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first, both at an individual level and on a large scale, because health is wealth, and the more people are healthy, the more the country will progress.

People spend most of their time in offices and workplaces. This is where their eating habits are affected. The environment and surroundings do not favour them to opt for healthy food. In today's era, most companies provide lunch allowances by getting pre made meals that are healthy and safe.

Here's why companies should use a meal plan for the employees:

#1: Healthier staff

Taking care of employees' physical and emotional well-being should be the company's priority. Providing them with a stress-free environment and more nutritious food options can help them achieve this goal.

Healthy and balanced food also elevates mood and ensures a healthy lifestyle. People spend around 8-10 hours in workplaces on average, and if they eat healthy in this window, it can create a long-lasting impact.

#2: Enhances Productivity

Due to workload, many people skip lunch during office hours. No solid food in the system can affect the productivity level directly. The work that could have been done in minutes can take hours if no proper nutrition has been taken.

Giving lunch breaks and providing food can be really helpful and can increase employees' productivity.

#3: Health is wealth

Being healthy saves a lot of trouble, time, and money. If you are healthy, you won't get sick very often, saving you frequent clinic visits, time, and money. Eating healthy can keep you full for longer, and you will not crave snacks after every hour.

This can also save your money, and alternatively, being healthy can save a lot of your money, keeping you wealthy.

Here's what you need to do next:

#1: Take a survey Before Covid, health was taken for granted, and in progressive countries like Australia, being a workaholic was everyone's top priority. But, of course, after the global pandemic, many things have changed, and now, everyone prioritises their health

Deciding the daily menu can be exhausting and time-consuming. Instead, take a short survey from the employees about what they like, what are their preferences, or if they have any food allergies.

Then prepare pre made meals in advance and go hassle-free. Your vendor will deliver food every day at the time you decide.

#2: Get individual lunch boxes

Keeping food open and in a buffet can be unhealthy even if all the food items are healthy. Employees can eat more or less than they should, and it would be challenging to keep track of their calories.

Look for a pre made meal contractor in Australia who can help you prepare meals accordingly.

#3: Sponsored meals

If the cost of preparing healthy food and lunch allowances causes a company a lot, you may like to start looking for sponsors who would like to support this cause.

Unfortunately, deducting a certain percentage from employees' monthly salary will not motivate them to eat or enjoy. Hence looking for sponsors can be a way out of it.

Takeaway:

This may sound irrelevant and a waste of money, but this step can be beneficial in the long run. Taking care of employees has a lot of effect on the company. This is like a give and take situation. The more you do it for them, the more return you'll get. If you’re looking for the best pre-made meal contractor in Australia or want to discuss staff meal plans then contact Garratts Catering at (02) 9624 1998 Today!

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