How This Smart Employer Is Tricking Workers to Eat Healthier

Why would your boss care what you eat? Because it makes you healthier and happier, which, in turn, makes you a better employee, according to much past research. Check out the strategies this mega company is using to get its employees to eat more healthfully...

Google recently revamped its workplace food service in effort to help its employees get healthier. While their strategies may sound like outright trickery, we can all learn a thing or two from them:
*Trick yourself into eating more greens: At the salad bar, we're more likely to load up on things we see first, which is why Google has placed large bins of mixed greens at the front of the bar so employees load up on greens.
*Hide the soda: If you're thirsty, reach for water first--it's the healthiest beverage (duh), which is why Google is making it harder for employees to find soda (now stocked in the back and on the lower half of the company fridges, while water is front and center.
*We don't want to hunt for our candy: Google learned that, psychologically, people get a reward response when they see candy and can grab what they want quickly. Instead, Google is keeping candy (yep, still available for employees) tucked away in bins. Interestingly, this small change has led to a 9 percent reduction in candy-eating across employees.