Work dos
Food traps to avoid: work dos
Christmas celebrations, leaving dos, colleagues' birthdays, engagement parties, good days, bad days, hooray it's Fridays...! Where there are celebrations or commiserations, one thing that is guaranteed... food! And when everyone else is tucking into sausage rolls and cakes - and encouraging you to, too - it can be tough to say no. The social side of eating and drinking will always be around us, so it's important to try to make healthy choices while still having a fantastic time.
Solution
The office shout: If this is a regular occurrence, try to find out whether anyone else is looking for healthy options. If so, email a list of suggestions including fruit, wholegrain crackers, low-fat dips, small homemade healthy muffins, mini savoury muffins. If you are on your own in the healthy eating stakes, then bring something healthy for yourself and when it's your turn, buy healthy food. Your colleagues may be so impressed they might prefer it and change to healthier options themselves!
Workplace nibbles: Got a snack box or vending machine in the office? Can you talk to the 'powers that be' about getting in some healthy options, perhaps a mid-morning fruit platter, non-alcoholic drink options or a water cooler. If you have regular meetings, suggest they make healthier snacks available.
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