Ideas for Healthy Food Options

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!

Breakfast Suggestions:

Fruit salad Whole fruit Low-fat yogurt Bagels with a variety of flavored low-fat spreads 100% fruit juice Mini cereal boxes with fruit Fruit bread or mini muffins Granola bars

Raw vegetables with low-fat dip Pretzels, low-fat tortilla chips, low-fat potato chips, low-fat popcorn Reduced fat cheese assortment with low-fat crackers Low-fat baked tortilla chips, bean dip, and salsa Hummus and pita bread Baked artichoke dip made with low-fat mayonnaise with low-fat crackers Roasted red peppers on thinly sliced Italian bread Spinach dip made with low-fat mayonnaise and/or sour cream in bread bowl

Salads and Side Dish Suggestions:

Mixed green salad with low-fat dressing Rolls and dinner bread Fruit salad Spinach salad with mandarin oranges and toasted almonds Red potato salad made with low-fat mayonnaise and/or sour cream Tomato salad with artichoke hearts, onions, black olives, mint and oregano Three-bean salad Corn salad with red and green peppers Pasta salad made with low-fat dressing Rice or couscous with dried fruit and/or vegetables Bell peppers stuffed with Spanish rice or corkscrew pasta

Main Dish Suggestions:

Chili and soup Turkey sandwiches Vegetable pizza Chicken salad made with low-fat mayonnaise and chopped apples or grapes Vegetable-stuffed whole wheat pita sandwiches with low-fat dressing Taco salad made with chicken or ground lean turkey Casseroles made with reduced-fat cheeses and lots of vegetables Vegetarian lasagna made with reduced-fat cheese

Dessert Suggestions:

Fresh fruit salad Fresh fruit with chocolate and/or caramel dipping sauce Fruit cobbler Oatmeal raisin cookies Fig bars Frozen yogurt, sorbets, or low-fat ice cream Brownies made with applesauce instead of oil Carrot cake made with applesauce with added whole wheat flour and pineapple Angel food cake with fruit topping Visit www.foodtimeline.org to know more about the author and healthy food options