Healthy for Life 20 by 20

Together the American Heart Association^® and Aramark are working to improve the health of all Americans 20 percent by 2020. Check out our health impact accomplishments to date:

Year Two Infographic

Year Two Press Release

Empowering Americans to make better food choices is the goal of a breakthrough initiative between the American Heart Association^®, the nation's largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, and Aramark, the largest U.S.-based food services provider.

Healthy for Life^® 20 By 20, a five year initiative, introduces industry leading menu commitments by reducing calories, saturated fat and sodium levels 20 percent, and increasing fruits, vegetables and whole grains 20 percent. Changes will impact more than 2 billion meals that Aramark serves annually at thousands of schools and universities, business, hospitals, sports and entertainment venues, parks and other destinations, with an expected impact of 10 billion meals by 2020.

HEALTHY FOR LIFE^® 20 BY 20 COMMITMENTS

Menu Impact & Innovation

• Aramark will achieve a 20 percent reduction in calories, saturated fat and sodium, as well as a 20 percent increase in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, by 2020.
• The commitment applies to the more than 2 billion meals that Aramark serves annually with an impact of 10 billion meals by 2020.
• The menu changes will be achieved through ongoing culinary and supply chain innovation featuring health and wellness inspired recipe development, ingredient sourcing and menu design.

Community Education and Awareness

• The American Heart Association and Aramark will work together to expand their health education programs to focus on key underserved communities across the U.S., piloting in Chicago, Dallas and Philadelphia, to start, and then replicating successful solutions across the country.
• The programs will make a significant impact through culturally relevant and family-centric cooking and nutrition education and curriculum on healthier, easier, more affordable meals.

Consumer Education

• We will expand ongoing consumer awareness and education programs at food service locations across our portfolio of businesses.   
• The programs empower consumers to make healthier choices through healthy cooking demonstrations, healthy food sampling, wellness workshops, dietitian Q&A programs, on-line and mobile health and nutrition information access and on-site digital wellness centers.

Thought Leadership & Best Practices

• The American Heart Association and Aramark will establish an annual learning agenda and health impact report that tracks and publishes the progress of the joint initiative and effectiveness of specific community programs.

Healthy for Life^® is Aramark’s comprehensive and integrated approach to health and wellness, that features healthy food, nutrition education and wellness programs that work together to support healthy lifestyles. Healthy for Life^® 20 By 20 is a premier initiative of Aramark’s Healthy for Life^® commitment and the American Heart Association.

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