials on healthy food items
- offering free fruits or vegetables and charging for other food items, if available.
Healthier food options must meet the Type D Food and Nutrition Requirements of the Fitwel Food and Beverage Standard.
4. Ensure the vending machines and/or snack bars that implement the healthier food choice practices are located within a ½-mile or 800-meter walking route of a main building entrance.
Option 2 - Healthy Food Selection Practices (Partial Credit):
Demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements:
Multi-Tenant Retail
- Implement healthier food choice practices in one of the following:
- all vending machines and snack bars that serve building occupants only
- a vending machine or snack bar retail area that is open to the public.
- Implement a minimum of three of the following qualifying healthy food and beverage selection practices:
- employing point-of-choice nutrition labeling on all food items offered
- featuring package design(s) that highlights healthy food and beverage options
- prioritize healthy food and beverage options through displays or layouts
- featuring healthy food and beverage options as the default
- controlling food and beverage portion sizes.
Healthier food options must meet the Type D Food and Nutrition Requirements of the Fitwel Food and Beverage Standard.
- Ensure the vending machines and/or snack bars that implement the healthier food selection practices are located within a ½-mile or 800-meter walking route of a main building entrance.
Retail
- Implement healthier food choice selection practices in one of the following:
- all vending machines and snack bars that serve full- and part-time employees and staff of tenant space(s) only
- a vending machine or snack bar retail area that is open to the public.
- Implement a minimum of three of the following qualifying healthy food and beverage selection practices within each identified prepared food area(s):
- employing point-of-choice nutrition labeling on all food items offered
- featuring package design(s) that highlights healthy food and beverage options
- prioritize healthy food and beverage options through displays or layouts
- featuring healthy food and beverage options as the default
- controlling food and beverage portion sizes.
Healthier food options must meet the Type D Food and Nutrition Requirements of the Fitwel Food and Beverage Standard.
3. Ensure the vending machines and/or snack bars that implement the healthier food selection practices are located within a ½-mile or 800-meter walking route of a main building entrance.
Option 3 - Healthy Food Pricing Incentives (Partial Credit):
Demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements:
Multi-Tenant Retail
- Implement healthier food pricing incentives in one of the following:
- all vending machines and snack bars that serve building occupants only
- a vending machine or snack bar retail area that is open to the public.
- Implement a minimum of one of the following qualifying pricing incentives to encourage the purchase of healthier food options:
- offering healthy food and beverage options at a lower price than other food and beverage options
- highlighting healthy food options by providing free samples
- providing discounts on healthy meals and menu items
- offering rotating pricing specials on healthy food items
- offering free fruits or vegetables and charging for other food items, if available.
Healthier food options must meet the Type D Food and Nutrition Requirements of the Fitwel Food and Beverage Standard.
- Ensure the vending machines and/or snack bars that implement the healthier food pricing practices are located within a ½-mile or 800-meter walking route of a main building entrance.
Retail
- Implement healthier food pricing incentives in one of the following:
- all vending machines and snack bars that serve full- and part-time employees and staff of tenant space(s) only
- a vending machine or snack bar retail area that is open to the public.
- Implement a minimum of three of the following qualifying healthy food and beverage selection practices within each identified prepared food area(s):
- employing point-of-choice nutrition labeling on all food items offered
- featuring package design(s) that highlights healthy food and beverage options
- prioritize healthy food and beverage options through displays or layouts
- featuring healthy food and beverage options as the default
- controlling food and beverage portion sizes.
Healthier food options must meet the Type D Food and Nutrition Requirements of the Fitwel Food and Beverage Standard.
3. Ensure the vending machines and/or snack bars that implement the healthier food pricing practices are located within a ½-mile or 800-meter walking route of a main building entrance.
Compliance Documentation
Types of compliance documentation required:
- Annotated design plans
- Certified statements
- Annotated photographs
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