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Healthy Foods

Fresh, Medically Tailored Food Solutions

That Improve the Overall Health and Wellness of Members

The Importance of Healthy Foods

Maintaining a well-balanced diet plays a vital role in maintaining overall health and wellness.

  • Promotes a more nutritionally balanced diet

  • Helps with weight control

  • Reduces stress by avoiding last-minute decisions about what to eat

Customizable Healthy Food Programs

We know how important it is for your members to have personalized benefits to fit their unique needs. That's why we offer three healthy food solutions that can be combined and customized to meet the unique needs of your health plan and membership.

Fresh Prepared Meals Benefit

People with reduced access to fresh ingredients are often limited to eating processed foods that double their risk of early-life stroke, heart attack, and diabetes. Our prepared meals are designed to address chronic conditions to improve outcomes.

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Fresh Produce Benefit

We make it convenient for your members to access fresh fruits and vegetables from the comfort of their homes. The right diet and balance of nutritious foods can help with mental acuteness, energy levels, and increase resistance to illness.

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Grocery Benefit

Eating healthier can be challenging, especially for individuals who lack transportation or the financial means to buy healthy groceries. We make accessing healthy foods simple and hassle-free for your members.

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Vegetables

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Combo

(Vegetables & Fruits)

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Fruits

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Fresh Produce Benefit

Fruits and vegetables are an essential part of living a healthy lifestyle, especially for older adults. As people age certain changes within their body increase the risk of nutritional deficiencies that can affect all areas of their well-being, including physical, mental, and social health.

Our fresh produce benefit gives members access to a wide variety of fruits and vegetables to help them achieve their desired health goals while saving them time and money.

Program Features:

  • Selection: Members can choose from vegetables, fruits, or a combination of both to ensure their nutritional needs are met
  • Ordering Options: Members can order online, call us, or fill out an order form using our food-based catalog
  • At-Home Delivery: Members will receive at-home delivery, with 2-day shipping nationwide, at no additional cost

Customizable Benefit Solutions

We provide complete customization so you can offer your members convenient access to healthy food choices. For example, the grocery benefit could be integrated with our over-the-counter (OTC) benefit, introduced on a standalone basis, offered as a reward, or included as part of a flex benefit card program. Any one or more programs can be implemented to best meet your health plan’s needs.

Program Design Examples

PLAN 1 – Combination
  • Fresh Produce $25 per month
  • Fresh Prepared Meals 2 per day for up to 10 days, 3 times per
    benefit year post-discharge
  • Grocery $50-$250 monthly
PLAN 2 – Flex
  • Grocery $30 per month
PLAN 3 – Standalone
  • Fresh Prepared Meals 56 meals every 28 days, per benefit year
    post-discharge
PLAN 4 – Standalone
  • Fresh Prepared Meals 14 per week every 4 weeks, per benefit year
    post-discharge

Why Eating Healthy Food is Important

Maintaining a well-balanced diet plays a vital role in improving overall health and wellness.1

Eating healthy foods can:

Lower

Blood Pressure

Improve

Heart Health

Reduce

The Risk of Stroke

1Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

An E-Commerce Experience

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Our comprehensive and user-friendly MyBenefits portal makes it easy for members to order grocery and produce items. Through the portal, which can be fully branded or co-branded, users can enjoy:

  • A seamless experience
  • Robust search options
  • Expandable product details
  • Benefit and order tracking

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We’ve created a separate portal for our meals benefit where case managers can place orders for members.

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An Outcomes-Based Approach Impacting Member Satisfaction

We empower members to be proactive participants in maintaining good health by making it easy for them to make healthy food choices. In addition, our healthy food program correlates member disease states with healthy groceries and prepared meals to improve members’ overall health and satisfaction while effectively decreasing health plan costs and increasing potential revenue through improvements in Star Ratings.

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FAQs

What is the best solution for healthy eating? ›

8 tips for healthy eating
  1. Base your meals on higher fibre starchy carbohydrates. ...
  2. Eat lots of fruit and veg. ...
  3. Eat more fish, including a portion of oily fish. ...
  4. Cut down on saturated fat and sugar. ...
  5. Eat less salt: no more than 6g a day for adults. ...
  6. Get active and be a healthy weight. ...
  7. Do not get thirsty. ...
  8. Do not skip breakfast.

What foods can I buy with my Nations Benefits card? ›

Eligible products include all food items like fresh meats, fruits and vegetables, canned goods, frozen foods, and more.

What are 5 benefits of healthy eating? ›

5 Benefits of Eating Healthy
  • Weight Loss. One of the main reasons people eat a healthy diet is to maintain a healthy weight or to lose weight. ...
  • Heart Health. ...
  • Strong bones and teeth. ...
  • Better mood and energy levels. ...
  • Improved memory and brain health.

Why is healthy food important? ›

A healthy diet is essential for good health and nutrition. It protects you against many chronic noncommunicable diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Eating a variety of foods and consuming less salt, sugars and saturated and industrially-produced trans-fats, are essential for healthy diet.

What are the top 10 ways to stay healthy? ›

Let's look at 10 science-backed healthy choices you can make to help you thrive throughout your life.
  • Get moving. ...
  • Eat more whole foods (and less processed food) ...
  • If you smoke, try to quit. ...
  • Make sleep a priority. ...
  • Stay hydrated. ...
  • If you drink alcohol, do so responsibly. ...
  • Make preventive care a priority. ...
  • Know your numbers.
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What can I buy at Walmart with my Nations benefits card? ›

Eligible products include all food items like fresh meats, fruits and vegetables, canned goods, frozen foods, and more.

Can I buy gas with my Nations benefits card? ›

Your card has limited funds for you to purchase items listed in your benefits. Please visit Aetna.NationsBenefits.com to check your balance. If you have the Transportation wallet included in your benefit, your card will only work for gas at the pump and not inside the convenience store.

Can you buy laundry detergent with your OTC card? ›

Use your $25 a month to get items like baby wipes, allergy products, pain relief medicine and more. You can also get everyday items like laundry detergent, soap and toothbrushes.

What defines junk food? ›

Key facts. 'Junk food' is food that contains high levels of fats, salt or sugar, and lacks nutrients such as fibre, vitamins and minerals. Reading nutritional information labels and following the Health Star Ratings system can help you make healthy food choices.

How can I lose 1 lb a week? ›

One pound of fat contains 3,500 calories so cutting your calorie intake by 500 calories per day on average, should see you lose 1 pound per week. While it might not seem like much, if you ate an extra 100 calories per day, by the end of the year you could gain 11lbs.

What are the six nutrients? ›

There are six basic nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water. All of these are classified as essential. Your body requires essential nutrients to function properly. These nutrients must be obtained from the foods you eat; your body cannot make them on its own.

What are the four main food groups? ›

Food group fun
  • 1 Carbohydrates. Carbohydrates give you energy, calcium and B vitamins. ...
  • 2 Protein. Think of proteins as building blocks for the body – they help it grow and repair itself. ...
  • 3 Dairy products. ...
  • 4 Fruit and vegetables.

What is a healthy life? ›

Good health is not just the absence of disease or illness, it is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. This means eating a balanced diet, getting regular exercise, avoiding tobacco and drugs and getting plenty of rest.

What are 3 tips to keep healthy eating costs low? ›

Healthy eating on a budget
  • Stick to your list. Buying only what is on your grocery list will help you cut down on impulse buys.
  • Shop for sales. ...
  • Compare prices. ...
  • Stock up. ...
  • Consider the season. ...
  • Choose plant-based protein foods more often. ...
  • Limit highly processed foods. ...
  • Set a budget.
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What happens to your body when you start eating healthy? ›

After just one day, you may notice a decrease in hunger and fewer cravings as you transition away from the blood sugar fluctuations caused by less healthy eating habits, especially those high in refined carbs and added sugars.

Why can't I stick to healthy eating? ›

Cravings, mood swings, hormonal imbalance, stress and fatigue can all make it difficult for you to stay consistent in a diet. And this is a major hurdle that people face when being on a weight loss or fitness regime.

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