Organizing Healthy Meals for Meetings, Events

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Organizing Healthy Mealsfor Meetings, Events
Celebrations

• NC HealthSmart Worksite Wellness

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Examples
Craven Community College
NC Division of Public Health
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Healthy Meeting Guide
Provides tips, guidelines and serving suggestions
for foods and drinks served at meetings, events
and other activities
Available for free download at http//www.eatsmart
movemorenc.com/resources/worksite.htm
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Healthy Meeting Guide
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Healthy Worksite Food

• http//www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/pdf/Healthy_Worksi
  te_Food.pdf

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Guidelines for Healthy Meetings

• http//www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/prevent/docs/
  guidelines.pdf

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Working with Caterers

• Seek local businesses in the area
• Do not hesitate to ask for what you want
• Provide as many details as possible - delivery
  date, location, time, head count and menu details
• Offer a vegetarian option

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Working with Caterers

• Ask for a side of fruit salad or
• a small soup or baked chips
• Ask for 100 whole grain breads or wraps
• Request for dressings to be on side
• Order a small dessert, low-fat if available
• Offer bottled water, diet drinks or unsweetened
  drink options

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Meeting Well American Cancer Society
To search for your local ACS office
http//www.cancer.org/asp/search/mla/mla_global.as
p?navToScreenmla_0
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Contact Us

• Email worksite.wellness_at_ncmail.net