Is Your Lunch Healthy? More Than Half of Americans Aren’t Sure

New research from the American Heart Association (AHA) and food service provider Aramark shows that more than half of American workers struggle to consume a healthy lunch at the office — a meal that proves to significantly impact whether or not they make healthy decisions over the course of the day.

According to an AHA press release, as part of the association and Aramark’s Healthy for Life®20 By 20 initiative, the groups conducted a survey that looked at 907 American adult employees ages 18 and older who eat lunch during their regular work hours.

They found that 56 percent struggle to prepare a healthy lunch, while 77 percent said they would more likely make healthy decisions over the course of the day if they had that nutritious midday meal.

Beyond this, an exceptionally high 91 percent said they were interested in improving the healthfulness of their lunches — something younger employees under 40 were more likely to be interested in than their older coworkers.

The data hasn’t been published officially but is being analyzed for potential publication in the future.