Table 2.
Prevalence of healthy practices at baseline and follow-up for community restaurants (n 32), Heart of New Ulm (HONU) Project, Minnesota, USA
| Baseline (2010) | Follow-up (2013) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy practices offered daily | n | % | n | % | P value |
| Bronze | |||||
| One or more non-fried vegetable side dish(es) | 20 | 62·5 | 27 | 84·4 | 0·016 |
| One or more half-size portion entrée(s) | 10 | 31·3 | 23 | 71·9 | <0·001 |
| Kids’ menu (if available) includes healthy side AND beverage option(s) | 7 | 21·9 | 13 | 40·6 | 0·032 |
| Fat-free or low-fat milk AND a low- or no-calorie beverage | 29 | 90·6 | 28 | 87·5 | 0·999 |
| If snack chips are available, baked chips are offered as a choice | 3 | 9·7 | 7 | 22·6 | 0·129 |
| Low-fat or fat-free salad dressing | 25 | 78·1 | 24 | 75·0 | 0·607 |
| Silver | |||||
| One or more fruit side dish(es) with no added sugar | 13 | 40·6 | 17 | 53·1 | 0·289 |
| Salad, fruit or non-fried vegetables are offered as the standard side | 7 | 22·6 | 14 | 45·2 | 0·065 |
| Sandwich buns are not automatically buttered | 9 | 28·1 | 16 | 50·0 | 0·092 |
| Spreads and dressings are placed on the side for all sandwiches | 8 | 25·0 | 11 | 34·4 | 0·615 |
| Olive oil or trans-fat free margarine is available | 26 | 81·3 | 29 | 90·6 | 0·311 |
| A minimum of three half-portion entrées | 7 | 21·9 | 16 | 50·0 | 0·022 |
| One or more wholegrain bread or bun option(s) | 8 | 25·0 | 12 | 37·5 | 0·219 |
| Trans-fat free/saturated fat free frying oil is used | 29 | 93·5 | 29 | 93·5 | NA |
| Healthy practices are promoted on the menu or a table tent | 7 | 22·6 | 6 | 19·4 | 0·999 |
| Gold | |||||
| One or more HONU Project-approved healthy dish(es) is on menu | 2 | 6·5 | 10 | 32·3 | 0·008 |
| HONU Healthy Practices level achievement | |||||
| Level achieved | |||||
| No level achieved | 25 | 78·1 | 20 | 62·5 | 0·199 |
| Bronze | 5 | 16·1 | 8 | 25·0 | |
| Silver | 1 | 3·1 | 1 | 3·1 | |
| Gold | 1 | 3·1 | 3 | 9·4 | |
| Any level achieved (% yes) | 7 | 21·9 | 12 | 37·5 | 0·063 |
NA, not applicable.