{"id":9202,"date":"2013-12-31T05:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=9202"},"modified":"2020-12-24T02:19:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T10:19:14","slug":"productive-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/productive-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"Smarter Snacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Food: celebration, unity, comfort. The cultural significance of a meal, or even a snack, goes beyond our bodies\u2019 need for nourishment. Unfortunately, that\u2019s the problem. Deciding what foods to stock in the break room or how to create menus for a conference can be a daunting task. Organizers must decide between foods that nourish the mind and body\u2014leading to gr\"food<\/a>eater productivity and higher morale\u2014and comfort foods that people actually like.<\/p>\n

Costs and ROI<\/b><\/p>\n

There is a rumor floating around that a healthy diet costs more than an unhealthy one. That\u2019s only half of the truth. An intensive, international study recently published by Reuters<\/a> suggests that healthy eating costs an average $1.47 more per day\u2014that\u2019s less than a cup of coffee. Over the course of a year, that totals to about $550 per person. Since most companies don\u2019t feed employees three meals a day, they will only absorb a fraction of these costs by serving health meals. The truth remains that healthy options cost more upfront but the cost difference is swallowed when healthcare is taken into consideration.<\/p>\n

Check out the Union of Concerned Scientists\u2019<\/a> findings:<\/p>\n