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Lunch Well Promotional Materials Employer Guide Introduction to Lunch Well Flyer (for employees) (PDF) Cafeteria & Break Room Point-of-Sale Signage: Vending Machine Point-of-Sale Signage: Portion Control Chart (illustrated) Food Groups Variety Posters: Tip Sheets Shopping Planning Guide (pdf) Lunch Journal Lunch Well Logo (jpg) |
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"What’s for lunch?" Have you ever thought about how important that question is to the success of your business?
To help support your important business, there's Lunch Well - an educational and interactive model nutrition program. Lunch Well aims to encourage employees to take time for lunch each day and to choose the most nutrient-rich foods when they do. Employees can re-learn basic nutrition principles and apply them to their lunch plan each day for better health.
Take a look at the Lunch Well Employer Guide for more details on implementing this model nutrition program in your organization.
Lunch is the one meal that’s typically part of the average work day for most occupations or shift schedules. Taking a break and refueling with more nutritious foods are the habits that can help employees stay productive and well.
Lunch Well developed from a simple concept: Focus on the five basic food groups during the one key meal of the work day for optimal health. Good lunch habits can start from small, consistent changes made over time. And over time, those good lunch habits can carry over into other meals and snacks.
In addition to their skills, employees’ wellness is one of the most valuable assets they can share with their employer. Healthy, energetic employees may save their employer thousands of dollars in medical expenses and disability claims each year, and help their company successfully compete.
Fostering a culture of health in the workplace takes commitment and consistency over time. Take action now by implementing Lunch Well in your organization. As an employer, you have an incredible opportunity to help employees re-learn healthful lunch-eating habits right at the worksite.
To help you promote Lunch Well and its value to your employees, click on the links shown on the Lunch Well link for materials available in this tool kit. The Employer Guide provides more information on Lunch Well and can help you launch a successful turnkey nutrition program in your company.
Lunch Well is based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.