New Job, New Rules, Help Please

frando

Hi guys,

Just started a new job, office based like my last one, but with different 'desk eating' rules.

Previously, as long as nothing was too messy or noisy you could have what you like.

Currently, if it requires cutlery then you can't eat it at your desk.

My afternoon snack was a combination of soaked oats, yoghurt, chopped banana and stewed apple, as you can imagine this requires a spoon to eat. Other snack is cream cheese, melba toast and dates (it works, trust me)

Does anyone have a simple, cutlery free, snack, roughly 170/200 cal snack?

enterdanger

cheese and crackers or an apple and peanut butter

WBB55

I made myself homemade "cliff bars" to snack on like a meal. My other finger foods to eat at desk include nuts, cut up fruit, dried fruit, slices of pinwheels, veggies with peanut butter to dip, cheese, cut up pre-cooked meat

TheopolisAmbroiseIII

frando wrote: »

Hi guys,

Just started a new job, office based like my last one, but with different 'desk eating' rules.

Previously, as long as nothing was too messy or noisy you could have what you like.

Currently, if it requires cutlery then you can't eat it at your desk.

My afternoon snack was a combination of soaked oats, yoghurt, chopped banana and stewed apple, as you can imagine this requires a spoon to eat. Other snack is cream cheese, melba toast and dates (it works, trust me)

Does anyone have a simple, cutlery free, snack, roughly 170/200 cal snack?

Check your rules (union rules, if applicable). I'd be surprised if you didn't have two 15 minute breaks built into your day. Use those to go to the lunch room and eat whatever you like. No need to eat at your desk at all if you don't want to.

crosbylee

TheopolisAmbroiseIII wrote: »

frando wrote: »

Hi guys,

Just started a new job, office based like my last one, but with different 'desk eating' rules.

Previously, as long as nothing was too messy or noisy you could have what you like.

Currently, if it requires cutlery then you can't eat it at your desk.

My afternoon snack was a combination of soaked oats, yoghurt, chopped banana and stewed apple, as you can imagine this requires a spoon to eat. Other snack is cream cheese, melba toast and dates (it works, trust me)

Does anyone have a simple, cutlery free, snack, roughly 170/200 cal snack?

Check your rules (union rules, if applicable). I'd be surprised if you didn't have two 15 minute breaks built into your day. Use those to go to the lunch room and eat whatever you like. No need to eat at your desk at all if you don't want to.

Plus, think of the extra steps you could get in...

frando

TheopolisAmbroiseIII wrote: »

frando wrote: »

Hi guys,

Just started a new job, office based like my last one, but with different 'desk eating' rules.

Previously, as long as nothing was too messy or noisy you could have what you like.

Currently, if it requires cutlery then you can't eat it at your desk.

My afternoon snack was a combination of soaked oats, yoghurt, chopped banana and stewed apple, as you can imagine this requires a spoon to eat. Other snack is cream cheese, melba toast and dates (it works, trust me)

Does anyone have a simple, cutlery free, snack, roughly 170/200 cal snack?

Check your rules (union rules, if applicable). I'd be surprised if you didn't have two 15 minute breaks built into your day. Use those to go to the lunch room and eat whatever you like. No need to eat at your desk at all if you don't want to.

crosbylee wrote: »

TheopolisAmbroiseIII wrote: »

frando wrote: »

Hi guys,

Just started a new job, office based like my last one, but with different 'desk eating' rules.

Previously, as long as nothing was too messy or noisy you could have what you like.

Currently, if it requires cutlery then you can't eat it at your desk.

My afternoon snack was a combination of soaked oats, yoghurt, chopped banana and stewed apple, as you can imagine this requires a spoon to eat. Other snack is cream cheese, melba toast and dates (it works, trust me)

Does anyone have a simple, cutlery free, snack, roughly 170/200 cal snack?

Check your rules (union rules, if applicable). I'd be surprised if you didn't have two 15 minute breaks built into your day. Use those to go to the lunch room and eat whatever you like. No need to eat at your desk at all if you don't want to.

Plus, think of the extra steps you could get in...

My contract states an hour break, which I can break down how ever I like. I'm unsure if I want to break it as I may use it as a way to go for a walk before/after eating my lunch. It is my first day so just testing the water. I do like the peanut butter ideas

acheben

If you still want to eat yogurt, you could invest in some refillable squeeze pouches so that it doesn't require a spoon.

Other options: deli meat, cheese, crackers, pretzels, fruit, nuts

cmtigger

The refillable squeeze pouches are great. You can also fill them with puréed fruit.

Hard boiled eggs, cheese sticks, fruit, protein bars....

ncboiler89

frando wrote: »

Hi guys,

Just started a new job, office based like my last one, but with different 'desk eating' rules.

Previously, as long as nothing was too messy or noisy you could have what you like.

Currently, if it requires cutlery then you can't eat it at your desk.

My afternoon snack was a combination of soaked oats, yoghurt, chopped banana and stewed apple, as you can imagine this requires a spoon to eat. Other snack is cream cheese, melba toast and dates (it works, trust me)

Does anyone have a simple, cutlery free, snack, roughly 170/200 cal snack?

Animals can eat about anything without cutlery so I would study their habits. But keep in mind you have the opposable thumb.