My snack drawer at work is getting low. Ideas? :)

Almonds, crunchy granola bars, pouches of tuna, and I always have a piece of fruit or two lying around my desk.

OMG pouches of tuna! That is brilliant, I didn't even think about that.

I always live in fear that someone will discover my snack drawer and think, "OMG... she has a lot of food in there! Well, that 'splains it" lol

NEway... I usually keep Balance Protein Bars, Primal Vegan Jerky Strips (Major yummo with low cals and lots of protein); pretzels - like sourdough nibblers; whole wheat saltines; almond butter; fruit; nuts; lots of teabags; pumpkin seeds and sometimes a couple of mini dark chocolates for when I want something sweet but need to steer clear of the doughnuts!

Raw, unsalted almonds
Dried Cranberries
Whole Grain Crackers (Triscuits or Kashi Heart to Heart)
Canned Tuna (low sodium) to go with the crackers
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, etc...

Almonds, cashews, cheez-its, and pudding cups. I also have granola bars in mine.

if you can get away with pistachio nuts in the shell (dealing with shells at work might be an issue?) i like them as a snack because they take work, making me eat more slowly, which usually results in eating less.

Diabetic high cocoa dark chocolate (numerous minerals), pumpkin seeds (omega-3s, magnesium), canned pink grapefruit (may help balance blood sugar), no added sugar dried sour cherries or berries (antioxidants), rough oatcakes and natural peanut butter or small cans of flavoured fish (protein). Be careful with rice cakes, popcorn and raisins they are fairly high glycaemic index.

well all these posts make me sound like a boring eater because I only have trail mix and almonds

Jerky and pepperoni sticks, yum.

In between breakfast and lunch I will eat a banana or some type of fruit salad. At about 3:00 (which is an hour before I get off work) I normally eat a granola bar. We usually buy the large variety pack of Great Value granola bars for the kids. They are normally about 100 calories per bar.

I found that if I don't eat in between meals that I will be very hungry when it is time for an actual meal and over eat. Also, since I normally workout at around 5:00 having a snack at 3 keeps me from being hungry when I try to work out.

Everyone needs to have healthy snacks...stashes as you say! Just remember to premeasure them...1 TSP etc. (5) Baby carrots make a great snack...mini chocolate chips mixed with sunflower seeds, or any nut of your liking....raisins....(5) ritz crackers with a laughing cow cheese wdege....auaker oats makes nice packaged ones....Silva I think, the strawberry ones are great! Peabut butter with anything...fruits....cheese! Instant oatmeal! Google healthy snacks.....lots of ideas!! Good luck!

I do have a snack drawer! I use it to supplement or replace the snacks I should be bringing with my lunch (cut vegetables, fruits...etc) so everything in my drawer does not require refrigeration: (also I'm a bit lazy and all of these are store bought (not home packaged) but since these could be used next week or in 6 months I'd rather have things that I know will last a bit longer.

* Fiber One 100 calorie bars
* Orville smart pop mini bags
* Canned tuna
* Welches fruit snacks (80 calories per pouch)
* Bagel Crisp
* Lipton Green Tea Superfruit (taste good and perfect when you need something but not the calories)
* Special K Chocolate crisp
* Rice cakes ( I like the popcorn flavor or caramel)

It's better to have some of these around so you can quickly fill a craving with something that fits in your plan and calorie goal and having a snack in the afternoon has really helped me with portion control at dinner time especially since I train when I get home from work.

Great suggestions everyone!!! Great thread!

I like Kind bars too - especially the dark chocolate & sea salt - get your chocolate fix for 5 grams of sugar.

Raw Almonds
Carrot sticks
Fruit

I like to snack on raw foods instead of packaged items.