Healthy Meetings |
Establish a model of healthy living by the meetings you host. Offer healthy options of food and beverage. If meetings get lengthy, provide a quick physical activity stretch break. |
Breakfast Foods:
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Granola bars |
Small bagels served with low-fat cream cheese or fruit spread |
Flavored yogurt - low-fat or fat-free |
Fresh Fruit in bite-sized pieces or a bowl of fresh fruit |
Fruit bread - skip the butter or margarine |
Hard Boiled eggs |
Pre-packaged cinnamon applesauce |
Snacks:
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Raw Vegetable - cut up and served with a low-fat dressing for a dip |
Air-popped popcorn sprinkled with cheese powder |
Unfrosted cake cut in 2" squares |
Fresh fruit - cut up and offered with low-fat strawberry yogurt |
Baked tortilla chips offered with salsa dip |
Gingersnaps with pumpkin dip |
Pita Wedges with flavored hummus or low-fat peanut butter |
Chocolate or confetti angel food cake |
2" Oatmeal Cookies |
Pretzels - regular or soft, served with sweet mustard dip |
Reduced fat whole wheat crackers |
Whole grain crackers |
Flavored rice cakes |
Baked Chips |
Trail Mix |
Animal Crackers |
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Serve Fruits and Vegetables:
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Apples or banana slices with peanut butter dip |
Washed grapes cut into small bunches of 6-8 |
Pineapple and melon chunks |
Orange and kiwi wedges |
Vegetable coins - sliced cucumber, carrot & zucchini |
Jicama sticks, carrots, fresh pea pods & green beans |
Seasonal fruits |
Dried apricots, prunes, raisins, bananas & apples, melons, pineapples, papayas, cantaloupes, watermelons, pears, peaches & strawberries |
Lunches and Dinners:
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Select a lower fat entrée (12-15 g of fruit. Include margarine. Serve milk, regular coffee,c old tea) |
Offer a low fat vegetarian entree |
Avoid fried foods or cream sauces |
Include fresh fruit |
Have the desserts cut into half size pieces |
Include at least one vegetable - cooked or fresh |
Include whole grain bread - skip butter and margarine |
Serve salads with dressing on the side - offer at least one low-fat dressing |
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Box lunch sandwich: meat, cheese & vegetable on whole grain bread. Offer meal with fresh fruit, baby carrots or coleslaw, and flavored water or skim milk |
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Beverages: |
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Skim, 1% or flavored milk |
Coffee (regular or flavored) |
100% Fruit juice with calcium |
Bottled water, flavored, sparkling or regular |
Tea, served hot or cold |
Skim or 1% milk as creamer |
