Shaping Early Palates

Nurture Life

2021 Progress Report

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Year Committed: 2020
Length of Commitment: 3 years
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Committed to promoting vegetables, plant proteins, and whole grain consumption and reducing the sodium, added sugars, and saturated fat in its products. Nurture Life will also develop an educational campaign for parents around the importance of early palate development and a diet filled with vegetables and limited added sugar and salt.

Verified Results

  • Implementation Date

    February 2023

    Reporting Date

    February 2022

    Commitment Element

    Reduce sodium in the food portfolio so that 100% of the Baby Stage 3 Plan and 75% of the Toddler and and Kids Plans meet the PHA guideline of no more than 1.2 milligrams of sodium per Calorie.

    Progress To Date

    Nurture Life is making progress toward its commitment with 49% of Finger Foods Meals, Kids Meals and Grab and Go products meeting the PHA guidelines for sodium of no more than 1.2 milligrams of sodium per calorie.

  • Implementation Date

    February 2023

    Reporting Date

    February 2022

    Commitment Element

    Reduce added sugars in toddler foods portfolio so that 100% of the Baby Stage 3 Plan have 1 gram or less of added sugar and 100% of Toddler Food Plan and Kids Plans meet the PHA guideline of less than 10% of Calories from added sugars.

    Progress To Date

    Nurture Life has met its commitment with 100% of Finger Foods meals containing 1 gram of added sugar or less and with 100% of Kids Meals and Grab and Go products meeting the PHA guideline of less than 10% of calories from added sugar.

  • Implementation Date

    February 2023

    Reporting Date

    February 2022

    Commitment Element

    Reduce saturated fat in Toddler Plan and Kids Plan so that 75% meet the PHA guideline of less that 10% of Calories from saturated fat.

    Progress To Date

    Nurture Life has met its commitment with 77% of Finger Foods, Kids Meals and Grab and Go products meeting the PHA guideline of less than 10% of calories from saturated fat.

  • Implementation Date

    February 2023

    Reporting Date

    February 2022

    Commitment Element

    Ensuring 95% of food portfolio products for Baby Stage 3 Plan and Toddler Plan and Kids Plan have a minimum of one (1) serving of vegetables.

    Progress To Date

    Nurture Life is making progress toward its commitment with 67% of Finger Foods Meals, Kids Meals, Grab & Go and Snacks containing at least one serving of vegetables.

  • Implementation Date

    February 2023

    Reporting Date

    February 2022

    Commitment Element

    Ensuring a minimum of 25% of food portfolio products for Toddler Plan and Kids Plan have a minimum of one (1) serving of plant-based protein source.

    Progress To Date

    Nurture Life is making progress toward its commitment with 19% of Finger Foods Meals, Kids Meals and Grab & Go products providing a minimum of one serving of plant-based protein source. An additional 23% of offerings contain plant-based protein, but do not provide a full serving.

  • Implementation Date

    February 2023

    Reporting Date

    February 2022

    Commitment Element

    Ensuring 75% grains offered for Toddler and Kids Plans are whole grains where grains are offered.

    Progress To Date

    Nurture Life is making progress toward its commitment with 56% of offerings with grains containing whole grain in its Finger Foods Meals, Kids Meals and Grab and Go products.

  • Implementation Date

    February 2023

    Reporting Date

    February 2022

    Commitment Element

    Educate families by launching a campaign to educate parents about: * The role early palate development and training plays in setting children up for a lifetime of better eating and better health; * Importance of consuming vegetables; * Importance of limiting added sugar and salts.

    Progress To Date

    Nurture Life actively educates families on healthy diets and the importance of early palate development through its blog, website, email marketing and new customer start-up materials. All communication channels include strategies for introducing new foods, increasing vegetable consumption and limiting added sugar and salt in children's diets.

  • Implementation Date

    February 2023

    Reporting Date

    February 2022

    Commitment Element

    Increase access for lower income populations by donating a minimum of 1,000 meals annually to family shelters and Food Bank pantries in the Chicago-land area.

    Progress To Date

    In 2021, Nurture Life donated 33,195 meals to food pantries and community organizations including LoveFridge and Feeding America.

Partner Statement

Food preferences start to form in our earliest years and the nutrition we get and eating habits we form early in life play a major role in our lifelong health. As a PHA partner and provider of fresh, delicious, nutritionally balanced meals and snacks for babies, toddlers and kids, Nurture Life has committed to leading the way in promoting vegetables, plant proteins and whole grain consumption and reducing the sodium, added sugar, and saturated fat we find in most baby, toddler and kids food.

From 2021-2022, we are proud to have made significant progress towards our PHA commitments, most notably increasing our veggie-forward and whole grain offerings and reducing our added sugar, sodium and saturated fat. By providing meals and snacks that positively shape nutritious food preferences among young eaters, Nurture Life is proud to be a part of this important initiative to improve the long-term health of our children from the start.

We are also proud to share that in 2021, Nurture Life donated over 30,000 meals to organizations including The Love Fridge and Feeding America.