Everyone enjoys going all out at a meal from time to time. Gorging on something particularly enticing and entering a “food coma” state is just too appetizing to pass up. Maybe it’s pizza, wings, Halal food — whatever gets you excited to chow down. This can be a fun experience with friends, but it’s not exactly what you’re looking for when you cater an event. Social and business functions — like meetings, presentations, and receptions — aren’t primarily centered around eating. There’s usually still an agenda you need to tend to beyond the meeting. So, to prevent your productivity from cratering, here are some catered meal ideas that won’t cause food comas.

Sandwiches Are a Filling Lunch Option that Won’t Ruin Your Day

Sandwiches are a classic lunch option for a reason. Sandwiches can be filling, without being overly heavy. (That is, if you avoid options like barbecue and meatball grinders.) Sandwiches also offer plenty of variety. You can give your event attendees choices so that everyone finds something they like. Sandwiches are also a good vehicle for vegetables, which everyone will appreciate as they continue to work into the afternoon. A spread of sandwiches makes for the perfect lunch-time catering option.

Avoid Food Comas with a Hearty Salad

Salads are another great lunch-time catering option for many of the same reasons that sandwiches work so well. Salads offer variety, and they can be filling without being overly heavy. You should think of your catering spread as fuel for whatever the rest of the day holds. If you’re pausing for lunch amidst a full work day or an important presentation, you don’t want people to feel groggy after they eat. If everyone needs to be on their feet, moving after lunch, a dense meal option is simply counterproductive. Salads are a strong option for a midday meal.

Feel Free to Have Fun with Your Snack Options

Lunch isn’t the only meal that you may cater. Sometimes, you just want a fun snack that helps tide people over, or gives event attendees a reason to socialize between agenda items. Not every catering selection you make has to be in the interest of powering through a busy work day. When you’re catering for a snack, feel free to have fun with your choices. Fresh fruit makes for a healthy, vegetarian option that works well any time of the day. Pastries are a fun selection that add pizzazz to any event. You can make your catering selection based on the theme of the event for bonus points with your guests.

Choose Catering Through Dunn Brothers Coffee in Coralville, IA

In addition to roasting our own coffee beans in house, we also provide an extensive catering menu for events of all kinds. We want to help you have the best event possible, so ask us about what we can do to help. Sandwiches, salads, and pastries can make any meeting pop. Learn about our full catering menu by contacting Dunn Brothers Coffee in Coralville, IA at 319-665-2020.