The Foundry is getting Sugar Smart this September

But Sus­tain is hop­ing to change all that. Sug­ar Smart Sep­tem­ber is a cam­paign designed to help us take back con­trol and turn the sit­u­a­tion around. It’s invit­ing local author­i­ties organ­i­sa­tions, work­places, restau­rants and indi­vid­u­als to reduce the amount of sug­ar we all consume.

Backed by staunch cam­paign­er, Jamie Oliv­er, the ini­tia­tive offers plen­ty of tools online to help peo­ple make their own pledges to reduce sug­ar dur­ing Sep­tem­ber. These include pro­mot­ing sug­ar-free drinks, sign­ing up for healthy work­place schemes and organ­is­ing com­mu­ni­ty events or stunts.

We’re proud to be one of the busi­ness­es that have signed up to Sug­ar Smart Sep­tem­ber and have intro­duced a few new mea­sures in the office to make sure we com­mit to the cause.

Like any office, there’s always a col­lec­tion of hol­i­day sweets or birth­day cakes putting temp­ta­tion in the way. So, we’ve ditched the sug­ar and switched these for plat­ters of fruit and cru­dités with hum­mus instead.

Every­one has received a water bot­tle to ensure they drink an adult’s rec­om­mend­ed 1 – 2 litres² per day and man­age their hunger pangs till lunch. And we’ve pro­vid­ed lots of ideas for healthy sug­ar swaps to keep them on track.

There are still some peo­ple who are par­tial to the odd sug­ar in their tea. So, we’re ask­ing them to donate their usu­al spoon­ful to our sug­ar jar. In fact, any sug­ar that peo­ple swap out dur­ing Sep­tem­ber will be added to this jar to mea­sure our progress. For instance, Elaine’s giv­ing up her beloved Coke, which will save her 10 tea­spoons of sug­ar per can!

We’ve always been about pro­mot­ing health, well­be­ing and vital­i­ty. So, we’re hap­py to prac­tise what we preach and make pos­i­tive changes for a health­i­er work­place. If you’re a local busi­ness look­ing to do the same, it’s not too late to sign up.

See what it’s all about at sug​ars​mar​tuk​.org.

Ref­er­ences: ^1,2sug​ars​mar​tuk​.org