Interactive event helps professionals stay energized

Written by Kate Blackwell, IABC/Toronto member and volunteer, Communications Coordinator, Central LHIN

When you’re late for work and rushing to get out the door, sometimes the fastest and easiest solution is to grab a pop tart and hope for the best. But according to Lesley Stoyan – owner and founder of the nutrition-consulting business the Daily Apple – unhealthy meal choices can often lead to exhaustion and a lack of energy.

Stoyan’s advice to combat the exhaustion is simple: Eat fresh. Eat organic. Eat local.

Those were the messages delivered at IABC/Toronto’s February 16 event – Fresh and Fast: Eating for Energy – held at St. George’s Church in Toronto and presented by Stoyan and her team.

More than 40 IABC/Toronto members and non-members showed up for the interactive and informative workshop dedicated to helping hard-working professionals learn to take care of their often over-worked bodies through better meal choices.

Humour and camaraderie filled the room as the attendees listened to Stoyan talk about the importance of eating for energy, joked about their latest trips to the local Wendy’s and tasted healthy food prepared by the Daily Apple team.

Stoyan also provided the attendees with a number of recipes that can be easily and quickly recreated at home.

If you missed the event, the Daily Apple has five tips to help you eat for energy:

1. Be sure to eat five to 10 servings of fruit and vegetables every day. Eat more vegetables than fruit – fruits are full of sugar.
2. Rethink breakfast.
3. Create an edible rainbow on your plate.
4. Eat without a label.
5. Eat all day.

The Daily Apple also recommends having the following 10 snack items easily accessible at your office:

1. Organic nut butter
2. Whole-grain crackers
3. Roasted almonds
4. Dried fruit
5. Water
6. Popcorn
7. Green tea
8. Dark chocolate (75%)
9. Oatmeal
10. Organic instant meals – soups and bars

A special thank you to the event’s sponsor – the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) – who made the event possible. The CIRA is a not-for-profit corporation that manages the dot-ca domain space on behalf of all Canadians.

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