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Fruit Is Brain Food! Health Benefits for Memory and More

By Lex Flamm on November 16, 2024

Erin Nella has a unique job at UC Davis Health. When a patient lands in the hospital with a brain injury, she tells them which foods they should eat to heal quickly—and fruit is always on the …

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Want Healthy Vegan Snacks for Work? Meet Rule Breaker

By Lex Flamm on October 31, 2024

In 2014, Nancy Kalish started a quest. She set out to make vegan, allergy-friendly brownies out of chickpeas—and get them to actually taste good. “I kept working at it and kept torturing my family …

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3 Reasons Wellness Benefits Make Return to Office Easier

By Lex Flamm on October 29, 2024

The buzz about return to office (RTO) is fading, but there are still plenty of companies quietly planning to bring their employees back to work in person. In September 2024, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy …

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How to Build Healthy Food Habits at Work or Home

By Erin Mittelstaedt on October 9, 2024

If you’re struggling to build healthy food habits, that doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you. It might just mean that the environment around you is setting you up to fail. I read about …

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Why Employee Appreciation Gifts Matter in 2024

By Lex Flamm on October 8, 2024

If your company is tightening its budget, it can be tempting to cross employee appreciation gifts off the to-do list. But those gifts might matter more to your team (and your bottom line) than you …

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National Fruit at Work Day Highlights: Fun With FruitFits!

By Erin Mittelstaedt on October 2, 2024

Yesterday was one of my favorite days of the year—National Fruit at Work Day! Every year on the first Tuesday of October, we’re honored to celebrate National Fruit at Work Day at The FruitGuys. It’s a …

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These Snacks Made by Disabled Workers Empower With Each Bite

By Lex Flamm on September 27, 2024

In 1984, Phil Kosak—the founder of Carolina Fine Snacks—was having trouble keeping workers on staff to make his cheese curls, pork rinds, and other bites. “With seven positions, we went through …

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Manage Employee Stress With Relaxing Microbreaks

By Shannan Slevin on September 11, 2024

If you’re an HR professional, then you probably know how it feels to watch an employee teeter on the brink of burnout. It’s a scary feeling—but you can help prevent it. I know because putting that …

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5 Ways to Celebrate National Fruit at Work Day

By The FruitGuys on September 6, 2024

Tuesday, October 1, 2024, is—drumroll please—the 10th annual National Fruit at Work Day! This niche but momentous occasion is your opportunity to celebrate the joys of eating fruit at work. Why …

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Low-Sugar Office Snacks: How Rip Van Is Changing the Game

By Lex Flamm on August 23, 2024

In 2017, business partners Rip Pruskin and Marco De Leon walked into a factory in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, with smiles on their faces. They were there to flip the ceremonial switch on the production …

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Employee Health and Wellness Tip: Stop and Listen to the Bugs

By Erin Mittelstaedt on August 21, 2024

“What’s that noise?” My 8-year-old son asks. It’s almost pitch black as we walk across my in-laws’ front lawn in rural West Virginia. It's 9:30 p.m. and we’re in a holler (a narrow valley between …

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Want Healthy Snacks for the Office? Try Cooper Street

By Lex Flamm on July 26, 2024

When Max Surnow was a kid, his family left Michigan every summer for their cabin in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He and his brother Sam spent days mountain biking at the foot of Sunset Peak and hiking …

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Designing an Office Break Room? Focus on the Basics

By The FruitGuys on July 24, 2024

Here’s a riddle for you: I have the power to make your employees more productive, less stressed, and happier with their work. What am I? If you guessed “the office break room”—maybe because the …

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A Tip For HR Managers From ‘The Bear’

By Erin Mittelstaedt on July 24, 2024

Hands up if you’ve watched The Bear on Hulu. I’m a big fan! The show broke a TV record last week when it earned 23 Emmy nominations in the comedy category. If you haven’t seen it, it’s about a …

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Protect Your Mental Health at Work With This Weekly Reset

By Jessica Bickis on July 12, 2024

As head of data and information systems at The FruitGuys, I’ve found that balancing work and personal time can be a challenge. Luckily, I discovered a three-step practice that helps me protect my …

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Are Your Employees Hoarding the Work Snacks? Try This

By Erin Mittelstaedt on June 27, 2024

“People are hoarding the fruit and snacks!” a client told me as we toured their break room. “I saw someone walk away with a handful—more than they could eat in a day—and stash them in their desk …

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Frozen Grapes: A Healthy and Cooling Summer Snack

By Lex Flamm on June 21, 2024

When I was a little girl, I knew grape season had arrived by the way the air looked in the grocery store parking lot. If it hung there still and sleepy above the asphalt, that meant I had to wait a …

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‘Structure’ Is the Magic Word: Employee Mental Health Tips

By Erin Mittelstaedt on May 29, 2024

In 2013, I signed up for a weekly mediation class at the San Francisco Zen Center on a whim. I’m still not a regular meditator but it was a valuable and important class for me. The part that I …

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Need Pride Month Snacks for the Office? Try Two Chicks Jerky!

By Lex Flamm on May 24, 2024

In the summer of 2012, married couple Shannon Ronan and Breelyn MacDonald put their bartending jobs on hold, tossed their backpacks into the back of their Honda Fit, and left their home in San Rafael, …

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The Ultimate Office Snack Box Guide

By The FruitGuys on May 17, 2024

Whether you’re already a FruitGuys customer or just scoping out our selection of office snacks, you might have wondered how we choose the bars, bites, jerkies, and more that end up in our snack …

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