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    Teachers... When do you eat?

    Posts: 14 Member
    edited November 2024 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
    I'm a music teacher and I have no time to eat except at lunch. I could snack between classes but I'm always busy setting u for my next class in those measly 4 minutes. So what do you do??

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    • Posts: 294 Member
      I do intermittent fasting. So I only eat at lunch during work hours. I just eat a big lunch (like 500 calories). A snack in the car on the way to the gym after work and then dinner after the gym.

      I also invested in a mini-fridge and microwave in my classroom... You can pick up a minifridge for under $100. I keep fruit, boiled eggs, almond milk, protein shakes in it.
    • Posts: 15,573 Member
      I don't work in a public school at the moment, but I have, and I'm a teacher. You can eat something small and calorically dense in those short breaks:peanut butter, nuts, etc. No breakfast?
    • Posts: 11,751 Member
      Recess, lunch, PreWO, dinner...
    • Posts: 14 Member
      I had thought about getting a mini-fridge to store stuff in. That'd be a nice addition to the office. Keep small things in it I suppose.
    • Posts: 487 Member
      If trying to gain weight, I'll do a shake of whole milk + whey protein + banana + peanut butter for lunch. Solid food is usually not an option for me during the day. Quest bars make a decent snack if you have time for it.
    • Posts: 15,573 Member
      rejectuf wrote: »
      If trying to gain weight, I'll do a shake of whole milk + whey protein + banana + peanut butter for lunch. Solid food is usually not an option for me during the day. Quest bars make a decent snack if you have time for it.

      I love Quest bars but there are definitely higher calorie protein bars. I choose them because of their low calorie count.

      OP, I'm a music teacher too!
    • Posts: 8,619 Member
      I keep bars or nuts in my bag, take a coffee with soymilk or protein shake in it, and usually a yogurt with fruit for the afternoon. Hard candy is also in my bag, esp. mints, they help w low blood sugar, bad breath, sore throats and coughs, etc. I keep the yogurt and fruit in the fridge with my lunch, and then just grab it before the last class.
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    • Posts: 16 Member
      a benefit of being a severely handicapped special ed teacher: eating together in class is a skill... and eating with good manners is modeling appropriate behavior :)
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      edited May 2015
      I'm not a teacher, but I eat 3 major meals per day...so I eat breakfast, lunch (usually at my desk), and dinner. my snacks consist of munching on some veggies or something in the morning and some yogurt or something in the afternoon...I have some fruit and a protein shake on lifting days. You don't have to eat multiple meals per day...you just have to eat enough but not too much throughout the day. Don't overcomplicate that which is not complicated.
    • Posts: 4,252 Member
      I work at a private school so the rules are probably different for public schools but I eat when my students eat. Or me and the woman I co-teach with will take turns running to the kitchen to scoff food down our throats. LOL
    • Posts: 294 Member
      Beast_Mode_Engaged wrote: »
      Disruptive students.

      I LOVE this.
    • Posts: 14 Member
      Beast_Mode_Engaged wrote: »
      Disruptive students.

      Amen to that!
    • Posts: 14 Member
      FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »
      I work at a private school so the rules are probably different for public schools but I eat when my students eat. Or me and the woman I co-teach with will take turns running to the kitchen to scoff food down our throats. LOL

      I should just start a "feed David" food bank and people can just drop by with healthy snack for me to munch on. Half the battle is remembering to do it in the first place.
    • Posts: 3,818 Member
      Yes to the mini fridge! I eat breakfast at home/in the car. Protein drink mid-morning; at 20g protein I am good until lunch. Lunch, small snack before dinner, then dinner.
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      MrM27 wrote: »
      Apples?




      Womp womp womp







      I know, I know..........sorry

      Hahaha
    • Posts: 5 Member
      Take healthy snacks such as nuts, bars, etc. I'm constantly eating in my car because I never have time to sit still and eat otherwise! Pack on a good breakfast and maybe and shake for a snack as well. Just stash little snacks in your pockets and claim you're rewarding yourself for a job well done ;). I should really take my own advice lol.
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    • Posts: 1,945 Member
      I'm a singing coach and I teach 55 minutes per hour. The students know when lessons over because my Tupperware appeared magically from under the desk. It's time to say Mmmm bye bye now!

      NOTHING GETS IN THE WAY OF MY FOOD.

      I've even lied and said I have blood sugar disorders to eat during coaching. Meh, what you gonna do?
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