Do you know that promoting healthy eating in the workplace is one of the corporate wellness trends in 2023? Yes, it is!
Nowadays, many employers become aware of the benefits of implementing corporate wellness programs in the office. They realized that employees are the company's greatest asset and employees’ health is their priority. Healthy employees are happy employees! This also increased employees' work productivity as well as reduced absenteeism in the workplace!
How can we help these employees to achieve healthier lifestyles? First of all, let’s try to reshape their diet! Now it has become a corporate wellness trend for employers to help and educate employees on healthy eating and healthy lifestyle. But why?
Research has shown that an unhealthy diet is related to an increased risk for a range of chronic diseases which includes heart disease, diabetes, and cancers. However, many people neglect this fact and keep on eating unhealthy diets. To change this lifestyle, the workplace must be a good environment to spark healthy eating habits and hop in this 2023 corporate wellness trend.
Let us share 3 secrets to promote healthy eating habits at the workplace which are easy and simple!
Secret 1: Create a supportive environment for healthy eating.
A company doesn't have to have a company canteen to catalyze healthy eating habits, all we need is the employee's motivation and enthusiasm to make things happen. Changing eating habits and taking part should be voluntary for employees. In the workplace, management, and employees should work together to ensure that:
- Clean and bright pantry for employees
- there is appropriate food storage for packed lunches such as providing a fridge can help prevent food-borne illness and reduce sickness absence
- drinking water facilities are available in the workplace
Secret 2: Offering healthier food options helps employees to make healthier choices.
Instead of providing snacks such as potato chips or other food that is considered junk food, a company should provide a wide choice of fruit, vegetables, and bread for snacks. Make sure that fresh fruits are prominent in the serving area and more visible than chips!
Secret 3: Promoting healthy eating doesn’t have to be expensive or time-consuming.
A company can organize a themed healthy eating week or days, for example, no fried food themed for one week and employees must consume non-fried food to complete this themed mission. Other than that, a company can organize workshops for employees on healthy eating and nutrition!
There you go with 3 simple secrets to creating healthy eating habits in the workplace. Sounds simple and inexpensive right? It may look simple but believe it, it will motivate the employee to eat better!
