If you're still setting up fruit baskets at work to persuade your employees to eat healthier, perhaps it's time to dig a bit deeper. Optimity is hosting a Nutrition and Mindful Eating in the Workplace webinar on Thursday May 4th at 2pm where I'll go more in depth on creating strategic nutrition programs to positively impact employee health and engagement.

1. Nutrition and Mindful Eating
in the Workplace
Expert: Trista Chan
Wellness Advisor, Optimity
An Optimity Webinar

2. Sponsored by
Host: Abena Osei-Kwabena
Wellness Advisor
@myOptimity

3. Webinar Tips
● Connect to audio using your computer’s microphone and speakers OR
Select “Use Telephone” after joining the webinar to turn on sound
● All guest lines are muted to avoid background noise
● The slides and webinar recording will be sent out to you to share with others
● In the handout section there is a Willis Wellness Industry Trend report and
Optimity Case Studies

4. About Optimity
The Optimity Digital Wellness Platform is used by organizational leaders to
produce an ROI through holistic health support for their employees 24/7.
The digital platform is mobile-first and strategically targets high-cost issues to
proactively coach employees on making better lifestyle choices, everyday.

5. ● Trista: Understanding Nutrition and Mindful Eating
○ Nutrition education, what are macronutrients and how do they affect our body
○ 5 tips for healthy eating
○ Healthy eating strategies
○ Eating habits in the workplace
○ 2017 checklist for setting you and your company up for success
● Abena: Optimity Digital Wellness Implementation Strategies
○ 3 Case studies on nutrition habits, and associated business outcomes
○ 3 Tips on getting the highest participation on strategic nutrition programs
Agenda

6. About Abena and Trista
Abena is a Wellness Advisor at Optimity. Her background is in public
health and holistic wellness, and her priority is to consult with clients
to create content and customized programs to target their employees’
top health issues.
abena@myoptimity.com
Trista is a Wellness Advisor at Optimity. She is a certified workplace
wellness specialist and nutritionist. A wellness advocate, Trista works
with clients to share best practices and strategies on running effective
health programs.
tchan@myoptimity.com

7. Nutrition Crash Course
Why?
• Provide energy
• Prevent many chronic health risks and diseases
• Decrease stress
• Improve mood
• Social connectedness
Healthy diet components
• Moderation, variety, balance, adequacy
• Macronutrients & micronutrients

8. Macronutrients
Carbohydrates
• Sugars break down into glucose = primary energy source
• Complex carbohydrates vs. simple carbohydrates
• Whole grains, quinoa, oats, millet, sweet potato, fresh fruit
Protein
• Repair and regenerate body tissues, healthy immune system
• Lean meats, eggs, beans, pulses, legumes, seeds, nuts, soy
Fat
• Brain development, protect organs, hormone balance, nutrient
absorption
• Unsaturated vs. saturated
• Olive oil, avocado, walnuts, almonds, seeds, olives

9. Micronutrients
Vitamins and Minerals:
• Required in smaller amounts
• Keep body functioning
• Maintain energy levels
• Metabolism
• Physical and mental wellbeing
EAT AS VARIED AS POSSIBLE

10. 5 Tips for Healthy Eating
Go for Whole Grains
• Whole grain wheat, whole oats, oatmeal, pot barley, bulgur
• Heart healthy, blood sugar levels
• 1 slice bread, ½ bagel, ¾ cup hot cereal, ½ cup rice or pasta
Easy Tips:
• Make sandwiches with whole grain bread
• Add barley, lentils, brown rice to soups and stews
• Use whole-grain pasta, whole-grain crackers
• Substitute whole-wheat flour when baking
• Pay attention to serving sizes

11. 5 Tips for Healthy Eating
Load up on Vegetables & Fruit
• Nutrients and fiber
• 1 fresh fruit, ½ cup cooked veggies, 1 cup raw leafy veggies, ½
cup 100% juice
Easy Tips:
• Try a new vegetable or fruit each week
• Berries or bananas over whole grain cereal
• Start dinner with a salad with dark leafy greens
• Fill half plate with vegetables
• Add handful of spinach or kale to fruit smoothie

12. 5 Tips for Healthy Eating
Make your day with Milk or Fortified Alternative Products
• Protein, calcium, vitamin B, vitamin D
• 1 cup milk, 2 tbsp cheese, 3/4 cup yogurt
Easy Tips:
• Add milk to soups, casseroles, home-prepared dishes
• Add berries to low fat Greek yogurt
• Frothy latte instead of a a cup of coffee
• Enjoy a small bowl of cereal with milk
• Cheese cubes with whole grain crackers

13. 5 Tips for Healthy Eating
Go with Lean Meats & Alternatives
• Protein, zinc, iron, nutrients
• Lean meat and alternatives (chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils,
soy, tofu, nuts, seeds)
• ½ cup cooked meat/poultry/fish, 2 eggs, ¾ cup tofu, 2 tbsp
peanut butter, ¼ cup nuts/seeds
Easy Tips:
• Bake, roast, grill meat, fish, poultry
• Enjoy at least 2 servings a week of fish (salmon, trout)
• Lentils with rice, omelettes, tofu burgers
• Sprinkle seeds on stir-frys, salads, handful of nuts

14. 5 Tips for Healthy Eating
Choose Healthier Fats
• Add flavour, hormone balance, heat insulation, nutrient
absorption
• 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp canola oil, ¼ avocado
Easy Tips:
• Add oil, vinegar, and fresh lemon juice to salad dressings
• Try mashed avocado on sandwiches
• Use small amounts of oil instead of butter for frying
• Small handful of almonds with fruit

15. Portion Sizes

16. Meal Planning/Prepping
1) Plan
a) How many meals?
b) Food mood?
c) Favourite recipes?
d) Grocery list
2) Prepare
a) Non-flex time
b) Divide into storage
c) Label and refrigerate
Tips
• Start small
• Keep it simple
• You don’t have to cook it all!
• Learn, learn, learn

17. Practice Mindful Eating

18. “Big Picture” Strategies
• Stay hydrated - replace caffeine with water or tea
• Keep healthy snacks at work
• Variety of foods (eat the rainbow)
• Moderate portions
• Food planning (restaurants)
• “Baked, steamed, grilled, broth” over “fried, creamy, battered”
• Limit sugary foods, salt, refined grain products
• Eat fresh when possible
• No food policing
• Get moving

19. So...how does this relate to the workplace?

20. Eating Habits in the Workplace
Physical environment
• Vending and coffee machines
• Fast food vendors
Culture/Social
• Work parties and events
• Sedentary office
• Shift work, overtime
Personal
• Stress
• Eating at the desk

21. ● Fruit baskets
● Posters, newsletters, email communications
● Lunch and Learns
● Seminars and key speakers
● Onsite dietitians and nutritionists
● Yoga classes
● Measurable results/impact?
What is your workplace currently doing?

22. • Company Culture
• Overall Outcomes
• Employee Resilience
Benefits of a Company-Wide
Nutrition Agenda

23. Optimity provides gamified wellness solutions to companies that achieve
ROI in employee health through easy and scalable implementation of best
practices in wellness.

24. ● Multiple demands
● Hard to coordinate
● New requirements

25. Optimity Friday Team Lunches
Our Friday team lunches
allow us to connect while
enjoying nutritious meals.
It really brings us back to
the culture of community
eating, benefiting our
bodies and mental
health.
- Trista Chan
Wellness Advisor

26. POCKET HEALTH COACH
Holistic health
Micro-habits
Social
Gamified
Rewards

27. Fully-integrated Ecosystem
Devices & Health
apps
Centralized
Admin Dashboard
& Database
Connected
Wearables
Customized
Mobile Experience
Retargeting for
top health issues

28. (Inactive)
Average
SickSuper Fit
DEMENTIA
Only Optimity focuses on the middle majority
Traditional
Wellness
Programs
Disease
Management
Programs

29. ● Recruit champions across the organization
● Build leadership culture within staff
● Decentralize effort, but centralize coordination and results

30. ● Bring-your-own-device
● Right information at right time
● Decrease clutter: reduce emails with push notifications

31. 1. Takeaways from Nutrition and Mindful Eating in the Workplace
● Nutrition education: macronutrients, micronutrients
● Strategies for healthy eating: portion control, meal prepping, mindful eating
● Company culture’s impact on individual eating habits
● How to get to started - 2017 checklist
2. Digital Wellness Implementation Strategies - Nutrition Promotion
Optimity allows companies to leverage cutting-edge technology to run
customized, engaging and adaptive employee programs from one hub.
● Digital solutions and best practices
● Tips on getting the most in strategic nutrition programs
● Holistic health can be scalable and engaging
Nutrition in the Workplace: Summary

32. Learn more about how to improve nutrition
& holistic health in your workplace:
Abena Osei-Kwabena
abena@myoptimity.com