Healthy eating plays a major role in maintaining your well-being, particularly at work when your mind is constantly occupied, food isn’t always on the agenda. However, if you don’t eat right throughout the day it can really have a negative effect on your physical and mental wellbeing. Here are some of our tips on how to maintain some healthier eating habits in the corporate world.
Encourage people to take a proper lunch break.
Sometimes in the busy corporate world, it’s easy to skip lunch now and again. However, working on a poorly fuelled stomach usually leads to getting less and/or lower quality work done. If you’re an employer it’s crucial to encourage the importance of a proper break in the day to eat. Make sure people are eating right and productivity is bound to skyrocket.
Provide healthy food options.
If your place of work has a canteen, make sure the food on offer has the nutrients people need. Give people incentives to eat healthy. Offer employees discounts or lunch coupons to healthy places to eat near the office. the link between gut and mental health is huge so making sure everyone in the office has a happy gut will lead to a happier more motivated workforce!
Avoid Snacking / Replace nasty snacks with healthier ones.
When in the office, it can be tempting to just snack rather than eat a proper meal. This can really take a toll on your well-being if you’re not putting the right things in your body. If you can’t help snacking in the office though, you can try to replace unhealthy snacks with some healthier options, (Check out the snacks we put in our gift boxes.) This should help keep your physical and mental well-being in top condition throughout the day.
Offer information on healthy eating
Sometimes people just don’t have time to figure out what they should be eating to make their days at work feel better. As an employer, if you’re keen to look out for your employees' well-being you can take action and prioritise keeping staff informed on healthy eating at work. A slight shift in company culture can make a huge difference to everyone’s physical and mental health within the workplace.
Why is it so important?
Eating better in the workplace has numerous benefits beyond the personal health of those eating better. Studies have shown that Healthy eating noticeably improves employee productivity, job satisfaction, and general improvement of well-being. In our opinion, it’s well worth encouraging it in your workplace. Check out this article to get a more in-depth idea of how healthy eating can affect your day-to-day life and work.
