Quick insight on keeping it healthy in the office.

1. Keeping Healthy in the
Office

2. You can do it !
• While maintaining a healthy lifestyle in
the office seems impossible, there are
some simple steps you can take to
achieve such a lifestyle.
• Here they are…

3. Did you know…
American Dietetic
Association found that 62
percent of Americans eat
lunch at their desks, 50
percent snack at their
desks, and 27 percent eat
breakfast at their desks.

4. • Most Americans go grocery shopping
without a list.
• This creates an impulse to buy things
that you do not need or are not the
best option.
• Break the habit! Keep a notebook in
the kitchen and ball point pens to
write down every time you are out of
something

5. Wake up call…
• Americans spend more
than $100 billion on fast
food each year
• We consume an average
of 156 pound of
sugar every year.

6. This kind of eating creates an
endemic
The ideal: Americans are recommended
to have two or more daily servings of
fruit and for at least 50 percent of
Americans to consume three or more
daily servings of vegetables.
The reality: Only 27 percent
eat the recommended
amount of vegetables

7. The 10 things we should be
doing
• Eat breakfast at home
• Prepare your lunch at home at least once a week
• Take regular breaks from sitting at your desk to
stretch your muscles.
• Drink plain water, and for caffeine drink green tea
• Brush your teeth after lunch.
• Put a plant on your desk
• Seek Natural Light
• Get Stand-Up Desks:
• Promote frequent breaks – take a walk in the park
• Posture

8. Before running to the break room
supplies closet- prepare these under
200 calorie snacks
• Whole wheat crackers (10) and peanut
butter (1 tsp.)
• Fruit
• Popcorn
• Almonds (24)
• Instant oatmeal
• Mini pitas with hummus
• Fruit and nut bars
• Veggies with hummus

9. Top belly burning foods:
• Oatmeal
• Almonds
• Olive oil
• Eggs
• Berries
 These foods are heart healthy and full
of antioxidants

10. An important tip
• Pack your own lunch: Studies have
shown that people who eat lunch out
less frequently are more likely to lose
weight. Even one fast-food meal a
week can do damage, including
increasing your risk for heart disease.

11. How to be your own nutritionist :
Color your palate
– White: immune support
– Green: detoxification
– Yellow: beauty
– Orange :cancer prevention
– Red: heart health
– Purple: longevity and skin elasticity

12. Small movements make a
difference
2 minutes of stretching and breathing a
day can help increase fitness and focus

13. And remember…

14. A spotlight on…
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• Safco Zenergy Ball Chairs:
• The chair not only helps you sit ergonomically,
but it also supports better posture and balance
It keeps your core and body actively engaged.
It’s like using an exercise ball, but it is more
stationary and aesthetically cuter.

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16. Sources:
• http://www.eatright.org/Media/content.aspx?id=
6442464916#.UfFiAY2kofQ
• http://www.foodrepublic.com/2012/05/30/crazystatistics-about-our-eating-habits
• http://health.usnews.com/health-news/dietfitness/diabetes/articles/2009/09/29/eating-inamerica-still-unhealthy-cdc
• http://health.clevelandclinic.org/2013/05/5simple-tips-for-workplace-wellness-slideshow/
• Statistics of Health Risks From Eating Fast Food |
Healthy Eating | SF Gate
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