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Mainstay’s My25 Choice Information for Staff, House Managers, Health Care Professionals, Licensors & Accreditors

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Contents

Section Page My25 Choice Start-Up Specifics Really Important To Know 3 Menus 4 Grocery Shopping Lists 5 Recipe Preps Steps 6 Nutrition By Daypart 7 Therapeutic Detail 8 Accessing My25 Choice Resources Online 10 (in addition to weekly emails, to view current, past, present) My25 Additional, Most Helpful Resources 11

My25 Fundamentals 12 Bump Up Veggie Flavor Chart 14

Jazz Up Healthy Starches Chart 15

Substitutions—Fruits & Veggies 16

Substitutions—Proteins & Starches 17

My25 Elevate Portal for Engagement & Education— 18 a holistic cornerstone

Outcomes Progress Report 19 Guardian Consent for My25 Participation 20

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My25 Choice Start-Up Specifics Really Important To Know • Changing up longstanding habits/routines and poor health will not happen overnight. There will be bumps in the road within the first 2 to 3 months—count on it. But we get to smooth sailing pretty quickly when staff and house managers are responsive to us and proactively reach out on a frequent basis to request menu changes, so we can get to the best—most maximizing, person-centered and budget sensitive—menus possible . . . quickly. We routinely create menus for people with diabetes, GERD, lactose intolerance, dysphagia, allergies, gluten free, end stage renal disease, and more. We have a 98% retention rate over 6 years. So please know that we understand how to smooth out the bumps if you engage with us. • Submit menu and census change requests often to: [email protected] • If there are reluctant consumers regarding eat-better habits, let us know—we’ve seen and heard a lot, and been helpful in hundreds of instances along these lines. High on our list of tried-and-true suggestions is engaging people supported in menu planning and mealtime prep. “When you make it, you own it.” • Please provide consumers’ weights on a routine basis to the My25 Support team, when requested. This allows us to adjust menus to drive better health outcomes. • My25 success—substantially improved health and quality of life for people supported; contained grocery expense; enhanced management oversight into the mealtime process; and a streamlined, simplified day for DSPs surrounding mealtime—happens when the menus are followed, resources highlighted on pages are utilized, and staff and house managers stay in touch with, and are responsive to, My25’s Support team. • Have confidence in us and lean on us—Mainstay’s My25 team is comprised of human services industry, nutrition, preventive health, disease management, culinary, business and technology professionals with longstanding success regarding health improvement and expense reduction outcomes for human services organizations. And we love what we do and interfacing with you. • Each week, My25 Choice subscribers receive menus and associated resources via email, customized for individual needs and routines of each setting. These menus are created by our nutrition experts and full-time chef—a graduate of one of the top culinary schools in the U.S. and long experienced at working with DSPs and people supported—based on your input about people served, staff needs regarding preparation, budget restrictions, and more. The following pages contain more about weekly deliverables and menus that cycle new every 35 days and resources that will help you maximize My25 Choice to the fullest.

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Menus

Based on information—collected during the intake process and on an ongoing basis from DSPs and house managers—My25 menus, emailed each week, are customized for each individual’s food likes/dislikes and dietary needs—no matter how complicated, such as for diabetes, GERD, lactose intolerance, dysphagia, allergies, and more—and routines of each setting. We also address staff needs related to preparation; as one example, many settings ask for slow cooker crockpot meals to ease prep time and take advantage of one-pot meals. We subscribe to The Dietary Guidelines for Americans and a moderation versus deprivation approach—which leads to sustainable, eat-better habits. You will often see initials on menus that outline all meals, snacks and beverages for each day of the week, calling out for specifics that staff should note regarding individual needs. These are highlighted below as an example. It’s important that we always have the correct census (and does staff eat or not?) and up-to-date menu change requests. [email protected]

You can learn how to access My25 Choice menus and all associated weekly resources online (current, past, future) here: https://vimeo.com/184579245

My25 Choice Start-Up Training: https://vimeo.com/123876422

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Grocery Shopping Lists

My25 Choice grocery shopping lists sync with the menus and are also sent via email on a weekly basis. The grocery shopping lists are organized by aisle (as best we can—understanding that grocery stores do differ a bit). We also provide an estimate of total cost, which is useful for management oversight and staying within budget. House managers often compare the grocery shopping list total to the grocery store receipt. Accounting for regional differences, there is a match if the two are no more than 10% apart. Grocery expense is contained when My25 menus are followed and shopping is in line with the menus. Also, it’s important to check what is on your shelves and in your refrigerator/freezer before heading to the grocery store, so you don’t overbuy and go over budget. We’re often asked about fresh fruits and vegetables versus frozen/canned options. Fresh fruits and vegetables typically cost more than frozen and there is often more spoilage with fresh. The nutritional component is similar between fresh and frozen. But if you prefer fresh, we’ll certainly include that in your menus and on your grocery shopping lists.



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Recipe Preps Steps

Corresponding recipe prep steps are emailed each week along with the menus and grocery shopping lists. Every effort is made to keep prep quick and easy for busy staff. Please note that highlighted areas above note consumers’ initials to call out specifics for individual needs in the prep process. Remember: Involve people supported in prep. “When you make it, you own it.”

You can learn how to access My25 Choice menus and all associated weekly resources online

(current, past, future) here: https://vimeo.com/184579245 My25 Choice Start-Up Training: https://vimeo.com/123876422

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Nutrition By Daypart

Emailed each week along with the menus, grocery shopping lists, and recipe prep steps is the Nutrition by Daypart detail. This information spells out nutrition for each menu item on each day for each meal. Licensors, surveyors, accreditors, primary care physicians, and dietitians are interested in these specifics—and now it’s readily available at your fingertips.



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Therapeutic Detail

The Therapeutic Report—sent each week via email as a companion to the menus—is customized for each individual in each setting. The information helps staff understand the serving sizes of specific food items for individuals with unique dietary and medical needs. Using the Therapeutic Report is typically a surefire way to ensure healthier portioning and therefore control over weight gain or loss. We are happy to facilitate start-up/refresher inservices training, at any time, regarding how best to utilize the Therapeutic Report and its information. We also have a Therapeutic How-To Guide on the next page.



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Therapeutic Detail, How To Read The Report

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Accessing My25 Choice Resources Online (in addition to weekly emails, to view current, past, present)

Some staff members and house managers want to look ahead at menus and grocery shopping lists. You can do that. As a matter of fact, you can access all of the resources we just outlined by logging into our proprietary software, Pinpoint—build exclusively for community-based residences within the human services sphere.

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My25 Additional, Most Helpful Resources

On the following pages you will find resources that staff and house managers find most helpful regarding their understanding of My25 Choice and the most beneficial ways in which to facilitate the most successful outcomes for people supported, staff and the organization as a whole. We can provide you with single copies of any of the resources on pages 12-17—please just ask! Licensors/surveyors/ accreditation bodies like to see these resources on hand and applaud them wholeheartedly. In addition to the information on the following pages, these videos are very helpful to staff, family members, and people supported: My25 Choice Start-Up Training: https://vimeo.com/123876422 Access My25 Choice menus and all associated weekly resources online (current, past, future) here: https://vimeo.com/184579245 My25 Basics: https://vimeo.com/138072820 Brian’s Story & My25’s Extraordinary Outcomes: https://vimeo.com/119971540 My25’s Guidelines for Eating Better: http://youtu.be/Bplvv4B-TYg What Does "My25" Stand For?: http://youtu.be/33v9ja3wZaU How to Make Veggies Taste Good: http://youtu.be/lVnzEmOeGA4 How to Temp Meats for Doneness: http://youtu.be/KPPHkShMM9o Snack Time: http://youtu.be/kqSFPhqifWQ The Juicy Secrets of Fiber: http://youtu.be/fmGBueQHej8 Make Your Own Quesadillas: http://youtu.be/wi1THj0nqr0 Quick, Healthy Breakfasts for a General Diet: http://youtu.be/Tkp-TAAhRW8 Eating Out in Fast-Food Restaurants: http://youtu.be/ethSnVYA844 Beverages: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JVV3zMchJA Nutrition Facts Label: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeHSD3ut37o Cookie Exchange: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAWDFk72M8Q Trail Mix http://youtu.be/E9w42SifPco Testimonials EPI, Susan Seehase: https://vimeo.com/187705840 Black Hills, Laura Gibson: https://vimeo.com/187718001

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My25 Fundamentals-this page and next

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My25 Elevate Portal for Engagement & Education—

a holistic cornerstone

www.my25elevate.com

Accessible by the organization’s entire constituency to engage, educate and train regarding nutrition, preventive health, kitchen & cooking skills, socialization, enjoyment of life

and independent living skills.

Multi-media resources available on-demand from any computer or mobile device in 81 languages. Refreshed and updated weekly.

Sign up for inservices training webinars that you and staff need/want.

Request curricula you would like to use—we’ll get it done!

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Outcomes Progress Report

At least twice per year, My25’s Support team compiles a progress report overiew for each provider’s management team. The information is based on the routine, proactive outreach we engage in with staff and house managers on an ongoing basis, and at least every few months. In this report, we summarize information related to health improvement, the ways in which person-centered choice is being accomplished, grocery budget specifics, and recommendations for improvement. Responsiveness from staff and house manaaers—including consumer weights—is all vital information to outcomes progress and our reporting to provider leadership that has made an investment in the program for the benefit of people supported, staff, and the organization as a whole.

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Guardian Consent for My25 Participation

You can use information like the following to fill guardians in on the My25 program and provide a way for them to give consent.

Name of provider has been recognized with health leadership excellence status as a result of our commitment to helping people supported enhance their quality and length of life through positive preventive health actions. This recognition is a result of our partnership with My25. My25 is one of the only solutions—as a result of their team of preventive health, nutrition, human services industry, and culinary professionals—facilitating elevated consumer choice and improved health for people supported. My25 programs span the U.S. across 30 states in partnership with proactive, forward thinking provider organizations; Name of provider is proud to be one of these organizations. Because food is the key driver behind preventive health for most anyone, My25 focuses on eating the right foods in the right amounts. Our partnership with My25 centers on customizing menus for each household based on food likes/dislikes and dietary needs. No two settings have the same menu and menus are refreshed every 35 days. My25’s Support team is in regular communication with staff (and consumers and family members if they would like!) regarding questions, guidance, and ways to tweak menus to address evolving food preferences and improving health needs whether needing to gain, maintain or lose weight. We invite you to interface with the educational and engagement piece of My25 programs, so you have a better idea of the robustness of the information scaffolding our efforts. Please go to: www.my25elevate.com. You can also learn more at the My25 web site at: www.my25.com. We hope you are as excited as we are by this positive direction and are able to give your thumbs up approval to this initiative. If so, we would appreciate your signature below. If you have any questions, please get in touch at any time. I approve! on behalf of:__________________________________________________________________ Guardian Name (Print) Guardian Signature Date

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