My fav:
Smaller plate -> smaller portion.
That should be something easy to get started for any company.
What Google's Famous Cafeterias Can Teach Us About Health
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#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Unfortunately it seems to penalize people who choose to eat more fat vs. carbs.
That's a problem with the entire green/yellow/red color-coding system at Google as well - the labels seem to be in line with the common belief that whole grains = always good and dietary fat = always bad. Then again, it's not really difficult to figure out from the list of ingredients whether food is in line with your personal dietary belief system, so the color-coding system isn't really all that valuable to begin w…
That problem stems from the source that Google chose to base their system off - the Harvard Pyramid. They wanted to be as least controversial as possible (aka popular conventions) so whole grains are viewed as healthy, and fatty foods aren't. That's the principle we've been hammered from the government and food associations since forever. Unfortunately, it's wrong, and just a little research reveals it. But people will always want to refute you... because they've been so used to it, and they don't want to give it up.
Unfortunately, not being controversial is also the same as being wrong in this case
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#33The pricing strategy is based on nutrient content, again according to the Harvard pyramid plan. For the vended products, you pay: one cent per gram of sugar, two cents per gram of fat, four cents per gram of saturated fat, one dollar per gram of trans fat...
Reminds me of the time I encountered a world renowned nutritional expert...
edw519: "I'm having trouble understanding these food labels."
expert: "Don't eat anything with a label."
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#34I do wish more companies would take lessons from this. Sadly it seems like this will only ever work for relatively big companies. Having to hire someone to cook for a team of 10 doesn't really seem worth it. And feeding a team of 10 anything other than sandwiches seems impractical. There are many catering services out there that (pardon the pun) cater to smaller crowds, but in my experience their food is invariably c…
Why not bring your own food? Some sandwiches for example. Nuts and seeds (flax, hemp) or (canned) fish (salmon, sardines, mackerel, tuna) are also a good option.
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#35Trying to include vegetables in everything? Smart. But in no way are SunChips "eat anytime" food...certainly not healthier than walnuts. You don't see a page like this (http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=99) about SunChips.
If you want sound nutritional advice, I would tweak the Harvard pyramid in two ways: there's nothing you can gain from whole grains that you can't gain from fruits and vegetables. They should generally be regarded as yellow. The other thing is that they feature some really unhealthy fats that they consider to be healthy: soy, canola, sunflower, peanut, and other vegetable oils. Truly healthy fats would be red palm, coconut, olive and macadamia.
And while I applaud the idea of making junk food more expensive, their implementation based on macronutrients is horribly flawed. Sugar (which could include high-fructose corn syrup) is cheaper and offers virtually no benefit unless you are priming for a workout and require the energy and insulin spike. Fat provides satiety and promotes hormonal balance, particularly if the omegas (3,6,9) are balanced. They're off to a good start, but the article did a horrible job of illustrating how healthy they are.
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#36I really dislike these "what X can teach us about Y" titles, especially when they are misused. Like in this case, where "Google's Famous Cafeteria" has nothing to teach us about health which we did not know. It can make us jealous, though.
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#37I do wish more companies would take lessons from this. Sadly it seems like this will only ever work for relatively big companies. Having to hire someone to cook for a team of 10 doesn't really seem worth it. And feeding a team of 10 anything other than sandwiches seems impractical. There are many catering services out there that (pardon the pun) cater to smaller crowds, but in my experience their food is invariably c…
Why not bring your own food? Some sandwiches for example. Nuts and seeds (flax, hemp) or (canned) fish (salmon, sardines, mackerel, tuna) are also a good option.
Yeah, I almost always bring leftovers from our dinners as lunch. I only buy lunch when we for whatever reason don't have any leftovers.
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#38The pricing strategy is based on nutrient content, again according to the Harvard pyramid plan. For the vended products, you pay: one cent per gram of sugar, two cents per gram of fat, four cents per gram of saturated fat, one dollar per gram of trans fat... Reminds me of the time I encountered a world renowned nutritional expert... edw519: "I'm having trouble understanding these food labels." expert: "Don't eat anyt…
Jack LaLanne made two relevant comments (http://www.jacklalanne.com/jacks-adventures/lalanneisms.php):
>If man makes it, don’t eat it.
>If it tastes good, spit it out.
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#39One correction and one comment: The article says cafeterias are available 24/7. That is not technically correct. The cafeterias are open for various meals on various days (eg one might do breakfast and lunch 5 days a week, another might do lunch 5 days a week and dinner 4 days a week). What are available 24/7 are the micro-kitchens, which have coffee machines, breakfast cereal, various snacks, sodas, ice tea, etc. It…
In Chicago,
* There are no scooters or bikes
* The cafeteria is only open for breakfast and lunch
* The microkitchens are slightly smaller but very similar to the ones in MTV. There are a lot of "healthy" options but the choice is less eclectic.
So depending on your office YMMV.
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#40Sun Chips get a GREEN while 0.8 ounces of walnuts get a YELLOW label. What the hell?!