Desk Drawer Snacks?

iamnotvoldemort
iamnotvoldemort Posts: 56 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I recently got an office job and I am looking for healthy snacks I can put in my desk drawer. We have a lot of people and limited refrigerator space in our office so perishable items aren't feasible. Any ideas? I currently keep some apple sauce pouches and a can of cashews in my drawer.
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  • puffbrat
    puffbrat Posts: 2,806 Member
    A jar of peanut butter, a box of crackers, and microwave popcorn. These may not be the healthiest depending on your definition, but I generally make them fit within my calories for the day, and they help keep me full.
  • MommyMeggo
    MommyMeggo Posts: 1,222 Member
    My credenza drawer- aka desk pantry - has instant oatmeal packets, popcorn, nuts, kind bars, pretzels, a jar of PB2, a few hard candies, a can of progresso soup, and a baggie of my protein powder. I dont go in there too much since I bring pretty much everything I eat to work daily in my lunch bag w/ an ice pack.
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    Tuna. Cans of sparkling water, granola, nuts.
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    Pouches or cans of tuna for lunch are good. I portion nuts into snack bags instead of having a whole can.(Personally I would eat the whole thing a few at a time though a day.) Instant oatmeal packets(plain) and some portioned dried fruit.
  • StealthHealth
    StealthHealth Posts: 2,417 Member
    My desk draw contains:

    Tinned Tuna (no drain type)
    Almonds
    Walnuts
    Tinned mackerel in tomato juice
    Snack size boxed rasins
    Protein Powder and a shaker
    White chocolate buttons
    Chilli sauce

    my snacks usually flex around what cals/macros I have available and what I'm doing straight after work (weights = carbs).
  • Steff46
    Steff46 Posts: 516 Member
    I keep cans of soup, chicken broth, chicken, tuna, instant oatmeal, rotel, protein bars, k-cups of un-sweet teas, and hard candy mints. Ditto on the Peanut Butter!
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    In my desk I have dry roasted edamame, roasted chickpeas, cans of low sodium V8, and a few Hershey's Special Dark miniatures.

    Sometimes I also have granola bars and I always bring fruit to work, though I don't keep that in my desk.
  • French_Peasant
    French_Peasant Posts: 1,639 Member
    edited February 2016
    I will share a photo, since I just re-organized my drawer. Normally I would have lemon-pepper tuna packs as well. I try to keep snacks that I like well enough, but are not things I am overly excited about.

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  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
    Protein bars and raw almonds and walnuts.
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  • CasperNaegle
    CasperNaegle Posts: 936 Member
    I keep quest protein bars, quest protein chips, tuna packages, sometimes salmon (higher fat).
  • AddieOverhaul
    AddieOverhaul Posts: 734 Member
    edited February 2016
    I have a bag of hemp hearts and chia seeds to throw on the yogurt I bring to eat in the morning. I also have trail mix, green tea, fruit cups and sometimes granola bars. I also keep a bag of Werther's for a low calorie sweet fix when I have my afternoon sugar craving. It is only 18 calories for one and I find it pretty satisfying because you can suck on it for a while.
  • grace914
    grace914 Posts: 139 Member
    edited February 2016
    This is what I have this week in my drawer along with string cheese and apples. P.S. Has anyone tried the Larabar apple pie? Holy Moses! It's delicious! I definitely recommend it when you want something "cakey". 00o20x106xq8.jpg
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  • wishfuljune
    wishfuljune Posts: 2,613 Member
    Tea packets, stevia (for sweetener), almonds/nuts, protein powder, homemade granola bars. I agree that a jar of peanut butter would also be good to have in a desk drawer.
  • smotheredincheese
    smotheredincheese Posts: 559 Member
    I always keep a box of breakfast biscuits/cereal bar type things in my desk and have one as a mid-afternoon snack with a cup of tea everyday. I used to keep all kinds of snacks in my desk, crackers, fruit and nuts, sometimes sweets, but I used to eat them mindlessly out of boredom rather than real hunger and could easily use up half of my days calories from office based snacking. So now I just keep enough in there for one snack a day, my office is in the town centre anyway so I can always go out and get something if I have a food emergency.
  • shinycrazy
    shinycrazy Posts: 1,081 Member
    black tea, fiber one streusel bars, south beach diet whipped chocolate bars, zone protein bars, vanilla bean flavor dusted almonds are in current rotation. I eat 5 times a day, so I always have something to snack on. I often bring daily snacks, but it's good to have some at work in case I forget. I also preportion snacks with a scale and snack size baggies, so I know how much I'm eating.
  • shinycrazy
    shinycrazy Posts: 1,081 Member
    edited February 2016
    CasperNaegle wrote: »
    I keep quest protein bars, quest protein chips, tuna packages, sometimes salmon (higher fat).

    @CasperNaegle - How are those quest chips? I've been thinking of trying them.
  • Sarahb29
    Sarahb29 Posts: 952 Member
    I am on a low carb diet so my drawer is packed with sugar free candy, different flavors of almonds (smokehouse, salt and vinegar and habanero BBQ) and different flavors of tea. I really like my orange spice tea!

    At home I have a snack drawer too for when hubby eats in bed & watches TV. I am bad for snacking off his plate so I have to have options. I have 90% chocolate and almonds tucked away in there too, and sometimes lily's chocolate.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,195 Member
    I usually keep Fiber One brownies, coffee cake or lemon bars in my desk. I like the individual packets of almonds and any type of cereal or granola bars. I like prepackaged things for my desk since it helps me with portion control.
  • WholeFoods4Lyfe
    WholeFoods4Lyfe Posts: 1,518 Member
    Right now I currently have:

    Lara Bars
    Single serve green olives
    Sugar free applesauce
    Dried Cranberries
    Light Microwave Popcorn
    Sardines
    Canned Tuna
  • wanzik
    wanzik Posts: 326 Member
    Roasted Seasoned Seaweed from Costco.
  • LuckyNumbers
    LuckyNumbers Posts: 208 Member
    I usually have a rotation of items, but at one time or another I've had the following:

    Kind Bars (dark chocolate and sea salt is my favorite)
    Roasted almonds
    Sardines in olive oil
    Smoked herring
    Dried figs
    Canned dolmas (the Divina brand)
    Instant oatmeal
    Tea packets
    Multi-grain crackers
  • chunky_pinup
    chunky_pinup Posts: 758 Member
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    Oatmeal, soup in case I don't have lunch someday, cream of wheat, almond butter (stupid peanut free building!), bars, tea...
  • melissaulmen
    melissaulmen Posts: 123 Member
    grace914 wrote: »
    This is what I have this week in my drawer along with string cheese and apples. P.S. Has anyone tried the Larabar apple pie? Holy Moses! It's delicious! I definitely recommend it when you want something "cakey". 00o20x106xq8.jpg

    I love the nature Valley peanut butter bars. It is like a nutter budder. Yum
  • melissaulmen
    melissaulmen Posts: 123 Member
    I have 100 Cal packs of smart pop, natural and roasted almonds. Plus the following... Kashi bars. Spark. Tea. Fig bars (whole wheat) and triscuits in a few flavors.
  • jaynee7283
    jaynee7283 Posts: 160 Member
    I have tea, rice cakes, balance bars, clif bars, and single serving 100-calorie cookie packs.
  • DaisyHamilton
    DaisyHamilton Posts: 575 Member
    My snack drawer is LOW right now, so I only have a few pieces of candy (oops), gum, instant oatmeal, and chocolate covered coffee beans for a pick-me-up. I usually keep a packaged pastry and coffee creamer in there too.

    Applesauce/jello snack packs
    Cans of nuts/dried fruit
    bite size candy
    fruits
    chips or pretzels (you can keep a small hummus in the fridge)
    teas and instant coffees
    kale chips/vegetable chips
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I think if I kept food in my desk, I'd probably just end up eating it all. I bring a couple of snacks with me every day, but I don't keep a bunch of food in my desk drawer...that would likely be a disaster for me.
  • monicarungood
    monicarungood Posts: 41 Member
    I have the same problem, where there are just so many people in and out of the fridge at work that I can't reliably use it because stuff tends to disappear. I keep beef jerky and tuna pouches on hand all the time for the most part, and sometimes Fiber One bars and brownies for some sweetness. I do have a little bit of chocolate protein powder in there too but I'm not great about remembering to use/eat it, to be honest. I really liked instant oatmeal packets for a long time but I always had the flavored ones on hand and then I realized how much sugar they have in them.
  • Jindeed
    Jindeed Posts: 22 Member
    I only have a drawer dedicated to tea and coffee at the moment, but my favorite snacks to have on hand are roasted green peas (I get them in individual packets), seaweed, protein bars, and granola bars.
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