Well over half of California’s adults are overweight or obese. Improving dietary practices and increasing physical activity are major strategies for preventing many of the most common chronic diseases associated with obesity. The workplace can be a viable location to promote healthy behaviors, which can lead to happier and healthier employees. Dairy Council of California is here to help employers get the resources they need to promote healthy eating and activity in their workplace.  

Some of the nutrition-education resources that employers may find useful: 

• Activity & Eating—Linking Together for Optimal Health and Fitness is a self-instructional booklet that helps adults understand the value of healthy food choices and daily physical activity. Using a behavior-change model, this program can help employees create the lifestyle changes needed to achieve optimal health. Work-site wellness coordinators can order the booklet, which is available in both English and Spanish.
• Our website has numerous tools and resources to meet your nutrition-education needs. Access free, downloadable tip sheets for use at employee events such as health fairs. Direct employees to our online tools such as the Personal Nutrition Planner, MyFitness Planner and Calcium Quiz—all designed to help adults assess the quality of their diet and adequacy of their physical activity.
• Help your employees bridge the gap between healthy eating at home and work through our consumer-based website. Our Meals Matter website makes meal planning for home and work simple by providing thousands of free recipes, quick meal ideas and meal suggestions. Your employees can use the online meal planner and shopping list to stay organized and create a healthy diet over the course of each week.

This holiday season, Dairy Council of California is partnering with the California Task Force on Workplace Wellness for their Fit for the Holidays program. Visit their website to learn more about this exciting program, as well as to obtain additional resources for your workplace.

Dairy Council of California is excited to bring our numerous nutrition-education resources to employers, as the work environment is a critical place where individuals can establish healthy habits regarding food choices and physical activity.

Ashley Rosales, R.D.
Project Manager