Table 3c. Feasibility, Process, and Impact Results of Interventions on Prepared-Food Sources: Interventions Conducted in Small Local Restaurantsa .
Characteristic | Shape Up Somerville (32–36) | Smart Menu Program (37,38) | The Healthy Options Program (39–42) |
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Feasibility and process results | Low acceptability; medium reach | High acceptability; low feasibility; low reach; low operability | Moderate acceptability of promoted items; high fidelity; high feasibility |
Prepared-food source impact results | 4/10 Restaurants changed menus; 6/10 reported customers ordering from Shape Up Somerville options; 7/10 believed beneficial to participate; 7/10 were more aware of nutrition; 4/10 thought customers were more aware of nutrition | Fewer average calories, lower levels of fat and sodium per entrée sold | No significant change in ordering |
Consumer psychosocial impact results | Not assessed at restaurant level | High level of awareness; no impact on knowledge reported | Moderate awareness |
Consumer behavioral impact results | Not assessed at restaurant level | 20.4% of customers reported ordering lower calories, 16.5% lower fat | 1/3 of customers reported materials influenced ordering |
Other results | Body mass index among children reduced by 0.1005 | Higher entrée cost associated with more calories and fat consumed; consumers chose smaller, cheaper entrées | None |
Sustainability | Low-medium: more than 50% of restaurants were noncompliant at follow-up | Medium: resource-intensive intervention. | High: materials stayed in place |
Policy results, implications | Needed a stronger prepared-food source component | Success for calorie-labeling policy | Possibilities for combination with other intervention strategies |
Includes small, locally owned “mom-and-pop” establishments that include but are not limited to take-out and sit-down restaurants and restaurants that focused on specialty foods; it excludes chain restaurants.