snacks for work?

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  • nitabean47
    nitabean47 Posts: 35 Member
    I just made some roasted chickpeas in the weekend as and they are great - healthy and lots of different flavours you can make

    Send me your recipe!!
  • traciredjo
    traciredjo Posts: 32 Member
    I pre-pack snacks the night befoe. Jif makes little "to-go" cups of peanut butter I will eat that with an apple. I also have a really good lunch bag that I stick in the freezer at night and pack the next morning. It stays cold really well so I will bring cottage cheese and triscuits, yogurt and Naked Juice. I love the Naked juices. Green machine is so good for you and after drinking them I feel full. I also bought a popcorn popper. I read somewhere that microwave popcorn bags are not good for you so I got a popper and will air pop some corn and bring that. No butter, no salt, and helps ease that "need to munch" feeling. Good luck! =)
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Cooked veggies ...... I get tired of raw carrot sticks ... so I cook them. Bring pre-cooked if need be.

    If you can cook veggies at work ..... Glad Simply Cooking steamer bags are great. Green beans are done in 3 & 1/2 minutes.
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    Pre-log your snacks

    I pre log my entire day the night before.. Makes morning easier as I'm not scratching my head trying to get my food together.

    Plus it's hard to go over when you plan your day out.
  • karen_parker
    karen_parker Posts: 2
    OH wow!!!! I didnt realize I could have all those different things as snacks!!! Ive been trying to stay away from yogurt, cheese, granola bars, etc. because I heard that yogurt and granola bars have as much, if not MORE sugar than a candy bar and cheese = fat and salt and therefore "bad".
    I have all sorts of "ideas" for snacks now!!!! little tupperware with some grapes and cheese cut into bite size peices would get great! Someone also mentioned canned green beans.....those I love but figured again, salt is HIGH!

    Thank you everyone that offered suggestions!

    Karen
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    OH wow!!!! I didnt realize I could have all those different things as snacks!!! Ive been trying to stay away from yogurt, cheese, granola bars, etc. because I heard that yogurt and granola bars have as much, if not MORE sugar than a candy bar and cheese = fat and salt and therefore "bad".
    I have all sorts of "ideas" for snacks now!!!! little tupperware with some grapes and cheese cut into bite size peices would get great! Someone also mentioned canned green beans.....those I love but figured again, salt is HIGH!

    Thank you everyone that offered suggestions!

    Karen

    Canned green beans are high in sodium ... but you can rinse them before you eat them. Fresh are so yummy ... but can be hard to get this time of year.

    Re: Granola bars ..... many are high in sugar (watch for this) or make your own. Kashi makes some lower sugar ones Honey Almond Flax ....mmmm
  • twoss9112
    twoss9112 Posts: 162 Member
    I used to keep a can of almonds / cashews to munch on, but was told that was the WORST thing because of the salt.

    Wrong. Blue Diamond makes raw (zero sodium) almonds as well as low sodium ("lightly salted") almonds. I have both at my desk. I dole them out into snack bags based on their serving size on the container so that I don't open the can and just keep munching.

    They also make flavored ones, such as Soy & Wasabi - I take these, and I make a snack bag of 1/2 serving of the flavored ones and 1/2 serving of the low or no sodium ones, so that when I mix the snak bag up, the "flavor" gets all over the plain ones and I get a whole serving of the flavored ones for only half the salt content.

    Other snaks I keep at work are

    Larabars (love the Uber ones)
    protein bars (Pure Protein is a good low carb one)
    chobani yogurt cups
    bag of Bear Naked Fit Triple Berry Granola to flavor up my yogurt or oatmeal if I get boren with the same old same old)
    Gnu Foods Flavor & Fiber bars
    Mini Babybel Light Cheese wheels
    Pita chips with salsa or hummus
    Kashi Go Lean cereal (it's just a good for a snack!)
    Apples (don't need refrigeration so their in my drawer!)
    Oranges
    Green beans - fresh

    Since you mentioned that one... for green beans - don't get canned ones if you're worries about salt... go the produce area, near the bagged salads - you can get fresh green beens in bags - Green Line and Green Giant are two brands that offer packaged fresh green beans... I buy those and JUST SNACK! That got boring so now I throw them in a bowl and toss them up with some lite balsamic vinigarette or some SALSA!

    Rice cakes with either Skippy Reduced Fat or Better N' Peanut Butter
    Ghirardelli or Lindt Dark Chocolate bars -- just be sensible and don't chow the whole bar. 2-3 squares is fine.

    Fresh fruit like strawberries, pineapple chunks, melon chunks

    Most of this stuff I just keep in my desk - I go tot he nearby store at lunchtime and buy what I want to keep at work for the week. very little pre-packing goes into my work menus. Soon you'll start to fidn that the stuff you choose to keep on hand will become useful for other things - my salsa for my green beans turned out to be a nice add to todays chicken wrap!!
  • mrsTravo9112
    mrsTravo9112 Posts: 66 Member
    the key for me is planning ahead... I also broke MPF into by break times b/c that's when i eat during the day... measure out whatever it is your going to have & its very helpful for me. I suggest celery & measuring out a ranch dressing or hummus to dip your raw veggies into until you get used to them only. raw almonds (though i loved the smoked!) apples, oranges - anything fresh - grapes, mixed fruit salads & berriesI work on the phones all day so it has to be something that desolve in my mouth or not make a lot of noice if the phone rings! (lol).
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    OH wow!!!! I didnt realize I could have all those different things as snacks!!! Ive been trying to stay away from yogurt, cheese, granola bars, etc. because I heard that yogurt and granola bars have as much, if not MORE sugar than a candy bar and cheese = fat and salt and therefore "bad".
    I have all sorts of "ideas" for snacks now!!!! little tupperware with some grapes and cheese cut into bite size peices would get great! Someone also mentioned canned green beans.....those I love but figured again, salt is HIGH!

    Thank you everyone that offered suggestions!

    Karen
    Just look at lables.. some of the stuff is high in sugar/salt/fat but if you just look at it's ingredients and its' nutirition lables, you can avoid those ones easily. It's not all that hard to pick healthier foods. You just have to decide to do it and then do it.
  • mazdauk
    mazdauk Posts: 1,380 Member
    As long as you keep within your overall allowance and don't go crazy on salt (because of water retention) you can really have what you like - its just some things are healthier than others, and some are lower in calories. Mix it up a bit if you get bored easily!
  • baileybiddles
    baileybiddles Posts: 457 Member
    I loooove to have a stick of string cheese with me at all times. I love cheese, and it's only 70 calories, no sugar, and full of protein. I also enjoy Quaker Chewy Granola Bars with 25% less sugar. The chocolate chip kind is my favorite. I love greek yogurt, Fage or Oikos in particular. And I'm not sure if these are only a regional thing, but I love these things called Snap Pea Crisps. They're dried snap peas, and you can get them either plain or in caesar flavored. I looooove them. It's like chips, but it's so much healthier!

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