Worksite Food Guidelines
WRPS is committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Diet-related chronic diseases are the most common cause of death in the world. Supporting nutritious choices at work is part of our commitment to health. The following policy was designed to make the healthy food and beverage choice the easy choice, while being supportive of the individual’s right to choose.
By following these guidelines WRPS can promote better health and help reduce risks for chronic diseases. It is not the intention of these guidelines to dictate what individual staff members eat, drink, or bring into the worksite for special occasions. Instead, WRPS wants to ensure that healthy options are available for staff at our facilities. WRPS wants these guidelines to encourage staff in purchasing healthy food and beverage choices for all meetings, trainings, and events.
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When providing food at WRPS catered meetings or sponsored events, employees are to ensure that healthy food and beverage choices are provided:
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WRPS employees responsible for ordering food and providing beverages for meetings and others who influence decisions on food served at meetings are encouraged to consult the food guidelines (see Appendix A: Food Guidelines) on how to select healthy foods.
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WRPS will maintain a list of caterers (see Appendix A: List of Healthy Caterers) who have demonstrated the ability to provide healthy foods and beverages at meetings. Use of caterers on the list is not required but preferred.
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WRPS will not offer food at meetings that do not take place during usual meal times or are less than 2 hours long.
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WRPS encourages employees to consider healthier alternatives when making food available to colleagues.
Please use the flyer below when using catering services and hosting meetings.
Food Guidelines
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