How healthy meals preparation can help achieve work-life balance

MANILA, Philippines — These days, more and more young professionals are embracing a healthier and more responsible lifestyle.

Having to start working at a young age to help support the family, these young players in the corporate world waste not, want not. They stick to healthier, less expensive food options that they can prepare themselves so they waste no precious money on cooked high-end meals and are at the same time able to keep themselves healthy.

Telus International Philippines (TIP), a leading digital customer experience innovator that designs, builds, and delivers next-generation solutions, continues to find ways to promote healthier lifestyle choices among its young team members to help them achieve their personal goals. One way of doing this is to encourage its team members to pick up practical habits such as meal prepping at home.

To do this, TIP recently hosted a cooking demo and workshop. There, registered nutritionist and dietitian Beatrix Mercado shared, ”Preparing balanced and nutrition-specific meals for themselves and their loved ones can be a game-changer for Customer Experience professionals who are seeking healthier meals and sustained productivity.”

 During the event, registered nutritionist, dietitian, and Chef Fia Batua-Mambuay from Doctor Diet Manila, a meal plan delivery service, also provided hands-on demonstrations on proper portioning and techniques for more appetizing and nutritious baon options at work.

TIP understands that maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be challenging with busy work schedules, particularly for those working the graveyard shift or in hybrid arrangements. By engaging in meal prepping, team members can have easy access to nutritious and affordable meals throughout their shifts. Alternatively, TIP offers 24/7 subsidized pantries that also provide healthy meals for lower costs. All these initiatives lead to minimizing, if not eliminating, the need to rely on fast-food or unhealthy snacks, thus ensuring a balanced and nourishing diet.

While meals are naturally for sustenance, the joy of cooking and preparing food also intersects with passion points and skills. This is why TIP gets creative in putting together