nutrition at work: fuel your team. fuel your business
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Nutrition at Work:
Fuel your team. Fuel your business.
Host: Mandy King,
Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Founder HEAL
Date: March 23, 2017
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Nutrition At Work: Fuel Your Team. Fuel Your Business.
Date
March 23, 2017
Description
Cars don’t run on empty. Neither do your employees. If you want to maximize your team’s output, you
need to start with their input—what they’re putting in their bodies, that is. The more we learn about
nutrition, the more it becomes clear that what our teams consume can have a major impact on their work
days.
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About our host
Mandy King
Holistic Nutritionist & Founder of HEAL
@mandyking_HEAL
WWW.HEALTHYEATINGANDLIVING.CA3
A bit about League
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At League, we drive engagement by empowering
employees to live healthier, happier lives through
personalized care
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Welcome to League,
the future of healthcare
We’ve re-imagined health benefits. With a
focus on proactive, personalized
health & wellness plus an end-to-end digital
experience, we help you retain and engage
your team while attracting top talent.
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Financial
Control
Flexibility
& Choice
Digital
Experience
Isn’t it time for a better experience?
Health
Marketplace
We’re turning benefits and insurance on its head by putting your employees
first, giving them an unparalleled experience, and you more control than
ever before.
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Title Slide – Nutrition at Work: Fuel your Team. Fuel
Your Business
Nutrition at Work: Fuel your team. Fuel your business.
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What You Will Learn
1. How to fuel your employees with the right foods for maximum
productivity and focus
2. What commonly catered breakfast & lunch meals are leaving your
team sluggish and tired
3. How to choose healthy office snacks, on a budget
4. What key ingredients to stock your office kitchen with
5. How to easily shift your workplace to a healthier culture
6. The best healthy catering companies to use
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Employees with poor nutritional balance
reported 21% more sick-related absence and
11% lower productivity than healthier colleagues.
- Personnel Today
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The productivity losses associated with chronic
disease are 400% higher than the cost of treating
the disease itself.
Chronic illnesses including diabetes,
cardiovascular disease, obesity, and cancer are
preventable through diet, nutrition and physical
activity.- Conference Board of Canada & World Health Organization
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Productivity losses are most significant for
individuals with diabetes (absenteeism) and
stress (presenteeism) – both of which can be
managed through diet and nutrition.
- Journal of Occupational & Environmental Science
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The more fruits and vegetables
people consumed (up to 7 portions), the happier,
more engaged and more creative they tended to
be.
- British Journal of Health Psychology
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A Day In The Office. Fuelling For Productivity
How can you set up your office to be as productive as possible, using nutrition?
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Digital wallet
The digital wallet lets you easily access all elements of your
benefits including your HSA, LSA, Drug Card, Travel Card
and credit card
Hydration
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www.thedailymba.com
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Help your team stay hydrated
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Picture of Coffee
A quick note on coffee
A note on coffee
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The negative side effects of caffeine
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Offer non-coffee alternatives
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Offer incentives for drinking water
Leaderboard Picture
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The Hydration Checklist
Make It Easier For Your Employees:
Offer filtered water tap or cooler with cold water
Provide (company branded) reusable water bottles
Have a Soda Stream
Educate on the importance of water & suggest apps
Offer coffee alternatives
Incentivize with a challenge to drink >2L of water daily
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Digital wallet
The digital wallet lets you easily access all elements of your
benefits including your HSA, LSA, Drug Card, Travel Card
and credit card
Breakfast
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Breakfast In The Office
The Most Commonly Catered Breakfast Foods
• Muffins
• Croissants
• Scones
• Cinnamon Buns
• Bagels
• Breakfast Sandwiches
• Quiche
• Yogurt Parfaits
• Granola
• Fruit Salad
• Bacon
• Eggs
• Hash Browns
• Sausage
• Juice
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Comparing the Sugar Content
Blueberry Muffin Bagel + JamVanilla Yogurt, Berries
& Granola Parfait
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Blood Sugar 101
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Blood Sugar 101
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Blood Sugar 101
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Blood Sugar 101
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Blood Sugar 101
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Blood Sugar 101
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Blood Sugar 101
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Blood Sugar 101
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Blood Sugar 101
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What You Can Do
Aim for lower starch, higher protein offerings:
• Quiche
• Egg Muffins
• Protein Smoothies
• Oatmeal Buffet
• Plain Greek Yogurt
• Parfait toppings: hemp seeds, fruit, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds
• Water
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DIY Office Smoothies
Give employees everything they need:
• Nutri Bullet / Vitamix / Blendtec
• Unsweetened almond milk
• Frozen mixed berries
• Plant based protein powder
• Flax / chia / hemp / nut butters
• Spinach – optional
Save money by buying bulk at Costco or Bulk Barn
Option to do this with oatmeal or Greek yogurt
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Don’t forget to educate
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Teach your employees how to have more energy:
• ‘Eating For Energy’ lunch & learns or breakfast seminars
• Breakfast demos
• Wellness challenges
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Breakfast Checklist
High protein
Minimize added sugars
Minimize refined starches
Include healthy fats
Include fiber
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Digital wallet
The digital wallet lets you easily access all elements of your
benefits including your HSA, LSA, Drug Card, Travel Card
and credit card
Snacking
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Remove the temptations.
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Office Snacking
The same principles apply. Reduce the sugary options.
• Fruit
• Protein bars
• Unsalted nuts & seeds
• Nut butters
• Fresh vegetables
• Hummus
• Plain, Greek yogurt
• Herbal teas
• Kombucha
• >70% dark chocolate
Do team snack ‘potlucks’ once a week.
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Instead of the birthday cake, offer savoury
finger foods.
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A few companies that can help
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Digital wallet
The digital wallet lets you easily access all elements of your
benefits including your HSA, LSA, Drug Card, Travel Card
and credit card
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Lunch
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The Afternoon Slump
Many white carbohydrate foods (with high starch content) are
converted into sugar in your body.
• Pizza
• Pasta
• Sandwiches
• Rice
• Juice / Pop
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Avoiding The Afternoon Slump
Provide colourful options:
• Can you fill half your plate with vegetables?
• If providing sandwich type foods, switch to wraps
• Order variety of salads
• Order protein
• Ideally 1 grain salad + 2-3 vegetable heavy salads
• Water
This is often a custom order from the caterer.
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Snack & Lunch Checklist
Whole foods:
Protein
Healthy fats
Water
Fruit
Vegetables
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What would 11% more productivity mean for you?
What more could your team achieve having
stable focused energy all day long?
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A culture of health & wellness
Get started now:
Educate
Enable & Empower
Incentivize
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Creating a culture of health comes from the senior
leadership and walking the walk.
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Any questions?
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