Success StoryLet's Do Lunch! Eating More Healthfully on the Run



Let's Do Lunch! Eating More Healthfully on the Run

Author: Sandra Bastin

Planning Unit: Dietetics and Human Nutrition

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Forty (40) landscaping professionals attended a zoom conference seminar with the purpose of gaining new nutritious ideas for bagged lunches or making better selections at restaurants nearby. Let's Do Lunch! Eating More Healthfully on the Run incorporated the following components: Nutrition for the Day, Perfect Portions, the Perfect Sandwich, Lunchbox Ideas, Healthy Meal Prep Ideas, Green Containers, Dining Out Healthfully, and  Make it Happen! Participants were asked to look at their meal patterns and respond with what they eat the most of and what they never eat. Sweets and vegetables were the most popular answers. Then participants indicated what small changes in their eating habits they could do to improve their health. 100% indicated they wanted to make changes towards healthier eating habits; 100% indicated they had grasped a new concept or tip they would try to make changes; 88% indicated they would try to incorporate more vegetables into their lunch meal; 75% indicated they would use portion control during their lunchtime dining out; and 33% indicated they would try a meal prep idea. Since these professionals were mostly male, who don't prepare the majority of their own meals, the evaluation indicates they are willing to learn new information and try something new to improve their health.







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