Nutrition in the office: are there options?

We already talked about nutrition at work once, but it was more about health: what foods should be preferred to eat normally and do not spoil the stomach. And today we will talk about, how can meals be organized in the office, because the options are much more than one.

Not all firms can provide their employees free meals in the office, and own canteens there is not everywhere. Usually, canteens are either in state organizations or in factories (they stayed there since Soviet times), or in large business centers that "sheltered" several companies. These companies share one dining room.

This option is certainly very convenient, and if you have a canteen at work - consider that you are lucky. But organization of a canteen for one company is a troublesome and expensive business, therefore, few firms undertake it. What if there is no free food at the expense of the company or at least an accessible dining room?

Some firms equip employees kitchen with microwave. Employees bring their own lunch inlunch boxing, but they have the opportunity to warm it up in the microwave and calmly eat, sitting at a normal dining table. Such food in the office is not the worst option: if you are not too lazy to take lunch with you every morning, you can be sure that you will have a hot meal. And if there is still a kettle or coffee maker in the kitchen and utensils, it's generally excellent.

But there are also disadvantages of this variant. Usually a microwave at all is one, and if there are many employees, beforeA microwave can form a queue. In addition, if the dining room is poorly isolated from the rest of the office, the smells of food can spread throughout the office, and this may not appeal to everyone. Well, the more employees, the more there should be a kitchen / dining room, after all, willing to have a comfortable dinner in the office can be a lot.

If there is no microwave, and there is a dining room, you can organize the meals in the office a little differently. Recently, a popular service called catering (delivery of meals to the office). This can be done not only by specialized firms, but also by cafes that have an arrangement with individual companies.

Usually, employees are offered a menu of a comprehensive lunch: a choice of two to three soups, salad, second course, garnish, etc. Everyone in advance (usually per day) chooses what he will eat, responsible person collects and sends the order (if the firm has a secretary or an office manager, it usually does), and at lunch they deliver food.

Such food in the office is very convenient: a hot dinner comes straight to the office, the dishes are usually disposable, so you do not need to take care of washing it. But we need to cooperate only with trustworthy catering companies or cafes, to be sure that the food is really tasty and quality.

Simplified version of catering - order an office pizza or sushi, but you will agree, you will not eat this daily. Sushi is not particularly suited, and pizza - in fact, the same fast food, which does not benefit health.

If you do not have meals in the office, you can go to the nearby cafes. Many cafes and restaurants offer inexpensive business lunches during lunch break. But it happens that there are no places in the cafe, or they serve you for a long time because of the influx of visitors - the same office workers as you. What to do in this case?

You can cooperate with colleagues and walk together in the same cafe every day. If the company is big, then it makes sense to try to agree with the administration of the cafe, so that she holds for you a table. This is beneficial not only to you, but also to the administration. You are guaranteed to get a table and fast service, and cafes are regular customers. Try to only leave a tip: for the fact that you went to meet, do not mind and pay extra.

Good food in the office is not such an unattainable luxury as it can be.. Many owners of firms go to meet employees in the matter of organizing meals, because a full-time employee is a productive worker. And even if not, you can always come up with something with your colleagues.