1.  Management Report Dawn Reed Allison Skidmore

2. Introduction  Kaiser Permanente  Intermountain Healthcare Executive Leadership  Make fruits and vegetables account for 10% of food spending, or increase the portion of spending on those foods by 20% a year beginning in 2012.

3. Methodology Sysco Muir Order forms were analyzed The fruit and vegetable totals were then added up and divided by the total spent on food for one month

4. Results Kaiser Permanente  Make fruits and vegetables account for 10% of food spending, or increase the portion of spending on those foods by 20% a year beginning in 2012. Logan Regional Hospital  LRH spent 15.7% on fruits and vegetables  The standard was exceeded by 5.7%

5. Discussion-Café  LRH currently offers fruits and vegetables with most meals in the café.  Fresh fruit basket available by the register  Many of the soups contain vegetables  The CDC serves children 2 fruit or vegetable sides with each meal

6. Discussion-Room Service  Menu offers many fruit and vegetable options  Variety of salads  A la carte options for f/v  Included with entrees  Vegetarian menu options

7. Recognition  If LRH continues their current menus, we anticipate that spending on fruits and vegetables will remain above the standard of 10%.  In recognition of LRH exceeding Kaiser Permanente standards for fruit and vegetable purchasing, the Dietary Director could present the statistics to hospital administration.

8. Recommendations  Include more seasonal fruits  Cost effectiveness  Additions to fruit basket  Tray line with breakfast  Employee break rooms  Salad entrée once a week  Vegetarian options in café  Employee incentives to buy f/v  Spice up vegetables  Vary cooking methods  Veggie cups  Soup Connection  Stir fry sides  Substitutes for mashed potatoes and gravy  Employee incentives to attend nutrition seminars