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...quick-fix solutions like frozen dinners, bought take-out meals on the way home or skipped meals instead of cooking. Some chose not to clock out--and give up wages--for a meal break. "There are some people for whom the structure at work does not allow them to eat the way we recommend," says Carol Devine, a professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell and an author of the study. "We are not going to fix all of our obesity problems simply by telling people to eat more fruits and vegetables...
...their workforce stay healthy. Giving hourly-shift workers more paid breaks often helps, as does installing a central pantry area where workers can refrigerate and heat food brought from home. Some employers, like Dow Chemical, have started to address these challenges and are working to encourage their employees to eat better--by stocking more nutritious snacks in the vending machine and by ensuring that senior management recognize and reward healthy habits among workers. To help employers continue to promote these choices, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is now funding studies to further investigate how work environments affect diet...
...offices and factories aren't the only places where eating habits can go awry. Experts are realizing that it takes the collaboration of an entire community--from employers to school districts to food retailers--to help families learn to cook and eat healthy meals at home instead of getting dinner handed to them through a car window. "It's not just about telling people what they should do, but making it easier for them to do it," says Dr. David Katz, director and co-founder of the Yale University Prevention Research Center...
...families, paid for with federal funds from the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Families get a free hot meal and a cooking demonstration that shows them how to prepare similarly well-balanced entrées at home. "Part of that initiative is to get children to sit down and eat with their parents, and part of it is to teach families what a healthy dinner is," says Jim Hinson, superintendent of the Independence School District...
...prediabetic. So now the Gilliams devote some of the time they used to spend in front of the TV to washing and slicing fruits and vegetables as on-the-go snacks for the next day. "If I buy a cantaloupe, cut it up and bag the pieces, we'll eat it. Otherwise, it just sits in the fridge," says Chris. To make meal prep more efficient, after every trip to the grocery store, the family creates a menu of the week's options by putting them on Post-its on the refrigerator. That way, dinner is simply a matter...