Encouraging Healthy Eating without Denying Pleasure
Google has developed a reputation for providing free food to its employees, and in their New York office this includes jars of chocolates.
When the company looked at ways to build energy and creativity by encouraging staff to eat healthy, they decided not to simply remove the chocolates. Instead, they moved them to less-visible locations and surrounded them with delicious healthy alternatives.
Staff responded by choosing the healthy foods: “…employees consumed 3.1 million fewer calories from M&Ms over seven weeks. That’s a decrease of nine vending machine-size packages of M&Ms for each of the office’s 2000 employees”.
The pleasure of junk food disappears as soon as you swallow it, whereas the benefits of nourishment are lasting. Which sort of hunger are you responding to?
You can help your staff to make healthier food choices by providing them with the information and inspiration they need via one of our Corporate Nutrition Seminars or Healthy cooking classes or demonstrations.
Call us today to discuss how we can tailor a fun and educational experience for your workplace.
