Fast Food vs. Good Food

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Healthy choices aren’t always the ones that are the most convenient or easiest on the wallet.

When both time and money are tight, it’s hard to deny the draw of fast-food combos that tout “value” and offer more food (not to mention calories and fat) for your dollar.

Your employees probably aren’t rolling in either cash or downtime. So how do you combat the call of the drive-through and get them to spend more time and money to eat healthy?

First, you’ll need to spark interest in nutrition. You’re likely already doing this by educating your employees about the health benefits of eating well, but it may be time to try some new approaches to hook them in.

Start with these ideas and add your own to suit your staff and your business:
• Consider starting a healthy recipe swap at the office. This is a good way to get people thinking about the foods they prepare at home as well as to facilitate family meals, which have been shown to promote healthy eating habits.

• Take it a step further by initiating a healthy potluck lunch once a week or so, assigning interested parties to bring in their favorite nutritious dishes (along with recipe cards to pass out to their colleagues).

• Busy people respond well to convenience, which is one of the reasons fast food is such a booming industry in the first place. Think about ways to make it easier for your workers to choose good foods.

• Gather lunch menus from local delis and eateries that offer healthy options, and make the collection available to your staff.

• If budget allows, consider ordering in on the company dime every once in a while so that everyone can get a taste of how fresh and nutritious lunches can be (as opposed to the kind that comes out of a paper bag).

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