Friday, March 9, 2018

Find out how your company can receive free tools, resources and technical assistance to help assess, plan and implement a workplace wellness plan custom-designed for your location. Check out www.mspwellness.com for more information.

Go Further with Food during National Nutrition Month® National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign celebrated annually in March by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The campaign focuses on the importance of making informed food choices, and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.

"Go Further with Food" is the theme for 2018, and its importance is timely for many reasons. Whether it's starting the day off right with a healthy breakfast or fueling before an athletic event, the foods you choose can make a difference. Preparing foods to go further at home and within the community can have a positive impact, as well.

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Featured Workplace Wellness Resources

Eat Well Work Well is a Minnesota coalition that strives to help employers make eating well at work the easiest choice for their employees.

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What you eat affects your productivity by the Harvard Business Review

Think back to your most productive workday in the past week. Now ask yourself: On that afternoon, what did you have for lunch? When we think about the factors that contribute to workplace performance, we rarely give much consideration to food. For those of us battling to stay on top of emails, meetings, and deadlines, food is simply fuel.

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Food as exercise gear: Make snacking part of your routine

Eating before and after working out can help you get in shape. That’s right — food needs to be part of your exercise “gear.” Knowing what to eat before and after you exercise can be the difference between meeting your fitness goals and falling headlong into a tub of gelato by nightfall. Full Article

Did You Know? A well-balanced diet could improve your mood. People who eat more fruits and vegetables tend to report better mental health in studies.

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About mspWellness

mspWelln ess is the result of a partnership between the Minneapolis Regional Chamber (MRC) and the Minneapolis Health Department (MHD). MRC and MHD are working together to assist business members create healthier work environments. This partnership is made possible by the Minnesota Department of Health’s Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) and Community Wellness Grant, funding that serves as a powerful catalyst for creating healthier communities. Through SHIP, the Minneapolis Health Department partners with schools, neighborhoods, worksites, and clinics to make sustainable community driven changes that help everyone eat healthy, be active, and live tobacco free.

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