How are you fueling your team’s brains?
Does your team rely on sugar and caffeine to make it through demanding days of work? Do you feel confused about what to choose when heading to the canteen to select something healthy yet tasty for lunch? At the same time, you might be struggling to maintain a healthy weight, with a constant barrage of tempting, sugary items that you can’t resist snacking on due to lack of time and stress eating.
What your team is snacking on and eating can seem like the farthest thing from your mind when faced with deadlines, stress and intense and demanding work. However, making some simple changes and offering your team some nutrition education can transform people’s moods, productivity, energy levels and sense of wellbeing.
We offer workshops that meet your employees exactly where they are, with practical tips that can be implemented as soon as the next snack time or meal. For example, we all know too much sugar is harmful, but when you understand both the scientific basis for this idea as well as how to reduce sugar in a sustainable way without missing the enjoyment of a sweet snack, change is possible.
When a baseline of health is achieved, this greatly reduces missed days of work and increases productivity as the body is functioning at a peak rather than running on practically empty. What you put in your mouth is literally fuel for your body and therefore your nutrition choices directly affect how you feel and perform.
In regards to more urgent challenges your employees may face like burnout, did you know that here, too, nutrition is an important state in the affected person regaining their energy? The most important thing for people in burnout is to help them regain their energy, and food can be a very effective way to do this. Did you know, for example, that the B vitamins are important for energy production in the body? Many whole foods such as whole grains, nuts and beans are rich in different B vitamins, and if the diet is lacking in some of these foods, you may struggle to get enough. Just a bit of diet planning can help keep employees on track to get everything they need and feel energetic.
We address the variety of dietary challenges your employees may be facing with the following steps:
Dietary myths versus truths: a specific challenge with nutrition is that there are many false statements presented as truths to the general public. We only present science-based information that can help your employees to be properly informed as to what good nutrition actually is. This means that fad diets are no longer needed.
Tools for sustainable change: what we eat is influenced by a complex web of factors. This includes cultural background, social influence (what others around you are eating), lifestyle (whether you’re running half marathons on the weekend or struggling with getting enough activity, for example), stress levels, other health challenges and much more. We offer manageable suggestions and ideas that can be adapted to your specific lifestyle, background and needs. You’ll see a change in your relationship with food, nutrition and health and your nutritional choices will change for the better as a result.
Troubleshooting: there are certain issues that are practically universal. With our workshops, we’ve gathered these topics together to address the most common problems, head-on. This allows us to directly address the specific issues with a clear result: in a single workshop, you’ll come out of it equipped to tackle the issue and make a sustainable change.
Follow up: with a variety of engaging workshop topics, your team will learn the nutrition basics, put them into practice, and feel confident applying them to a variety of situations. This means an overall healthier plate at most meals. Consistent application of the ideas will lead to better health over time, reduction of risk of lifestyle diseases, and a more even level of energy and drive to make it through the most demanding work.
What’s in it for you, the employer:
more energy and productivity from your team
less distraction from lethargy, energy dips and health challenges
fewer missed days due to the effects of better nutrition
teambuilding: a team that eats together, with emphasis placed on enjoyment of healthy food, gets stronger in more than one way
Are you ready to get started, so your team can maximize their health and energy and minimize the risk of burnout, a sedentary lifestyle and lifestyle diseases? We offer a specific program, “Nutrition for Stress Relief and Brain Health” that can get your employees back on track. Click the button below to view our wellness programs and find the right one for your team. We look forward to working with you!
