Examining the Feasibility of Healthy Minimum Stocking Standards for Small Food Stores
Examining the Feasibility of Healthy Minimum Stocking Standards for Small Food Stores
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jand.2017.12.006
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发表时间：
2018-09-01
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4.8
通讯作者：
Pitts, Stephanie Bell Jilcott
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作者：
Karpyn, Allison;DeWeese, Robin S.;Pitts, Stephanie Bell Jilcott
目的：为了响应最近国家在小商店中增加健康食品供应的努力，我们试图了解小食品商店可以在多大程度上实施新发布的《健康小商店最低库存建议》，并反思新的美国农业部食品和营养服务局对经补充营养援助计划批准的零售商的主食库存的最终规定。我们从四个州（亚利桑那州、特拉华州、明尼苏达州和北卡罗来纳州）的57家小型商店收集了定性和定量数据，这些商店接受补充营养援助计划，但不接受妇女、婴儿和儿童特殊补充营养援助计划的福利。对经理/所有者进行半结构化深度访谈的数据进行转录、编码和分析。我们在现场收集了定量的库存数据，然后进行了描述性分析。结果对商店的采访显示，人们不愿意购买健康食品，也不愿意接受新的建议。没有商店达到推荐的水果和蔬菜库存，尽管79%的商店至少有一种合格的水果，74%的商店至少有一种合格的蔬菜。很少有商店能满足其他食品类别（如全谷物和低脂乳制品）的要求，除了瘦肉蛋白，商店里卖的坚果或坚果酱更有可能满足蛋白质建议。水和100%果汁广泛供应，68%符合基本的健康饮料标准。与观察到的库存情况相反，大多数业主认为库存符合基本建议。此外，调查结果表明，小商店有能力储存健康产品；然而，技术和基础设施支持以及奖励措施将有助于从主食转向更健康的主食。零售商可能需要支持，以了解更健康的产品标准，并推动消费者对新产品的需求。
Objective In response to recent national efforts to increase the availability of healthy food in small stores, we sought to understand the extent to which small food stores could implement the newly published Healthy Small Store Minimum Stocking Recommendations and reflect on the new US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service's final rule for stocking of staple foods for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programe-approved retailers.Design We collected qualitative and quantitative data from 57 small stores in four states (Arizona, Delaware, Minnesota, and North Carolina) that accepted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program but not Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children benefits. Data from semistructured, in-depth interviews with managers/owners were transcribed, coded, and analyzed. We collected quantitative store inventory data onsite and later performed descriptive analyses.Results Store interviews revealed a reluctant willingness to stock healthy food and meet new recommendations. No stores met recommended fruit and vegetable stocking, although 79% carried at least one qualifying fruit and 74% carried at least one qualifying vegetable. Few stores met requirements for other food categories (ie, whole grains and low-fat dairy) with the exception of lean proteins, where stores carrying nuts or nut butter were more likely to meet the protein recommendation. Water and 100% juice were widely available and 68% met basic healthy beverage criteria.Conclusions In contrast to the inventory observed, most owners believed store stock met basic recommendations. Further, findings indicate that small stores are capable of stocking healthy products; however, technical and infrastructure support, as well as incentives, would facilitate shifts from staple to healthier staple foods. Retailers may need support to understand healthier product criteria and to drive consumer demand for new products.