Somewhat healthy snacks at work

[sjh722]

Babybel cheese, peanut butter crackers, I've been eating belvita breakfast biscuits lately - they have big packs at Costco. Skinny pop.

[jenn248]

I've been eating a lot of trail mix (I like Trader Joe's Happy Trekking - it has almonds, cashews, pistachios, chocolate chips, and dried cranberries and cherries), and I usually bring in an apple or pear. String cheese and yogurt are good options, too.

I'm not going to lie, I also eat a lot of M&Ms, but that's probably not the sort of suggestion you're looking for...

[cincodemayo]

Pistachios!

Kind bars

[holly116]

What about carrot chips/baby carrots and hummus? That's my go to when I really snacky in the afternoons and just want to eat a lot of something. I also buy those big containers of presliced apples at sams.

Protein always helps so full fat yogurt, string cheese, or a handful of nuts (but I tend to want a lot more than just a handful so I have to be careful with nuts.)

[mpc]

I am in love with the Emeralds Salt and Pepper Cashews.

[juliette21]

When I was pregnant with my DS2, I was hungry all the time but wanted protein and produce like crazy. I loved to have a Babybel cheese with apple slices as a snack. It was a good combo of fruit (with fiber), protein, and calcium. I also really liked to make yogurt parfaits with plain, nonfat Greek yogurt, frozen fruit (like berries), and Bear Naked granola which I would keep in my desk drawer. Very filling and yummy.

[sjh722]

Am I the only person who can't eat a reasonable portion of trail mix? It would be fewer calories if I raided the snack box in our break room for peanut butter m&ms and a bag of chips, haha.

[boiler717]

Trail mix and skinny pop. I also love those new balanced breaks but they are refrigerated.

[holly116]

Jun 23, 2015 10:59:28 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

Am I the only person who can't eat a reasonable portion of trail mix? It would be fewer calories if I raided the snack box in our break room for peanut butter m&ms and a bag of chips, haha.

Yeah this is why I don't buy nuts lol. I'll eat 2000 calories worth in a day, easy. And if I'm going to do that, I'd rather eat that entire bag of Doritos. Which I also can't buy for that reason lol.

[anna7602]

Rice cakes smeared with almond butter.

Celery sticks with almond butter and a sprinkling of fleur de sel (maybe this only works if you're working at home).

Carrots & hummus or red peppers & hummus.

So.many.nuts. (I overdid it on cashews for a while and couldn't even look at them for six months or so.)

Kind bars.

Dried fruit of any kind- figs, cranberries, apricots.

Trader Joe's Edamame chips.

Pain des Fleurs chestnut crackers (now available in the US, yay!!!!)

Cheese sticks.

Fresh, sliced up fruit.

Yogurt.

[lg28]

Jun 23, 2015 10:53:49 GMT -5 oceanspray said:

Ritz crackers

Delicious but most definitely NOT healthy.

OP - can you bring a small cooler and pack your own fruits and veggies? Greek yogurt with berries? Hard boiled eggs?

[linz]

I had a drawer just dedicated to food when I was pregnant  My snack everyday at 10 am was sliced cucumber and dorothy lynch. I always kept fruit cups (I don't mind room temp), oatmeal packets, special k bars, fiber one bars, mixed nuts, graham crackers, candy, popcorn, Belvita in my drawer. Cold stuff I ate was fruit, veggies or pretzals with hummus/dip, and string cheese.

[mae141]

Walnuts and craisins, babybel or string cheese, carrots and hummus, popcorn, cut up fruit.

[mae141]

Jun 23, 2015 11:16:28 GMT -5 linz said:

I had a drawer just dedicated to food when I was pregnant  My snack everyday at 10 am was sliced cucumber and dorothy lynch. I always kept fruit cups (I don't mind room temp), oatmeal packets, special k bars, fiber one bars, mixed nuts, graham crackers, candy, popcorn, Belvita in my drawer. Cold stuff I ate was fruit, veggies or pretzals with hummus/dip, and string cheese.

I have a drawer dedicated to food even when I'm not pregnant. 

[Willis Jackson]

I eat gobs of bell pepper strips dipped in Trader Joe's (or Annie's) goddess dressing.

[pippa]

I keep luna protein bars and kind bars around. Especially the dark chocolate cherry kind bar bc it tastes like dessert when I'm craving it in the afternoon.

I also bring pre-portioned cheese with pretzel thins, almonds, and dried fruit.

However, like jenn248 I've been eating a ton of m&ms. Peanut though, which I justify as protein. lol

[jenn248]

Jun 23, 2015 11:35:15 GMT -5 mae141 said:

Jun 23, 2015 11:16:28 GMT -5 linz said:

I had a drawer just dedicated to food when I was pregnant  My snack everyday at 10 am was sliced cucumber and dorothy lynch. I always kept fruit cups (I don't mind room temp), oatmeal packets, special k bars, fiber one bars, mixed nuts, graham crackers, candy, popcorn, Belvita in my drawer. Cold stuff I ate was fruit, veggies or pretzals with hummus/dip, and string cheese.

I have a drawer dedicated to food even when I'm not pregnant. 

Same here 

[greycat]

Salted almonds, but mixes (esp pre-portioned ones from TJ), Greek yogurt, fruit, veggies & hummus, larabars

[catsarecute]

I bring trail mix and grapes with me although it isn't enough. I need to go grocery shopping really bad! I always eat an apple on the way home. Glad to read through this thread and make my shopping list!

[Saudade]

I bring:
String cheese
carrots + greek yogurt dressing (low carb)
almonds
atikins bars
bell peppers

[drloretta]

I live for my energy bites. They satisfy my sweet tooth while giving me a good dose of protein and fiber

Veggies and hummus

Popcorn

[krisim]

I'm always looking for protein options (and low/no sugar options) since I can't eat nuts or peanut butter, so sometimes I'll bring in plain lunch meat and cheese slices and make a rollup with it (does need to be refrigerated though). I also really like Doctor Kracker crispbreads: www.amazon.com/Doctor-Kracker-Klassic-Organic-Crispbreads/dp/B00MH79C62/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1435082373&sr=8-9&keywords=Doctor+Kracker+crispbreads

I also like to bring in sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds.

[lucy83]

Trail mix, popcorn, string cheese, mini bell peppers, veggies and dip. I have a mini fridge left in my office from my pumping days and now I just stock it with food.

[mlt]

I keep rice cakes in my desk and a pack of the laughing cow cheese wedges in the fridge. They are surprisingly delicious together.

[nessness]

Turkey jerky, string cheese, carrots and hummus, Greek yogurt with granola and fruit, hardboiled eggs.

[niki]

I use Graze (my link: www.graze.com/us/p/PHILM2V6T) and I love it. Snacks in my mail box make me giddy. The link will give you a free box.

[namasteak]

Red grapes and sharp cheddar or apples & peanut butter

[longtimenopost]

I try to do a protein and carb. So I'll have a cheese stick (we get big bags at Costco) and a banana, or a hard boiled egg and some grapes, or a bag of nuts with a mini bag of m&ms (aka homemade trail mix). Mix and match.

[mandapanda18]

almonds (I buy the big back at costco and separate them out into snack size baggies myself)
Apple w/pb
blueberries/strawberries/pear etc
mary's crackers (they have a new jalapeno flavor that is awesome for the gf momma)
gf pretzel rods
think thin or kind bars
larabars

(all of this shit is in my credenza right now!, it is crazy year-end/audit season here)