Healthy Eating Survey winners at Head Office Restaurant

Esb's head office Restaurant facility along with Occupational Health recently carried out a healthy eating survey, which received a response of 469 completed questionnaires. The survey highlighted that 65% of individuals are interested in making changes in relation to their diet. A remarkable 81% of staff are interested in seeing a new range of healthy options in our catering service.

What changes do people want? On the breakfast range:
Porridge, poached, boiled and scrambled eggs, more variety of brown breads, more fresh fruit and natural yogurts. On the Lunch option: Salads - Cheaper, larger variety, less dressings and more cold meats. Fish – without batter on Friday's, more baked and fresh fish. Vegetables – More variety.

Chips- 81% would like a chip-free day

• Only 49% staff eat fresh fruit from the restaurant and
• 62% would like more information regard
ing healthy options.
• 61% perceive the quality of food on offer as being very good/good.

A presentation for the three healthy food hampers draw for the customers who completed the survey was held in the Restaurant on Friday 9th June and pictured below are the winners.

First Prize winner: Brian Lawlor

Runners-up hamper winners: Roberta Kelly and Robert Forde.

Pat Boyle, Manager, Property and Facilities and Joe Mescall, Catering Manager, Property and Facilities made the presentation. In attendance were Bernie O'Neill, Orla Quinlan, Orla Gallagher and Niamh Cahill. Congratulations to all the winners and we appreciate all the completed surveys and the time people took to fill them in.