On the go healthy meals and snacks? HELP!

I'm curious to hear if anyone has any good advice..I'm in college too and fall victim to the vending machiene convienance!

First of all, inverts in a big box of sandwhich size ziplocks, they will be your best friend!
And second, here are some of my ideas but if you want any recipes let me know! I cook for myself, my husband and my baby and we all have different diet and taste needs so I have a wide array!
Ideas:
Fresh fruit- duh! But wash, prep and package into serving sizes at the start of the week.
Hummus dip and veggies- doesn't usually need to be kept cold (an ice pack in the lunch box would do great)
String cheese- ditto hummus
Baby bell or laughing cow cheese on ricecakes (or kim's magic pop)
Pb&j
Boiled eggs
Zucchini bread muffins- I have a great healthy version recipie
Tuna- the bagged version works great for on the go, no draining or can opener needed
Nuts- again, duh! But divide up and then take
Raisins and other dried fruits- I really love the dried apple rings
Beef jerky- if you have a dehydrator, homemade is awesome

I've got more ideas, but don't want to overload you! Hope this helps!

I'm a grad student right now, luckily with an office area with a fridge, but when classes start again, I'll share the pain.

So here are some ideas:

nuts and seeds (1/2 oz almonds = ~80 cal for example) - these are easy to pre-weigh and carry around in a small bag

plain rice cakes a good and really low cal (~30 per cake)

fruit - apples, oranges, cut up watermelon and berries (bag them)

sliced veggies - carrot sticks, celery, cucumber (obviously between class as these are loud)

air popped popcorn - a few cups are really low in calories, put it in a bag the night before

Sandwich with pb and honey (or jelly or whatever) - basically no meat or cheese; an all veggie with mustard or something would be fine as well

Cold pasta salad - toss in tons of veggies and mix with olive oil and a (tiny) bit of cheese so it's still good cold

cheese sticks - eat before 6 hours out of the fridge but a good am snack

Healthy granola bars (or if you have a kitchen and weekend time, make your own) - I like Nature's Own

A mug of tea, coffee, hot chocolate, etc will last awhile - bring new tea bags and fill up if possible to get hot water (we have a coffee shop on campus, for example)

If you have a student center, try going to subway or something for lunch to help break the 12 hour day up... or if you don't have time for that, hopefully some of the ideas above will help. I would invest in a good lunch box or bag or something to carry them around in so nothing gets squished - dorky looking a little bit maybe (put inside a cute tote bag though, as a "large purse") but healthy food is better than the alternative!

Finally, if your classes are all in the same area, you might ask a faculty or staff member if there is a fridge nearby that you can use - I was allowed to use the faculty lounge fridge when I asked - or sometimes there's a student lounge - it can't hurt to ask!

Popchips,nuts, dried fruit, granola bar, cup of dry cherrios.

how about cut up veggies... they do well in baggie and dont necessarily need to be refridgerated,
crackers and laughing cow cheese (also works well with the veggies)

There are great ideas, so now I know I'll have to get tons of Ziplock bags, and buy a lunchbox! yeaa!

This is totally random and VERY weird, but I did it an entire summer when I was taking 11.5 credits (yes, in the SUMMER - read:freakishly busy) and I did it every day - I was in the best shape of my life. Granted, once I got back in my crappy routine it didn't happen so much, but meh... what are you gonna do? I had an insane schedule from 7 AM until 4 PM and only had time to run home once, so here was my solution.

Before Class (6AM): eat a bowl of cheerios, generous portion to hold me through as best as I could.

First 2 hr class (9AM): an apple, banana, or other easily portable fruit. Avoid pears. They make a mess when squished.

Second morning class (11AM): A container of fat free yogurt, any flavor (helped to change things up a bit)

lunch was just too busy, so...

After first afternoon (dance) class (3PM): About 1 1/2 or 2 C cooked white rice (sub brown if you want to go even healthier) with a packet of soy sauce and a hard boiled egg on top. I could eat this cold no problem and it encouraged me to drink TONS of water because it was a little sticky. Its very filling and feels like REAL FOOD thank god!

So, it was really repetitive, but it worked for about 8 weeks of summer classes for me and I always felt full (except over lunch)
Now, I did go and get dinner after, but I was usually not all that hungry by then.

Good luck!

I will probably repeat some things, but hopefully this list will help you with things you can eat on the go and/or in class (w/out disturbing the class)

- Nuts
- Turkey Pepperoni
- Granola Bars
- Protien Bars
- Dry cereal
- Cut up some fruit (apples, grapes, cantelope, watermelon)
- Peanut butter crackers
- Fresh veggies (broccoli, califlower, celery, red bell pepers)
- Yogurt
- Low fat string cheese

- make yourself a PB&J sandwich (sugar free jelly and all natural PB)

You may not have access to a fridge, but you can carry a small lunch bag with an ice pack in it to keep things cool. I pack one for myself and my kids and its stays cold for many hours! If you only have a sandwich, some fruit or veggies, some cheese and nuts - it will keep it all nice and cool for you. Also, take a V-8 juice or two to give you something besides water, but also help keep you full.

Good luck! You can do it!