Nutrition Challenge Purpose

The purpose of the Nutrition Challenge is to encourage the user to consume healthier foods or to perform healthy activities as defined by the administrator.

Nutrition Challenge Overview

The Nutrition Challenge focuses on the type of food or activities the user should perform. The Program Admin defines these items when setting up the challenge.

The following actions must occur to effectively use this challenge: 

  1. Challenge Setup - Set up and configure the Nutrition Challenge.
  2. User Registration - User needs to register from their home page and set up a SMART goal.
  3. Progress Tracking - User logs the food and intake amount in the progress page and reviews progress.

The registration process will ask the user for the own SMART (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant and Time-bound) goal. 

Once the goal has been configured and the user has completed the registration, they will be directed to the Progress Page.

The user can log their type of food and intake amount (set by the Administrator) on the Progress Page and track their progress.

If the user completes the daily goal, they will be progress on the virtual map until they complete the nutrition challenge.

Upon completion of the challenge, the user will receive a virtual medal based on the selected user level (Bronze, Silver and Gold).

Program Admins can set points awarded based participation or completion of the challenge.

An additional incentive (award) level can be set by the Program Admin as well and is selected by the user at time of registration.

Nutrition challenges may be set up for all locations or a specific location in the system.

Nutrition Challenge Templates

Program Admins are able to select a template and then customize any or all of the default settings to fit their own organizational culture and nutrition challenge goals.

At this time, only one template is present in the system for the Nutrition Challenge: Super Heart/Super Food Challenge.

With this challenge template, users are able to: 

  • Tally DIFFERENT foods from the Super Foods list!  How many different foods can you eat each day? Shoot for 10.  Can you get to 12?  15?  Replace beef, pork, high fat cheeses and saturated fats with lean proteins such as beans, poultry, fish, and Omega 3 oils.

  • Record minutes of physical activity.  Aim for 30 minutes most days and a weekly total of 150 minutes.

  • Look for processed or packaged foods that contain less than 250 mg of sodium per serving and aim for less than 2300 mg per day.  

It is highly recommended for the Administrator to change the weekly images and messages so they reflect the company culture and leadership engagement objectives. Changing the default progress messages to come from leadership is another engaging tool. 

Setting Up the Nutrition Challenge

Nutrition challenges may be set up for all locations or for a specific location.

After a challenge has been set up, you will be able to edit the challenge information and further customize it in the system.

To get started, complete the following steps: 

Step 1: Click on Customize > Settings. Then click on the dark green tile to view and setup a wellness challenge. It appears as shown below: 

Step 2: Next, click on Add New Program to create a new wellness challenge.

Step 3: Select the Super Heart/Super Food template. The template will be filled with default settings, which can be changed to better reflect your organization and challenge needs.

Step 4: Be certain to configure the Challenge DateChallenge PeriodRegistration Start Date, and Registration End Date. These are populated by the template and may not have the appropriate information.

Step 5: Once finished, click on Save and Continue to save the challenge. 

For more information about each of the challenge information settings, please see Wellness Challenges.

Once the basic information has been entered, you will be able to configure additional information for the challenge. Each of these items are covered in the remaining sections of this page. 

Challenge Incentives and Awards

Once the challenge information has been entered, you will be able to set up incentives (i.e. awards) for the challenge. 

These awards are set up per individual challenge and can be configured after the challenge has been initially set up. Users are able to select award when registering for the challenge.

To add an incentive or award, complete the following steps: 

Step 1: Click on a challenge within the Program List Tab.

Step 2: Click on the Awards in the left panel.

Step 3: Click on + Add Record.

Step 4: Enter an Award Type and click on Update.

Awards can be edited or removed if needed by using the icons to the right of the award in the table. You can set up as many incentives as needed for the challenge.

This information can be set up after entering the basic challenge information or edited at any time.

Customizing Weekly Tips

Weekly tips appear each week on the user's home page. This information changes each week for the duration of the challenge.

For example, if it is an 8 week challenge, then there should be 9 tips and images for the challenge. There will be 9 total because a tip and image is also configured to prompt the user for registration on their home page.  

It is recommended to customize the weekly tips and images to further encourage users throughout the challenge and reflect your organizational culture.

To customize weekly tips, complete the following steps: 

Step 1: Click on a challenge within the Program List Tab.

Step 2: Click on Weekly Tips within the left panel. 

Step 3: Make certain the Weekly Tip Tab is selected.

Step 4: Click on the Pencil Icon to modify a tip.

Step 5: Click Update to finish.

The challenge end message can also be customized from this location in the system. Just click on the Challenge End Message Tab and follow the same steps!

Customizing Weekly Images

Weekly images appear each week on the user's home page. This information changes each week for the duration of the challenge.

For example, if it is an 8 week challenge, then there should be 9 tips and images for the challenge. There will be 9 total because a tip and image is also configured to prompt the user for registration on their home page.  

It is recommended to customize the weekly tips and images to further encourage users throughout the challenge and reflect your organizational culture.

To customize weekly images, complete the following steps: 

Step 1: Click on a challenge within the Program List Tab.

Step 2: Click on Weekly Images within the left panel. 

Step 3: Click on the Pencil Icon to modify a weekly image.

Step 4: Next, click on Choose File to select an image from your computer.

Step 5: Click Update to finish.

Customizing Point Progress Step Messages

Point Progress Step Messages are seen by the user after entering their food and intake amount (or activity). 

The message will be seen on the user's progress page and can be customized for each step of the way!

This information may be modified after entering the basic challenge information or at any time by editing the challenge.

To update point progress step messages, complete the following steps: 

Step 1: Click on a challenge within the Program List Tab.

Step 2: Click on the Progress Step in the left panel.

Step 3: Click on the Pencil Icon to update a message.

Step 4: Enter the message for the progress step and then click Update.

Customizing Weekly Emails

Participants will receive weekly emails throughout the duration of the challenge. The Subject and Message may be customized for each weekly email. 

This information may be customized while initially creating the challenge or any time after by editing the challenge. 

To customize a weekly email, complete the following steps: 

Step 1: Click on a challenge within the Program List Tab.

Step 2: Click on the Email Services in the left panel.

Step 3: Next, click on Edit to update a weekly email.

Step 4: After changing the Subject and/or Message, click Update to save the change.