Favorite snacks or "quick foods"

SaraJRosburg
SaraJRosburg Posts: 42 Member
edited November 8 in Food and Nutrition
I work in an office, and I do not want to hit up the vending machine. So I try to bring some items for snacks throughout the day...

What are some of your favorite healthy snack foods or quick on the go foods?
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  • jorge_ta83
    jorge_ta83 Posts: 49 Member
    Sliced tomato, with some pepper and salt. Simple, and delicious.
  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    edited October 2014
    coconut chips (just the plain toasted with nothing added). beef jerky. raw unsalted almonds. If I'm done eating for the day, some yogi tea (with or without coconut milk).
  • beamer0821
    beamer0821 Posts: 488 Member
    i order from graze.com and get snacks every 2 weeks they are healthy low calorie snacks from natural whole ingredients. i keep those at the office
  • beamer0821
    beamer0821 Posts: 488 Member
    drinking helps me too like a cup of coffee
  • stonegirldancing42
    stonegirldancing42 Posts: 76 Member
    I'm a fan of just plain fruit. Helps w/fiber intake and always filling for me.
  • laurasnyder411
    laurasnyder411 Posts: 172 Member
    My cube neighbors probably hate me, but I eat pouches of tuna. Yup. Sometimes with mustard.
  • abbeyjones1994
    abbeyjones1994 Posts: 188 Member
    I love love love Emerald's 100 calorie cocoa almond packs. I get my chocolate fix but it keeps me full much better than a chocolate bar would.
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    100 calorie bags of popcorn. String cheese. Small pack of almonds. Carrots. Apple. Cherry tomatoes. Cucumber slices. Popcorn cakes. Popchips. Lots of water. Starbucks Via coffee. Green tea.
  • Basilin
    Basilin Posts: 360 Member
    chocolate almonds (in moderation, like 4 or 5), fresh or dried fruit like apples, grapes, apricots, plums, other nuts, cottage cheese and veggies like carrots and celery, spoonful of peanut butter (mom would give me them as a kid, so good for a quick boost of good fat and protein when you need tiding over till supper).
  • sherri30170
    sherri30170 Posts: 18 Member
    Cocoa Rice crispies, Kellogg's Special K Pastry Crisps, banana, pretzels
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    i eat a lot of cottage cheese.

    im also a huge fan of pretzel sticks being used as a vehicle for trader joes speculoos cookie butter (regular or cocoa swirl...it doesn't matta).
  • gwenlatus77
    gwenlatus77 Posts: 6 Member
    I love the edamame steam packs that you can get at Costco or Sams. There is a ton of it, it is packed full of protein and I can munch on it slowly throughout the day. The entire steam pack is only 140 calories. I am eating it now actually..
  • Basilin
    Basilin Posts: 360 Member
    gwenlatus77 wrote: »
    I love the edamame steam packs that you can get at Costco or Sams. There is a ton of it, it is packed full of protein and I can munch on it slowly throughout the day. The entire steam pack is only 140 calories. I am eating it now actually..

    Great idea!

  • pita7317
    pita7317 Posts: 1,437 Member
    Wholly guacamole. 100 calorie cups.
  • GothyFaery
    GothyFaery Posts: 762 Member
    edited October 2014
    I portion out nuts and dry cereal (Fruit Loops!) and keep them at my desk for when I get hungry. The Fruit Loops are for when I really want candy/sugar and the nuts are a really good source of protein and healthy fats for when I just need "something". Half a serving of Fruit Loops is only 55 calories and an ounce of pistachios is 80.
  • TripleJ3
    TripleJ3 Posts: 945 Member
    I love my Graze boxes and getting to see what new snack I get to try! I tried Nature Box but didn't live those plus it was all stuff I can buy in the grocery store.

    If anyone wants to try a free box of Graze use this code: JENNYD5FB

    I think if enough people use my code I get a $1 off or something but no, I don't work for Graze, I'm just hooked on receiving these boxes!
  • yuxiii
    yuxiii Posts: 5 Member
    I try and keep it healthy with fruits or a handful of nuts (almonds, pistachios, walnuts) or a yoghurt if I'm feeling like something extra sweet :)
  • klund13
    klund13 Posts: 98 Member
    almonds or Kind granola bars
  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    I eat a serving of roasted pumpkin seeds (in the shell) every day. They help me meet my iron, fiber and protein goals, plus they're delicious. They are also really great for occupying my hands because I really have to work at eating them.
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    I keep snacks at my desk. Right now I have almonds, Good Bean crispy chick peas, wasabi peas and dry roasted edamame. I like crunchy.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    I coupon, so sometimes I will stock up on snacks and leave them in my desk at work.

    I like to bulk buy Nutrigrain or Nature Valley bars; they're a good snack for me when I need something small to tide me over between breakfast or lunch, or to bring to a meeting. I also like bringing in homemade bruschetta with Food Should Taste Good chips, or hummus and rosemary + olive oil wheat crackers.
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    Kid-sized snacks are awesome. I love Annie's bunnies. They're whole grain crackers (think- goldfish crackers) in different shapes. I also love goldfish crackers. The serving size is quite substantial. I buy a big container and package them into serving sizes myself.

    FiberOne brownies are great. Last forever in your desk, prepackaged. Only 90 calories.

    I've always wanted to buy the individual nutella dippers. They're pretty expensive on their own.

    My office provides weekly fruit, so bananas, bosc pears, apples, and grapes are wonderful.

    Hard boiled eggs are great. Make 5-10 on Sunday and you've got 1-2 a day for a work week. I keep a small ziplock of sea salt in my desk.

    I don't like them, but a lot of my coworkers like gogurts/tubes of applesauce/food in tubes.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    britishbroccoli wrote: »
    Hard boiled eggs are great. Make 5-10 on Sunday and you've got 1-2 a day for a work week. I keep a small ziplock of sea salt in my desk.

    I started doing this recently...can't believe it took me so long to discover they're not just for breakfast, and are awesome snacks!
  • maria0elisa
    maria0elisa Posts: 199 Member
    Satsumas!!! They are very refreshing and only 22 cals each.
    You can have 4 in a row and not feel guilty :D
  • levitateme
    levitateme Posts: 999 Member
    pack of mini rice crackers and a laughing cow cheese wedge. 125 calories
  • ems212
    ems212 Posts: 135 Member
    String cheese, cheerios, carrots, and cucumbers (not all together though) and LOTS of water :)
  • MaxPower0102
    MaxPower0102 Posts: 2,654 Member
    TripleJ3 wrote: »
    I love my Graze boxes and getting to see what new snack I get to try! I tried Nature Box but didn't live those plus it was all stuff I can buy in the grocery store.

    If anyone wants to try a free box of Graze use this code: JENNYD5FB

    I think if enough people use my code I get a $1 off or something but no, I don't work for Graze, I'm just hooked on receiving these boxes!

    Gonna try it out!
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    TripleJ3 wrote: »
    I love my Graze boxes and getting to see what new snack I get to try! I tried Nature Box but didn't live those plus it was all stuff I can buy in the grocery store.

    If anyone wants to try a free box of Graze use this code: JENNYD5FB

    I think if enough people use my code I get a $1 off or something but no, I don't work for Graze, I'm just hooked on receiving these boxes!

    I just used your code, thank you! I'm pretty excited to get my first box!
  • Mary407
    Mary407 Posts: 635 Member
    gwenlatus77 wrote: »
    I love the edamame steam packs that you can get at Costco or Sams. There is a ton of it, it is packed full of protein and I can munch on it slowly throughout the day. The entire steam pack is only 140 calories. I am eating it now actually..

    I was totally going to recommend these, and you beat me to it :) These are great snacks for our kiddos as well.
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    My snack drawer is pretty amazing actually. I have habanero BBQ almonds, roasted cashews, trail mix, fruit/granola bars, protein bars, fiber bars, several flavors of protein powder (one scoop in a snack baggie), instant oatmeal, can of soup, good chocolate, sunflower seeds, granola, beef jerky, tea, mio, hot chocolate, several flavors of gum...... Then I can pick and choose what I want for calories/macros and none of it goes bad.
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