Healthy Eating at Work

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Empower your employees to eat healthier

By championing a food policy for your organization, you’ll build an environment that encourages wellness in the workplace. Most employees eat at least one meal during work, which puts you in a position to advocate healthy, nutritious options every day.

DID YOU KNOW

Your employees’ unhealthy diet can contribute to lower productivity and higher health care expenses.

— McCurley et al., American Journal of Preventive Medicine, May 2019.

Create a culture of health with our food policy toolkit

A wellness strategy takes more than just a remodeled menu — it’s about inspiring your employees to discover and stick with healthy choices. With our food policy toolkit, you can take a fresh approach to healthy eating at work and improve your team’s well-being.

Look below for a preview of what you’ll find, or download the full interactive toolkit now.

Due to the pandemic, some of the tips and tools provided in this kit may not align with CDC-recommended safety guidelines for COVID-19 prevention. For additional information, please visit cdc.gov.

Identify opportunities for healthy changes

Where should you start?

Consider where and how you’ll introduce better nutrition, from vending machines to catering and more.
Survey your employees to gauge their interest in healthier options — maybe they’ll have recommendations.

What’s the benefit?

Early data to define the scope of your food policy and compare later on in its lifespan.
A head start toward setting goals and accommodating your team’s needs

Design an environment that supports your new food policy

What’s the plan?

Give your employees reasons to feel good about the transition by posting calorie info and smarter snacking tips.
Be ready to support healthy habits — your goals are ongoing, just like theirs.

What’s the benefit?

Word of mouth. Every resource you put out there is another chance to get people talking (and eating) from a healthy perspective.

Involve your employees in the process

What does engagement look like?

Host a lunch ‘n’ learn.
Grow a corporate garden.
Think of fun, creative ways to bring your team together over memorable meals.

What’s the benefit?

Momentum to boost interest in your healthy movement and keep employees close to the action.
Regular engagement can reinforce your food policy’s success.

Evaluate your policy’s success

Where do you go from here?

Gather surveys, attendance sheets, and other stats for a look back at your organization’s healthiest moments.
Compare before-and-after data to see how far your food policy has come.

What’s the benefit?

An evolving wellness strategy.
You’ll know what did and didn’t work — and have the facts to inform your decisions moving forward.

Get started with Healthy Eating at Work Food Policy Toolkit

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Healthy Eating at Work

Empower your employees to eat healthier

DID YOU KNOW

Create a culture of health with our food policy toolkit

Identify opportunities for healthy changes

Design an environment that supports your new food policy

Involve your employees in the process

Evaluate your policy’s success

Get started with Healthy Eating at Work Food Policy Toolkit

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