Ready steady cook!
No time or budget for healthy eating initiatives at
work? Then challenge your colleagues to eat well at home and bring
healthy leftovers for lunch.
Healthy and cheap meals for everyone
The Department of Health are supporting a new
recipe book by Jamie Oliver, Ainsley Harriott and Lloyd
Grossman that aims to help Britons to cook healthy and
cheap meals; none of the meals will cost more than £5 to
make.
Three
supermarket chains have agreed to sell the ingredients at a
discount and four million recipe cards
are to be posted to families.
The importance of eating well
There are a great number of benefits from having a healthy
diet:
- reduced risk of developing coronary heart
disease
- can stop people from gaining weight
- reduced risk of diabetes and high blood
pressure
- help lower cholesterol levels and reduce
the risk of some cancers.
The UK is the fattest nation in
Europe and obesity causes an estimated 9,000
premature deaths a year. The number of obese adults is
forecast to rise by 73 per cent over the next two decades.
Why eat healthily at work?
- We consume at least a third of our daily calorie intake
while at work. What we eat and drink affects not just our health
but our work performance too.
- If we don't eat regular well-balanced
meals or drink enough water, we may get headaches, feel sluggish or
have difficulty concentrating.
- Improving access to healthier food and
drinks at work will help individuals to maintain a well-balanced
diet.
- A healthy workforce is more alert and
productive – so both employers and employees will reap the
benefits!
Find out more on our Eat Well pages.
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