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San Bernardino-Riverside Counties
Health Collaborative NetCom III
"Meeting Well" - Ideas for Healthy Food Options
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| These food suggestions are a great guide of healthy food options for many office events, from weekly meetings to annual potlucks. Post these as a guide for employees, or use to plan your next event. Use these as a guide, and be creative! |
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Breakfast Suggestions: |
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Fruit salad |
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Whole fruit |
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Low-fat yogurt |
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Bagels with a variety of flavored low-fat spreads |
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100% fruit juice |
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Mini cereal boxes with fruit |
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Fruit bread or mini muffins |
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Granola bars |
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Appetizer Suggestions: |
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Raw vegetables with low-fat dip |
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Pretzels, low-fat tortilla chips, low-fat
potato chips, low-fat popcorn |
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Reduced fat cheese assortment with low-fat crackers |
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Low-fat baked tortilla chips, bean dip, and salsa |
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Hummus and pita bread |
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Baked artichoke dip made with low-fat mayonnaise with low-fat crackers |
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Roasted red peppers on thinly sliced Italian bread |
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Spinach dip made with low-fat mayonnaise and/or sour
cream in bread bowl |
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| Salads and Side Dish Suggestions: |
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Mixed green salad with low-fat dressing |
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Rolls and dinner bread |
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Fruit salad |
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Spinach salad with mandarin
oranges and toasted almonds |
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Red potato salad made with low-fat mayonnaise and/or sour cream |
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Tomato salad with artichoke hearts, onions, black olives, mint and oregano |
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Three-bean salad |
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Corn salad with red and green peppers |
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Pasta salad made with low-fat dressing |
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Rice or couscous with dried fruit and/or vegetables |
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Bell peppers stuffed with Spanish rice or corkscrew pasta
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| Main Dish Suggestions: |
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Chili and soup |
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Turkey sandwiches |
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Vegetable pizza |
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Chicken salad made
with low-fat mayonnaise
and chopped apples or grapes |
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Vegetable-stuffed whole wheat pita sandwiches with
low-fat dressing |
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Taco salad made with chicken or ground lean turkey |
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Casseroles made with reduced-fat cheeses and lots
of vegetables |
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Vegetarian lasagna made with reduced-fat cheese |
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| Dessert Suggestions: |
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Fresh fruit salad |
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Fresh fruit with chocolate and/or caramel dipping sauce |
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Fruit cobbler |
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Oatmeal raisin cookies |
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Fig bars |
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Frozen yogurt, sorbets, or
low-fat ice cream |
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Brownies made with applesauce instead of oil |
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Carrot cake made with applesauce with added
whole wheat flour and pineapple |
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Angel food cake with fruit topping |
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| Adapted from American Cancer Society, Meeting Well |
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