Liven Up Your Corporate Catering By Celebrating National Blueberry Month in the Office
Posted by Sara on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 with Comments Off on Liven Up Your Corporate Catering By Celebrating National Blueberry Month in the Office Comments
As far as now-ubiquitous food holidays go, you have to give the blueberry council an A for effort: the entire month of July is National Blueberry Month! And it’s hard to argue with this diminutive fruit taking up so much space on the calendar. Packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, blueberries are an incredibly healthy snack on their own, and add an abundance of nutrients whenever they make an appearance in a dish. That’s why we’re wholly endorsing celebrating National Blueberry Month as a festive addition to corporate catering and workplace dining plans!
Blueberries are the perfect workplace snack: their considerable fiber content will keep you full through the day, while their natural sugar content will also help satisfy your sweet tooth (instead of dipping into the candy bowl). One cup of blueberries contains a quarter of the vitamin C recommended per day, which will help boost immunity and prevent illness. Blueberries have also been linked with improving cognitive function and memory, as well as helping reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and lowering cholesterol.
Celebrate National Blueberry Month in the office – and boost your workplace wellness at the same time.
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In addition, making a festive celebration out of an office meal is a great way to liven up an otherwise uneventful day, and reinforce the message that your company really cares about employee wellness. So… on with National Blueberry Month! And don’t think you’ll just be munching on handfuls of raw berries (although that sounds delicious). Here are just a few ways your corporate catering plan can include these nutritional dynamos over the next few weeks:
At a breakfast meeting, serve a healthy Continental-style spread of oatmeal and yogurt, with fresh blueberries and almonds for mixing in. And, of course, if you want to go a little more indulgent, blueberry muffins are a tasty (if not exactly groundbreaking) choice. Or, if your office breakfast is marking a special occasion, really go all out with a platter of warm blueberry pancakes!
Take a tip from Google’s corporate catering philosophy and keep a stock of blueberry juices on hand in the office fridge for a midday pick-me-up. Better yet, order in a round of blueberry-banana smoothies blended with whole fruit for an afternoon snack, so you don’t miss out on the fiber that can be lost during the juicing process.
At lunchtime, blueberries add a sweet touch to hearty salads, whether sprinkled whole atop a bed of fresh greens or infused into a blueberry vinaigrette. If you’re ordering in a round of box lunches for a meeting, ask for a fresh fruit salad (starring blueberries, of course) instead of chips for a healthier side dish. And for a diet-friendly dessert, opt for frozen yogurt with blueberries mixed in (or forget the diet and indulge in a creamy blueberry milkshake!).
And if you’re hosting an after-work office happy hour, blueberries can really start to shine! Granted, mixing blueberries with alcohol may detract from the health benefits, but a blueberry-themed happy hour will definitely liven up the office. From blueberry margaritas to blueberry-basil martinis to blueberry-flavored beer, there are plenty of adult beverages to keep the fun flowing — and you can also just serve blueberry-studded lemonade for an alcohol-free treat.
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