Healthier? workplace breakfast / lunch events

[rebeccaC]

I posted the topic wondering if other people here have noticed any changes in type of food, food portions for workplace events where organization pays for the food.

It's been the same since I started working here a few years ago.
We’re just two blocks from a farmers market so meetings and the office kitchen usually have fresh fruits, juices, bagels and non-fat spreads from the market. Besides that there is usually plain and sparkling bottled water, coffee/tea, (no soda) small packages of dried fruits, small veg/dip packs and yogurt in the office kitchen. People bring whatever else they want. This morning there are some clementine’s, whole wheat bagels/feta pine nut spread and gluten-free banana bread in the kitchen. That happens a couple of times a week.

For lunch meetings we order from a couple of different restaurants. Most people order healthy salads or sandwiches. Now birthdays are something different calorie wise. We have some great patisserie's here!!!! The Gateau au Chocolat from Lady M's FTW

for family things we just did an afternoon of ice skating for the kids on an ice rink set up under the palm trees of santa monica for dec/jan. I even got some photos of a couple of daughters for their parents and for a wintertime theme thing I did.

Things like that make for a workplace we enjoy, share and want to stay in…..most of the time. It's good to see large companies doing wellness programs, any company doing it...hopefully more.