The workplace is a great setting to promote healthy eating.  Canadian adults spend a significant proportion of their waking hours at work and many employees eat at least one or more meals and snacks at work.  Your workplace can support healthy eating programs by:

• providing time for employees to go to information sessions about healthy eating,
• offering appropriate foods in the cafeteria, vending machines and at workplace functions, or by
• having refrigerators and microwaves so that meals may be stored and prepared safely and appropriately.

Outlined in this section, are several recommended Canadian initiatives that your workplace may can use to support employees to eat healthier. Select the healthy eating initiatives that best meets the needs of your workplace.

In this section you will find:

• Why Promote Healthy Eating in Your Workplace?
• List of Healthy Eating Activities to Try
• Dietitians of Canada Fact Sheet - Tool Summary  - or -   Link directly to a list of fact sheets
• Healthy Eating is in Store for You Tool Summary   - or -  Advertising Flyer (MS Word)   - or -   MS Powerpoint Presentation (3,636 KB)
• Take Five: 5-10 a Day…Your Way Tool Summary   - or -   Program and Resources
• Eat Smart! Workplace Program
• Guide to Nutrition Promotion in the Workplace
• Additional Healthy Eating Initiatives
• Recommended Healthy Eating Websites
• Reference

One great resource in Haldimand-Norfolk is the Health Unit. To get more information please contact Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit at 519-426-6170/905-318-6623 (free from 905)