Help me with packable snacks!

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Nikki582
Nikki582 Posts: 561 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So at work I have two breaks - long break at 11am and shorter break at 1.15pm and I'm driving home at 4pm.
I tend not to pack any food for 2nd break and it's always been fine - but I've also always allowed myself to get a packet of chips or some rubbish on the way home.

I'm going to ask MFP now what I should do, I'm hungry when I'm on my way home, the urge for snacking is heaps. What can I pack to stay fuller for longer? Either for 2nd break or for car travel... I'm not a big fruit kinda person (and bananas are way expensive at the moment, but price IS coming down) so any other ideas? :)

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  • mummyv811
    mummyv811 Posts: 237
    Nuts and seeds are good. They keep your energy up and keep you fuller longer. You do feel a bit like a squirrel when you're eating them though! :laugh:

    Try to make sure they are unsalted though. :happy:
  • AH2013
    AH2013 Posts: 385 Member
    Nuts are good, but here they're pretty expensive too, don't know about anywhere else.

    I've started packing a peanut butter on wholemeal sarnie ......or low fat dairylea or something like that, even with a couple of crackers?
  • PrincessGlitterTush
    PrincessGlitterTush Posts: 388
    yeah nuts, fruit bars, popcorn, yoghurt, crackers and cheese. There's just so much to choose from. Just prepare everything in advance so you don't have to think about it.
  • CassandraD82
    CassandraD82 Posts: 71 Member
    My lunches usually consist of carrot, celery sticks, almonds (a small amount so I don't eat a whole packet!), apples or whatever fruit doesn't cause too much mess to eat or prepare.

    I also snack on popcorn (air popped in the microwave) or crackers or some "healthy" museli bars. Or low sugar yoghurt.

    But you might choose something different: I don't have anything to reheat food at my workplace and like to just grab food, whole, out of the fridge to throw into my handbag.

    Better to have a snack on hand, and leave it uneaten most days, then be tempted to buy something instead :)
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    I cook brown rice and take it in a plastic dish with a lid. I like it cold ;] I find it incredibly filling! Cheap for a bag too :]
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    I also think that I am the only one who will not snack on nuts or seeds xD so not filling at all when I am hungry haha xD So little for so many calories.

    (still get all my good fats for the day though)
  • CassandraD82
    CassandraD82 Posts: 71 Member
    Hey Nikki I just remembered you're an Aussie too! Here are some low calorie snacks that I adore:

    Yoghurts: Dairy Farmer's Thick and Creamy Lite (make sure it's the low fat AND low sugar range) in Passionfruit or Vanilla. Used to be a Strawberry one too but I never see that at Coles anymore :(

    Crackers: Very Deli - serving size is about 4 crackers. These are pretty tasty without toppings or embelishments.

    As Sunshine_88 pointed out - plain brown rice is pretty tasty too (trust me!). SunRice make like microwaveable one cup serves that come in at about 180 calories I think and they are plenty filling. Each one costs about $1.50 so the convenience isn't cheap. Very filling though.

    You could also try tunas: the tuna in springwater options are very low on calories. But some of the oil+flavour ones are really tasty. For a splurge (oil) I adore the John West Soy + Garlic tuna. For a light lunch (springwater) I like Lemon or no flavour. Just don't buy the Coles Lime + Pepper or Coles Lemon + Pepper - they're awful!
  • Tammyinbali
    Tammyinbali Posts: 56 Member
    I also have 2 breaks at work. I tend to eat the same things for both breaks most of the time: 9:30 break either greek salad (1/2 carrot, 1/2 green pepper, 1/2 cucumber & 1 cubic inch of crumbled feta cheese), or 1/2 carrot & 1/2 cucumber cut into slices which I dip into hummus (I make a big batch on Sunday & then prepackage it into proper sized containers & store in the fridge) & then for my second break at 12:00 I make 2 fried egg whites (use a bit of water in the pan instead of oil) with sat & pepper and then I put it into a soft tortilla with 1 triangle of laughing cow cheese spread inside. YUM! Low cal, low fat, easy to make/store. Salsa is also really healthy, so you can use that for a dip for your veggies if you don't like hummus. Good luck! :happy:
  • NeuroticVirgo
    NeuroticVirgo Posts: 3,671 Member
    Trail Mix. Fiber Bar? I've really grown to liking the Kellogs Fiber bars, totally filling and SOOO Yummy. How long does it take you to drive home? Maybe try keeping gum in your car instead of a snack. I get bored when I'm driving, but gum seems to help.
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    Rice cakes are good with a small amount of houmous or peanut butter. Peanut butter lasts ages if you use just a little. At afternoon break I often have snackajacks and a fat free drinking yogurt. No prep, low cals and fat and not messy. Snackajacks are about 100 cals and the actimel original fat free drinking yogurts are 26 cals, sometimes I have 2. It really fills me up until tea time and keeps me going. I also have couscous a lot for dinner with tomatoes and peppers in. This fills me up loads and its not too bad for you. My other favouraite is quaker oats so simple in sachets with skimmed milk. I have this every day and for less than 200 calories its soooo filling. Keeps you going for hours! I often have a sachet before working out too. Pretty cheap and convienient, just pop in the microwave at work for 90 seconds. Hope this helps. Why are bananas expensive? Here in the uk they are really cheap zara x
  • Nikki582
    Nikki582 Posts: 561 Member
    Mmm some great ideas, thanks! Today I was famished so I stopped at the shops and got a little cheese and cracker snack pack and thought.. "this is dumb, I really should be aiming to pack something for second break." hehe I was thinking some vegies and hommous might be a thing to do... (I prefer vegies to fruit) but the brown rice also seems like a goer!
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