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Businesses, Councils, Government Agencies, Hospitals, Universities, TAFEs and all work-places are asked to hold a WTWD "Healthy Breakfast" to celebrate Walk to Work Day and reward those who walked and took public transport to work.
Dr Rosemary Stanton OAM, Australia's best know nutritionist, has some suggestions for "Healthy Breakfasts":
Walk to work to breakfast
Companies should encourage staff to walk to work since the staff will arrive invigorated. Exercise increases blood flow to all parts of the body - including the brain. So walkers can be expected to work more effectively.
It therefore makes sense for companies to provide a small reward for walking to work. Providing a breakfast would help from a nutritional perspective as well as showing workers that the company cares.
Here are some suggestions:
1. Fresh fruit
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simple option: provide a basket of whatever fruit is in season (mandarins, oranges, strawberries plus apples, bananas and pears are widely available and reasonably priced at present)
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fancier option: provide a platter of fresh fruit cut up (for example, rockmelon, watermelon, kiwi fruit, strawberries, sliced oranges, pawpaw)
2. Toast
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simple option: provide a toaster, bread (preferably multigrain or wholegrain rather than white), spread and toppings such as fresh tomato, avocado, Vegemite or peanut butter
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fancier option: provide higher quality bread such as one of the better-quality fruit loaves or sour dough bread
3. Bread
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simple option: arrange for fresh bread rolls to be delivered in time for breakfast. Also provide bananas (a banana in a fresh roll is delicious after a walk) or tomatoes and perhaps some cheese
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fancier option: have bake-at-home rolls and a small oven (bench top ones are available) so that workers can smell fresh hot bread when they arrive.
4. Breakfast in a drink
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simple option: supply a product such as Up and Go
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fancier option: get a blender and make smoothies (low fat milk, bananas, yoghurt, honey and ice cubes)
Have plenty of fresh, cool, water available - the water cooler is always good for companies - the spot for socialising in the modern age.
5. Cereals
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simple option: provide a range of healthier cereals in individual eat-in-the packet style (commercial varieties available from Sanitarium and Kellogg)
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fancier option: provide birchner muesli or a better quality muesli plus bananas, dried fruit, sunflower seeds, slivered almonds and milk (this option will also require bowls)
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