Unhealthy eating has become all too easy.
We design food environments where the healthiest choice the easiest choice, so your diners can thrive.
Corporate Dining | Hospitality | K-12 Schools | College & University | Home
Human nature leads us to eat what’s easy, delicious, and convenient.
This isn’t a flaw or a pitfall. This is a pattern, and a massive unlock.
Instead of fighting human nature; we believe in designing for it.
Nudge to Nourish partners with institutions to transform dining environments and wellness cultures. We leverage behavioral nudges to make healthy choices the easiest choice—using food as a conduit to bridge social silos and nourish your most valuable asset: your people.
Because when the environment works, behaviors shift, and wellbeing follows.
Organizations Who’ve Placed Their Trust In Us
Your food environment is your most strategic lever for boosting performance, culture, and sustainable growth.
Top 5 Reasons Organizations Turn To Us
Operational Waste. When healthy food is offered and not being selected (and ultimately wasted).
Poor Diner Satisfaction. When an institution sees low take-rates and poor diner satisfaction scores.
Productivity Loss. When an organization reports low productivity and focus, especially during the afternoon slump.
Sustainability Targets. When leadership needs to meet aggressive sustainability goals, which include reducing food waste.
Poor Financial Health. When a school reports low meal participation, which impacts the bottom line.
“Sheryl has inspired me with her depth of insight, passion for creating meaningful experiences and focus on powerful engagement. I’m so excited that she is making a difference worldwide, helping people feel better and get what they need to grow.”
-Charles Vogl, Speaker, Advisor, and Author of the International Best Selling Book, “The Art of Community”
Where We Work
One approach. Multiple environments.
We partner across sectors where food decisions happen every day.
K-12 Schools
College & University
Corporate Dining
Hospitality
Home
We help you nourish your most valuable asset — your people.
Our Unique Approach
Our environment chooses what we eat more than we do.
Most wellness & nutrition programs fail because they rely solely on the individual to change their behavior. We succeed because we rely on environmental design. We don’t ask your diners to try harder to eat well; we make it harder for them to fail.
We know that it is not enough to offer nutritious foods and hope diners select them. The other half is supporting diners to select, consume, and enjoy those offerings. Our unique behavioral framework guides how offerings should be presented to maximize diner uptake of nourishing foods. By applying behavioral science to the dining environment, we transform healthy choices from a conscious effort into the path of least resistance. We use the 7 primary levers (shown right) to nudge small behavioral changes for big impact.
Messaging
Portions
Placement
Offerings
Personalization
Presentation
How We Help Leaders Create Nourishing Environments
Nudge to Nourish Blueprint
We can help you optimize your food environment based on your particular goals. We conduct a comprehensive audit to uncover the hidden friction points in your dining environment and menu design. These findings are then used to build high-impact, evidence-based solutions that make healthy choices effortless for diners, and execution seamless for your staff.
Starter
For teams who want clear direction - fast.
What you get:
A tailored assessment and blueprint that translates your unique goals and environment into a focused set of high-impact nudges
Assessment findings
Customized road map & action plan
Immediate quick wins
Team-ready training on the “why” behind the behavioral science approach
One month check-in to sustain momentum
Outcome: A clear, actionable path forward, so your team can begin making the healthy choice the easiest choice.
Strategic Nutrition Advising
Our nutrition advisory work supports Teams with the clarity, capacity, and expertise needed to address everything from tricky nutrition inquiries to nutrition strategy gaps, all while protecting and strengthening your brand.
Activate
For teams ready to take action.
What you get:
Everything in Starter
Implementation-ready tools, training, and resources for all recommended changes—including templates, scripts, and guides—to make execution as simple as it gets
Momentum-building check-ins (3 months) to troubleshoot, refine your approach, and accelerate progress
Outcome: Your Team has the tools, training, and confidence to take action TODAY, turning strategy into real, visible change in your food environment.
On-Demand Training
We provide training on the “why” behind behavioral nudges to upskill and empower your food service staff.
Speaking Engagements
We deliver evidence-based presentations that are tailored to your needs, designed to educate, empower, and deeply engage audiences.
Transform
For teams who want hands-on support & deeper impact.
What you get:
Everything in Starter & Activate
Consistent, weekly check-ins (3 months) to guide implementation and keep your Team focused, engaged, and moving forward with confidence
Real-time problem solving & adaptation to navigate challenges and remove roadblocks
24/7 email support to help drive execution
Lasting systems change to sustain long-term progress and maximum impact.
Outcome: Stronger execution, faster results, and lasting change, supported by a trusted partner for sustained impact.
Additional Services We Offer
Strategic Partnerships
We are thrilled to work with like-minded organizations that see an opportunity to integrate Nudge to Nourish into their existing framework to amplify their impact. Please reach out.
A Case Study: Our Work in Action
Some of the biggest names in tech are investing in nutrition to best position their business to thrive in today’s high-demanding work environment.
Check out the Employee Wellbeing Case Study from the Workforce Nutrition Alliance to learn more.
Sheryl Allen, MS, PhD, RD
Sheryl is a data-driven PhD Scientist, Dietitian, and a firm believer that our environment dictates many of our behaviors and choices. She has worked with corporate clients to create spaces and wellness programming that makes sustainable choices easy for employees, by harnessing the power of choice architecture. Her sustainability approach prioritizes and nourishes the long term health of people, the planet, and the business (productivity, retention, focus).
Sheryl received her MS & PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry, before pivoting to a career in the Nutritional Sciences (MS, RDN). She has spent the last nine years supporting the global Food Program at Google, translating behavioral science research into food choice architecture solutions.
Making healthy foods the easiest choice unlocks the full potential of your diners and your organization.
If you’re leading a Food Program, let’s talk about what it would take to remove the friction from healthy eating, making high performance the path of least resistance.
Please fill out our contact form or email us below.
sheryl@nudgetonourish.com