Healthy Snack Foods At Work!

SJSharksChick

I wanted some suggestions on some healthy snacks I can bring with me to work. I work a boring desk job, and always find myself having a bad case of the munchies once midday comes around. I do bring fruits & veggies or wheat thins with me on occasion, but was looking for something different to take with me instead of the same ol' same ol'. Thanks guys!

HollyTsiaussis

Nuts, string cheese, bring a frozen yogurt and it will thaw out by the time you want to eat it, one-hundred calorie packs, lean cuisines.

Zerbertkisses

If you have an Aldi nearby - check it out! They have a line called Fit & Active and they have all sorts of yummy snacks that aren't bad for you.

Also, popcorn is a good snack that's filling and not bad for you.

chrisdavey

no fridge?

tuna cans or almonds are my go to if I didn't have a fridge.

Or I put a few teaspoons of oats into my coffee/mocha. That is very filling also.

or cottage cheese if you have a fridge.

kleavitt1992

popcorn (if your work has a microwave) the 100 cal smart pop bags are awesome like half the size of a full bag its alot of popcorn

omid990

hard boiled eggs
protein/granola bars
laughing cow wedge with crackers
apples and peanut butter
string cheese and a piece of fruit

daniey89

Small bits of roast pumpkin with hummus on corn or rice thins is really tasty or a small pottle of low fat yoghurt and a tablespoon of muesli/granola is good too. Cottage cheese with chopped fruit and/ or veges is really good too..especially if your really hungry

Victoriaaah

Air popped popcorn --- 5 cups is 100 calories. You can spunk it up by adding some seasoning to it. Of course that might be a few extra calories though.

prestofitness

Here's some of the choices I snack on, hope it helps...

Pistachios
Almonds
Planters Nut-rition Mixes
Oroweat 80 calorie breads w/ turkey
Natural Peanut Butter
Almond Butter
Can of tuna w/ salsa
Mini Carrots (low in calories per serving, high fiber)
Edamame
Lentils
Fruits (not too late at night though because of the sugars) w/ cottage cheese
Protein bars
Granola Bars
Protein shakes
Fiber One 80 calorie Honey Squares cereal w/ low-fat, fat free, or soy milk
Yogurt (try to stay away from brands that contain high fructose corn syrup) w/ granola
Greek Yogurt
Eating Right 10 calorie jello cups
Eating Right 60 calorie chocolate & vanilla puddings
Oatmeal w/ cinnamon
Beef Jerky
Organic pita chips
Pop Chips
Pirates Booty (FAVORITE!)
Chiquita Fruit Chips
Veggie Chips
Blue Sky All Natural Sodas
Hard boiled eggs (1 yolk every 3 eggs)
Weight Watchers Snacks (chocolate chips cookies, muffins, lemon creme cake, etc)

sillygirljess

The oats in the coffee is a great idea!!! I'm going to try that one!

I usually pop a bag of low fat popcorn and share it with two of my coworkers. However, if you're watching your sodium it's not super great...

I do home visiting for a living, so sometimes I drive past a 7-11 and they have the Crystal Light slurpees. Those are fun for a mid-day treat. Is there a convenience store nearby? Can you take a 15 min break to stretch your legs and walk down to the store? Grab a bottle of water and throw a water flavor in it?

I love to dip celery in salsa instead of tortilla chips. Have you had the Fiber One brownies, they're 90 calories and soooo good.

welcominganewself

Trader Joe's has some DELICIOUS chip type things called Reduced Fat Skinny Fries.You can have 65 of tem for only 100 calories! YUM!
I also like to snack on celery and reduced fat PB, yummy and really fille me up.

Zerbertkisses

What's Pirate Booty? I need to know! haha

SJSharksChick

Thanks guys! I'll definitely try some of these!

taso42_DELETED

I got a small "dorm fridge" and put it in my cubicle. Here is what my work "pantry" and fridge typically look like when they're all stocked:

Fridge:
- romaine lettuce
- frozen veggies
- loaf of sliced whole grain bread
- a few packs of natural sliced turkey breast (one in fridge and backups in the freezer)
- reduced fat mayo (on occasion)
- peanut butter
- mustard

Shelf:
- cans of tuna
- big tub of whey
- big tub of oats
- bag of sugar (shh, don't tell)
- box myoplex packets
- backup peanut butter
- backup mustard

The fridge is also useful if I bring something in for lunch like chili.

We spend so many hours of our lives at work. I think it's important to do whatever we need to do (like get a small fridge) to maintain our healthy lifestyles with ease.

fatgavin

You can buy a instant soup with coucus in 3% fat, flake a tin of tuna in and its a great low fat low carb high protein snack, it also takes less than 5 mins to make

Topsking2010

Good topic.

littlemissshowoff

I bring cereal bars, yoghurt, and dried fruit with me. Fruit's the most common as it helps bring up my 5 a day.

healthyjen342

my favorite..that still follows "office etiquette" is 3 oz of baby carrots and 1/2 less fat cream cheese..the garden veggie kind..or a piece of fruit...