Healthy Hunger Relief

Connecticut Food Bank

2019 Progress Report

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Year Committed: 2018
Length of Commitment: 3 years
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Committed to evaluating and improving the nutritional quality of food distributed and to increasing demand for healthier choices among partners, staff, and recipients.

Verified Results

  • Implementation Date

    July 2019

    Reporting Date

    June 2019

    Commitment Element

    Implement a system to quantitatively evaluate the nutritional quality of at least fifty percent (50%) of food in inventory based on the US Dietary Guidelines.

    Progress To Date

    The Connecticut Food Bank has implemented the SWAP ranking system. They provided 6 months of data. Originally, they had ranked 42% of their inventory. After receiving the report and reviewing their data, they increased their ranking to 81% of their inventory. Within the ranked items, 67% were green, 26% were yellow, and 7% were red.

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