Response 61609607

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Introduction

1. Do you agree that the businesses listed above should be included within an Out of Home strategy for Scotland?

Please select one item
Yes
No

Addressing excess calories

2. Which of the following measures should be taken to reduce excessive calorie contents of food and drinks eaten outside the home?

Please select all that apply
reducing portion sizes
changing recipes e.g. by reducing fats and sugars and increasing fruit/vegetable/bean/pulses and fibre content
applying maximum calorie limits
applying maximum energy densities (calories per 100g)
ensuring single serve packs are available as an alternative to packs containing multiple servings
excluding very high calorie menu items
Other
Please explain your answer/s.
I think portion sizing is one of our biggest problems as people have no concept of what an appropriate portion of food looks like - restaurants etc. can help to change this.

Provision of small or half portions

3. Do you agree that consumers should routinely have easy access to small or half portions?

Please select one item
Yes
No
Please explain your answer.
Personally I would often prefer a smaller portion or feel unable to finish a portion, if small or half portions were available I feel that many people would make use of them. This could also tie in to the later question about children's menus - if small or half portions of the main menu items were available then this would remove the need for a childs menu and offer them the same range of healthier options available to adults.

Calorie labelling at the point of choice

4. Should calorie labelling at the point of choice* apply in Scotland?

Please select one item
Yes
No
Please explain your answer.
I think it would be helpful for consumers to see and have an idea of the calories in an item, where this is shown on menus I would take it into considerations when ordering. I think the information should be included - certainly on packaging and labels, on menus I think the information should be there but not be too obtrusive so as not to spoil the occasion of a meal out (which is still an occasion for many people!)

5. As a food business, would MenuCal help you to provide calorie labelling?

Please select one item
Yes
No
Please explain your answer.
As a residential outdoor centre most food is provided in a "help yourself" setting, so I'm not sure how we would do this.

6. As a food business, what additional support would you require to provide calorie labelling?

unsure!

Full nutrition information for consumers

9. Where nutrition information is provided online and on printed materials should it be standardised in the way set out in the table above?

Please select one item
Yes
No

Promotion and marketing

11. Which actions would change promotion and marketing practices to support healthier eating outside the home?

Please select all that apply
Businesses dropping practices that encourage overconsumption
Businesses positively marketing and promoting healthier choices
Raising consumer awareness through the use of social marketing campaigns
Other

Children eating Out of Home

13. Which of the following should be changed to improve food provided for children:

Please select all that apply
Less reliance on menus specifically for children
Provision of children’s portions from adult menu items
Increased use of vegetables and fruit in dishes, sides and desserts
Reduced reliance on breaded/fried products
Reduced reliance on chips
Plain water and milk offered as standard options
Reduction of drinks with added sugar
Reduction of high sugar dessert options
Reduction of confectionery and crisps
No changes are required
Other

Enabling change

14. Do you agree that recognition schemes are an effective means of supporting healthier eating in the Out of Home sector?

Please select one item
Yes
No
If yes, please outline your views on the key components required for a flexible recognition scheme(s)
easy to follow
flexible - based on the type of business
not too easy to achieve - achievable but making real changes!
good support system

The public sector as an exemplar

15. Do you agree that the following actions should be adopted by the public sector?

Please select one item
Yes
No

About You

20. Are you responding as an individual or an organisation?

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Individual
Organisation