Nutrition Labeling At Restaurants Education for Restaurant Owners

Nutrition Labeling At Restaurants: Education for Restaurant Owners Michelle Popa, Ph. D Student Walden University PUBH 8165 Environmental Health Instructor: Dr. Donald Goodwin

Objective �Overview of nutritional guidelines �Demonstrate the benefits of healthy eating habits �Demonstrate the associated risks to unhealthy eating �Demonstrate the benefits of providing nutritional facts on menus

Nutritional Guidelines • Food Guide Pyramid üRevised in 2005 • New updates üBased on age, gender and exercise • Food group breakdown üFruits üVegetables üWhole grains üMeats üFats (American Dietetic Association, 2009) (Roche, 2009)

Nutritional Guidelines: Fruits (Hammock Bridge, 2010) (The United States Department of Agriculture, 2008)

Nutritional Guidelines: Vegetables (Starling Fitness, 2010) (The United States Department of Agriculture, 2008)

Nutritional Guidelines: Grains (American Dietetic Association, 2010) (The United States Department of Agriculture)

Nutritional Guidelines: Meats and Beans (Fresher Than Fresh, 2010) (Broiler King, 2008) (The United States Department of Agriculture, 2008) (Reader’s Digest, 2008)

Nutritional Guidelines: Milk (Mohave County WIC, 2010) (The United States Department of Agriculture, 2008)

Nutritional Guidelines: Oil (City of Yuma, 2010) (The United States Department of Agriculture)

Eating Healthy • Healthy eating will decrease medical care costs üPrevent expenditures up to 7. 1 billion annually • Joint participation between restaurants and the consumer can help encourage healthier food choices and portion sizes (AARP, Public Policy Institute, 2004) (Shropshire Council, 2010)

Obesity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008)

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Menu Labeling • Meals consumed outside the home has doubled over the past three decades • Average cost of meals consumed outside the home has doubled over the past three decades (American Heart Association, 2009) (Harvard School of Public Health, 2010)

Menu Labeling (Center For Science In The Public Interest, 2010)

Menu Labeling Support • Agencies supporting restaurant menu labeling üInstitute of Medicine üAmerican Public Health Association üAmerican Heart Association üAmerican Dietetic Association (The American Heart Association, 2009) üAmerican Academy of Pediatrics (Center For Science In The Public Interest, 2010)

Value of Menu Labeling (Daniels, 2010)

Menu Labeling : Consumer (Zelman, 2008)

Menu Label: Not A New Concept • Department of Medicine at Stanford University Study Results of Menu Labeling and Sales üIncrease in sales for items with nutritional information üAwareness of menu changes were recognized (Carpenter, 2008) (Albright, Flora, & Fortmann, 1990)

Nationwide Menu Labeling � Affordable Health Choices Act ü Restaurants with 20+ locations with same name ü Caloric content on standard menu items ü Include FDA standards for nutritional information ü Additional nutrition information available upon customer’s request (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2009) (Indiana, 2010)

Conclusion: • Reviewed nutritional guidelines • Education on the benefits of healthy eating habits • Discussed the associated risks to unhealthy eating • Showed the benefits of providing nutritional facts on menus 950+ CALORIES

Other Helpful Sources � Center for Science in the Public Interest. Menu Labeling; www. menulabeling. org � Culinology. The Future of Menu Marketing; www. culinologyonline. com � National Conference of State Legislatures. Trans Fat & Menu Labeling Legislation; www. ncsl. org/issuesresearch/health/. . . /tabid/14362/default. aspx � Oregon Department of Veteran Affairs. Menu Labeling Act; www. oregon. gov/DHS/ph/menu/restaurants. shtml

References AARP Public Policy Institute. (2004). Nutrition Labeling at Fast Food and Other Chain Restaurants. Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from www. assets. aarp. org/rgcenter/consume/ib 71_nutrition. pdf Albright, C. , Flora, J. , Fortmann, S. (1990). Restaurant Menu Labeling: Impact of Nutrition Information on Entrée Sales and Patron Attitudes. Retrieved on January 9, 2010 from http: //heb. sagepub. com/cgi/content/abstract/17/2/157 American Diabetes Association. (2009). Food. Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from www. diabetes. org American Heart Association. (2009). Position Statement on Menu Labeling. Retrieved on January 9, 2010 from www. americanheart. org/downloadable/heart/. . .

References Continued American Public Health Association. (2004). Support for Nutrition Labeling in Fast Food and Other Chain Restaurants. Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from www. apha. org/advocacy/policysearch/default. htm? id=1300 Burton, S. , Creyer, E. , Kees, J. , & Huggins, K. (2006). Attacking the Obesity Epidemic: The Potential Health Benefits of Providing Nutrition Information in Restaurants. Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pmc/articles/pmc 1551968/? tool=pubmed Camona, R. (2003). The Obesity Crisis in America. Retrieved on January 11, 2010 from www. surgeongeneral. gov/news/testimony/obesity 07162003. htm

References Continued Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (2009). Menu Labeling: Does Providing Nutrition Information at the Point of Purchase Affect Consumer Behavior. Retrieved on January 9, 2010 from www. rwjf. org/files/research/20090630 hermenulabeling. pdf Soltis, C. (2009). Indiana Joins NYC’s Efforts to Combat Obesity, House Passes Menu Labeling Bill. Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from www. fdalawblog. net/fda_law_blog_hyman_phelps/2009/03/indiana-joinsnyces-effort. . The United States Department of Agriculture. (2008). My Pyramid. Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from www. mypyramid. gov Washington Post. (2007). Put Nutritional Facts on the Menu. Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //wwwsptimes. com/2007/04/03/news_pf/opinion/put_nutritional_facts. s html

Picture References American Dietetic Association. (2009). Eat Right. Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //www. eatright. org Broiler King. (2008). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //www. broilerking. com/articles/Buying-and-Grilling-Steak. php Carpenter, E. (2006). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //www. healthassociates. com/Math. Diet. htm Center for Disease Control. (2008). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //www. cdc. gov/Features/ds. Obesity

Picture References Continued City of Yuma. (2010). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //www. yumaaz. gov/8370. htm Daniels, M. (2010). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //images. google. com/imgres? imgurl=http: //www. mdaniels. c om Fresher than Fresh. (2010). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //www. fresherthanfresh. com

Picture References Continued Hammock Bridge. (2010). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //hammockbridge. com/home/information/restaurantand-bar. html Harvard School of Public Health. (2010). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //www. hsph. harvard. edu/nutritionsource/questions Indiana. (2010). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //www. 50 states. com/maps/indiana. gif Mohave County WIC. (2010). Retrieved January 10, 2010 from http: //legacy. co. mohave. az. us/WIC/gestationaldiabetes. htm Mount Mc. Kinley. (2005). Retrieved January 10, 2010 from http: //www. happiecamper. com/html/mt_mckinley. html

Picture References Continued North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (2010). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //www. agr. state. nc. us/cyber/kidswrld/nutrition/gifs/nu tr 2. gif Reader’s Digest. (2008). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //www. readersdigest. com. au/food-andrecipes/eggs-facts/article 92429 -1. html Roche. (2009). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from https: //www. diabetesbehaviorchange. com/dbx/patient/re sources/food-guide-pyramid. html

Picture References Continued Shropshire Council. (2010). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //www. shropshire. gov. uk/schoolmeals. nsf/open/895 D 03 C 3 A 85 B 426 F 802574 D 6004 D 9 C 55 Starling Fitness. (2010) Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from www. starling-fitness. com/wp-content/uploads/veggies. jpg The United States Department of Agriculture. (2008). My Pyramid. Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from www. mypyramid. gov

Picture References Continued Word Press. (2009). Retrieved on January 10, 2010 from http: //4 pack. wordpress. com/2009/08/07/ideal-healthy-foods -fruits-and-vegetables-are-best-eaten-or-prepared-withskin-on Zelman, K. (2008). Retrieved on January 10, 2008 from http: //img. webmd. com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_asse ts/site_images/media/pdf/diet/portion-control-guide. pdf