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HEAL and Food Outlets

Restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores and other public service venues support healthy eating when they offer and promote healthy foods and beverages. Examples include grocers that procure locally grown healthy foods, convenience stores that offer and prominently display more fruits and vegetables, and restaurants that add healthy food and beverage items to their menus.

HEAL's Recommended Strategies for Food Outlets

• Restaurants offer healthy foods and beverages by reformulating existing and adding new menu items (e.g., whole grains, fruits and vegetables), offering reasonably sized portions, and making healthier menu items the standard for children
• Restaurants, especially fast food and chain restaurants, improve access to nutrition content information on menus and menu boards
• Grocery stores, convenience/corner stores, restaurants, and other public service venues offer and promote fruits, vegetables and healthy foods procured from local farms
• Farmers' markets offer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) access for individuals and families enrolled in nutrition assistance programs
• Grocery stores, convenience/corner stores and restaurants reduce point-of-sale marketing of less healthy foods and beverages

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