The Providence Healthy Corner Store Initiative is a community campaign to add healthy options and variety to the food available at small markets and convenience stores in the city.

By working with storeowners and local farms, the PHCSI wants to make it easier for all families to find and cook healthy food. Choosing more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains is a great way to take care of your body and reduce your risk of obesity, diabetes, and other diet-related illnesses.

PHCSI Partner Organizations are:

Environmental Justice League of Rhode IslandFarm Fresh RIKids FirstRI Department of Health

For more information, please see our website at www.ejlri.wordpress.com

Providence Healthy Corner Store

Initiative

Dear Storeowner,

Thank you for participating in the Providence Healthy

Corner Store Initiative and helping our community havemore access to healthy foods!

We compiled this guide so that you can speak with your current vendors about healthier products you would like to stock in your store, including snacks, whole grain breads, and low sodium canned goods. Ask your vendors if they have products similar to the ones listed below. If they don’t, we’ve included contactinformation for other vendors who might be able tosupply your stores with these products.

There is strong demand for healthier products among your current customers and other residents in theneighborhood. We look forward to working with you tomeet this demand!

Thanks again!

Sincerely, The Providence Healthy Corner Store Initiative

Please contact Amelia Rose at (401) 383-7441 or amelia.rose@ejlri.org with any questions.

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Calling your current vendors

“ My customers are asking for healthy food options and want to buy some new items like whole grain crackers and breads, snacks with low salt and fat, and juice that is 100% fruit juice with no added sugar. I would like to know if you carry products

like these… ”

Healthier Products Guide

On the next few pages you’ll find examples of thefollowing items to ask your vendors about:

SNACKSLook for 3-5 healthy snacks to stock/sell

WHOLE GRAIN BREADS

100% JUICE

LOW SODIUM FOODS 2

BEANS/VEGETABLES/SOUPLow-Sodium Canned Food*Ask for no salt added, reduced- or low sodium

Other Suggested Products:Goya Low Sodium BeansEden Foods Organic Very Low and Low Sodium Beans

FRUITLow-Sugar Canned Food*Look for no sugar added or “in its own fruit juice”

Other Suggested Products:Del Monte Pineapple in 100% JuiceDole Fruit Bowls in juiceMotts Sliced Apples

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[Check with your vendor first, but other potential vendors include: Hallsmith Sysco- Mary Jean Archambault @ 508-245-3508 Thurston Foods, Inc.-

Karen McDonald @ 781-784-9463]

Whole Wheat Crackers *Crackers where the first ingredient is whole wheat or whole grain *Crackers that do not have High Fructose Corn Syrup*Crackers that say low fat or low salt

Other sauces to ask for low sodium options: Sazon (Goya Sazon Natural and Complete) Sofrito Hoisin Sauce Adobo (Goya Adobo Light)

SAUCESLow-Sodium Soy Sauce*Ask for reduced or less sodium

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Other Suggested Products: Stacy’s Pita Chip Company- Whole Wheat Bagel

Chip Back to Nature- Organic Stone Ground Wheats

Crackers Kashi TLC Crackers- Original 7 Grain

Pretzels*Ask for no High Fructose Corn SyrupExample: Frito Lay Rold Gold Tiny Twists Pretzels 1 oz, 1.5oz.

Other Suggested Products:

Snyder’s Pretzels

Bachman Pretzels

[Check with your vendor first, but other potential vendors include: Hallsmith Sysco- Mary JeanArchambault @ 508-245-3508 or ThurstonFoods, Inc.- Karen McDonald @ 781-784-9463] 4

Other Suggested Products:Apple & Eve 100% JuiceCeres Fruit Juice 100% JuiceHansen’s 100% JuiceMinute Maid 100% Juice and Juice BoxMott’s 100% JuiceTropicana 100% Juice

[Check with your vendor first, but other potential vendors include: Bayside Distributors- 401-793-6036; Hallsmith Sysco- Mary Jean

Archambault @ 508-245-3508; Garelick Farms- Brian Wordell 339-221-0004]

JUICE100% Juice*Ask for no added sugar; the only ingredient is real fruit juice

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Other Suggested Products:Frito Lay- Baked Lay’s, Baked Ruffles, Sun ChipsFrito Lay Baked Tostitos Scoops 1 oz.Kettle Foods- Kettle Baked ChipsSnyder’s Sunflower Chips- MultigrainDeep River Snacks- Baked Pita Chips[Check with your vendor first, but other potential vendors include: Hallsmith Sysco- Mary Jean

Archambault @ 508-245-3508 or ThurstonFoods, Inc.- Karen McDonald @ 781-784-9463]5

Baked Chips*Chips that are baked, not fried (less oil and fat)*Chips that do not have High Fructose Corn Syrup or Mono Sodium GlutamateExample: Frito Lay Baked Lay's Original 1 oz., 31.8g.

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Other Suggested Products: Don Pancho Whole Wheat Tortillas Mission 8” Whole Wheat Tortillas Maria & Ricardo’s Tortilla Factory- 10” or 12”

Whole Wheat Wrap (1-800-881-7040)

Tortillas*Ask that the first ingredient is whole wheat or corn flour

Other Suggested Products:Kashi TLC Chewy or Crunchy Granola BarsBear Naked- All Natural GranolaProvidence Granola Project (401-316-1423)

[Check with your vendor first, but other potential vendors include: Hallsmith Sysco- Mary JeanArchambault @ 508-245-3508 or General MillsFoodservice- Casey Horton @ 617-487-8172] 6

Granola Bars*Ask for whole grains, fiber, low sugarExample: General Mills Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bar Oats ‘n Honey

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*More fiber and less or NO sugar is better!

Other Suggested Products: Gold Medal Bakery- 100% Wheat with Flax Pepperidge Farm Stone Ground 100% Whole

Wheat

BREADSSliced Bread*Ask that the first ingredient is whole wheat flour*Make sure there is no High Fructose Corn Syrup

Other Suggested Products:Bare Fruit- Dried FruitNature’s Valley- Fruit CrispsPeeled Snacks- Fruit PicksSensible Foods- Crunch Dried SnacksWelch’s- Dried Fruit[Check with your vendor first, but other potential vendors include: Sunsweet Growers- (800) 447-5218]

Dried Fruit*Ask for no added sugar (fruit should be the only ingredient)

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Other Suggested Products:Mr. Nature- Salted Peanuts, AlmondsPeeled Snacks- Nut PicksPlanters- Heart Healthy Mix, Mixed NutsSunkist- Pistachios

[Check with your vendor first, but other potential vendors include: Blue Diamond- Roger Lamoureux @ 972-370-9600]

Nuts*Ask for low salt and that the first ingredient is nuts

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