Calorie Posting Toolkit www hse ie calorieposting Laura Molloy

Calorie Posting Toolkit www. hse. ie/calorieposting Laura Molloy -Health Services, Health Promotion and Improvement

Calorie Posting in the Health Services Who What For Why • Catering, facilities & Dietetics • Providing calorie counts on food and drinks • HSE Staff, and Visitors • Help everyone make healthier choices 2 2

Implementation of Calorie Posting Gain buy in/ support/commitment from hospital management and set up a Working Group http: //www. hse. ie/eng/health/hl/calorieposting. html Build awareness of calorie posting - Inform all stakeholders at the start including staff, service users, and visitors of plan and the date calorie posting starts Slide 5 Allow sufficient resources/time Train staff & encourage staff buy-in Imple ment ation of Calor ie Posti ng

S et up software package for inputting recipes and sourcing calorie information

High Calorie Foods • Mainly with fat and sugar and of little nutritional value • Often highly processed & high in salt Lower Calorie Foods • More vitamins, minerals and fibre • More natural state and more variety • All food groups included

Implementation of Calorie Posting Standardise standardising recipes &portions Set up software package for inputting recipes and sourcing calorie information Monitor progress & outcomes before during and after http: //www. hse. ie/eng/health/hl/calorieposting. html Maintain the implementation of the policy

Laura Molloy laura. molloy@hse. ie Health Services-Health Promotion and Improvement