Best packaged snack foods

big1donna
big1donna Posts: 4 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi all looking for healthy snack foods I can put in my bag for long days at work when I need a quick snack to get me through.

Thanks from Sydney Australia

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  • Sp1tfire
    Sp1tfire Posts: 1,120 Member
    I love luna bars!
  • usafbeach
    usafbeach Posts: 147 Member
    Not sure if you have them there, but I love Epic's Chicken Sriracha bars. 100 calories and 15g protein.
  • rainbowblu
    rainbowblu Posts: 119 Member
    Atkins coconut harvest bars, tuna packets,almonds,string cheese, boiled egg.
  • bellaesprita000
    bellaesprita000 Posts: 384 Member
    FiberOne, Kind, thinkthin, Quest, Fitjoy
  • Cbean08
    Cbean08 Posts: 1,092 Member
    If I'm carrying something in my bag, I want something that doesn't need temperature control and won't get easily squished or broken. My usuals -

    baby carrots
    apple slices
    Chef's Cut chicken jerky
    Quest bar (although, this can get squished if not careful)
  • webby9254
    webby9254 Posts: 1 Member
    natural popcorn, unsalted, unbuttered
  • newmooon56
    newmooon56 Posts: 347 Member
    Nuts and raisins
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    Personal preference will go a long way here, so take all these responses wiht a grain of salt. Personally...

    - quest bars
    - popcorn
    - apple w/ peanut butter
    - beef jerky
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    I like certain protein power bars. That's the brand name protein power. I don't like all of them but some of them I like. They have a huge amount of protein for 200 calories or less. But, you have to be careful that they don't get smashed or warm.

  • bebeisfit
    bebeisfit Posts: 951 Member
    Nuts. Sliced apple.
  • memegirl77
    memegirl77 Posts: 18 Member
    I really like the Pure Protein bars.
  • fuzzylop72
    fuzzylop72 Posts: 651 Member
    my go-to prepackaged snack is complete cookies (2oz version, when available). They have a little protein (8g for 2oz cookie, 16g for 4oz cookie), but you mostly buy them because they taste good or alternately justin's dark chocolate peanutbutter cup.

    Both are just junk food though :smile:
  • vegmebuff
    vegmebuff Posts: 31,389 Member
    bebeisfit wrote: »
    Nuts. Sliced apple.

    me too...except I usually have cut up veggies instead of the apple.
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    I like keeping string cheese around. It's too cold and stiff to eat out of the fridge but warms up and gets nice and stringy by snack time. I'm always in air conditioned spaces, though, so no worries about heat or it melting.

    Jerky is good, and I definitely keep nuts in my car and carrots in my backpack.
  • busyPK
    busyPK Posts: 3,788 Member
    -Fresh fruit such as sliced apples, bananas, grapes, berries, etc.
    -Beef jerky
    -Individual packs of Smart Pop Popcorn
    -Nuts
    -Baby carrots
    -Pure Protein brand bars
  • mightyminerva
    mightyminerva Posts: 145 Member
    Ditto the Epic bars and various fruits/veggies.

    I also love Rx Bars (Chocolate Sea Salt is AMAZING) and Primal bars. I can't have anything with soy/dairy/gluten, and these brands fit the bill.

    The Kind chia bars (there's a mango apple one, for example) are yummy for a sweet kick, too. They only have fruit and chia seeds in them, so there are no preservatives or additives.

    Other than that, trail mixes (no chocolate) and nuts are my go-to.

    If you're careful about which you choose, the Graze boxes can be a good resource. You can choose which items you like, and there's box with perfect portions of their snacks.
  • bbontheb
    bbontheb Posts: 718 Member
    I found small pkgs of chicken jerky that a nice little serving was only 60 cals...the 80g bag of it was 240cals...tasty as well!
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    memegirl77 wrote: »
    I really like the Pure Protein bars.

    THAT's what I like - Pure Protein, not Protein Power. Duh. LOL

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