How many meetings have you been at this week where coffee and doughnuts were the food of choice?  There are better ways to both plan food for meetings and to stay healthy if you attend a lot of meetings.  The Western and Northern Collaborative for Healthy Living has developed an excellent resource guide that outlines some really great ideas.  Below is an overview of this great guide:

Eat Smart Meet Smart

will help you plan meetings, events and conferences that are healthy for your participants – and healthy for your organization. Meetings, events and conferences are a central part of today’s work world, and many involve food and drinks as well as long periods of sitting. This guide provides ideas for how you can make healthy food choices and add physical activities that will help keep participants alert, productive and engaged while at work, and encourage healthier choices at home, too.

Some mornings it just seems like there is not enough time to get out the door.  It is important to be sure your body receives enough nutrition though.  Here are some ideas from Act Now BC to help you have your breakfast on the run…

On a plate or for the road

• Whole wheat or multigrain toast or English muffin topped with peanut butter, baked beans, eggs or cheese with milk and a piece of fruit
  
• Banana dog (peanut butter, a banana, and raisins in a long whole grain bun or wrapped in a whole grain tortilla)
  
• Cold pizza and 100% fruit-veggie juice

In a bowl or 'to-go' container

• Whole grain cereal with 1% milk topped with fruit and nuts
  
• Lower fat yogurt with crunchy cereal, fruit (fresh or dried) or nuts – serve in a bowl or to-go plastic container for the road
  
• Country cottage cheese (apple cubes mixed with cottage cheese) and a bran muffin

In your hand

• A cereal bar with milk or a yogurt drink and piece of fruit