Implement practices to promote healthier choices in a prepared food area

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:

1. Implement healthier food choice practices in one of the following:

• all prepared food areas that serve building occupants only
• a prepared food retail area that is open to the public.

2. 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.

The Fitwel Food and Beverage Standard will be attached shortly.

3. 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.

The Fitwel Food and Beverage Standard will be attached shortly.

4. Ensure the healthier food choice practices are implemented in a prepared food area that is 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:

1. Implement healthier food choice practices in one of the following:

• all prepared food areas that serve building occupants only
• a prepared food retail area that is open to the public.

2. 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.

The Fitwel Food and Beverage Standard will be attached shortly.

3. Ensure the healthier food selection practices are implemented in a prepared food area that is 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:

1. Implement healthier food pricing incentives in one of the following:

• all prepared food areas that serve building occupants only
• a prepared food retail area that is open to the public.

2. 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.

The Fitwel Food and Beverage Standard will be attached shortly.

3. Ensure the healthier food pricing incentives are implemented in a prepared food area that is 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