VERNON – Usually you turn to the Interior Health Authority (IHA) when you are sick, but now the health authority is trying to step in early with a dose of prevention. IHA is working to get the message out that healthy eating doesn’t need to go by the wayside at work; there are things companies and staff can do to improve on the job eating habits.
“There [are] lots of challenges for people to eat well over the work day and some obvious times where it is more challenging, like in the morning when you are rushed getting out of the house for breakfast, meetings can be challenging at work with maybe not so healthy choices available [and] of course lunch and that mid-afternoon slump where you are feeling kind of tired,” says dietitian Linda Boyd, who works as a community nutritionist with Interior Health.
Boyd suggests employees can eat better by preparing healthy foods ahead of time to bring to work. Meanwhile, IHA recommends employers provide staff with a place to eat and even consider making changes to the way the company celebrates.
“[Some ideas for companies include] maybe celebrating with a fruit tray or a fruit bouquet instead of a cake or saving up to celebrate all the birthdays at once maybe like once a month instead of every time someone has a birthday,” says Boyd.
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