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 2009-07-29 12:32 PM |
Regular 79 |  Subject: snacks/lunchI was curious what everyone stores in their desks for snack time during the day. I know nuts and trail mix are good, but what other ideas do you have? I don't leave my desk for lunch very often so I'm usually stuck with a PB sandwich or some other sandwich variety. What other easy lunch ideas are there that are healthy and easy to prepare? I do have access to a fridge at work. |
| 2009-07-29 12:35 PM in reply to: #2315230 |
Extreme Veteran 349  Burke, VA | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch If I can get away with it and not off the people who sit nearby, I like having tuna near. Also, almonds and pb&j are big for me. |
| 2009-07-29 12:35 PM in reply to: #2315230 |
Expert 803 MD | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch My favorites for avoiding the snack machine of death include: triscuts, celery w/ peanut butter, peanut/craisin mixture, kashi TLC dark choc/cherry granola bars |
| 2009-07-29 12:38 PM in reply to: #2315230 |
Veteran 294 Papillion, NE | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch It varies with me depending if it is a workout day(weights or tri work) or an off day. Workouts days, I drink a Met-Rx MRP and eat a 1/2 cup brown rice in the morning break, 8oz. 93% hamburger, raw veggies and a piece of fruit for lunch, 2 pkgs. tuna and a sweet potato for afternoon break. Non-workout days, I replace the rice with a banana and the hamburger with 10oz. talapia. I prepare my weeks food on Sunday, so it is all ready to go throughout the week. I eat a very clean, strict diet, six days a week. Cheat day is on Saturday. If you have a microwave at work too, all this would work for you too. |
| 2009-07-29 12:48 PM in reply to: #2315230 |
Master 1289 Franklin, TN | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch Fresh fruit is good - apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, pretzels are low carb, Cliff bars are good (habit forming to me!) - but are packing 280 some odd calories. |
| 2009-07-29 1:06 PM in reply to: #2315293 |
| Subject: RE: snacks/lunch orange223 - 2009-07-29 1:48 PM Fresh fruit is good - apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, pretzels are low carb, Cliff bars are good (habit forming to me!) - but are packing 280 some odd calories. I bought a variety box of Cliff Bar mini's. There great. Only 100 calories, and I canhave one just before / after a work out. Here is a nint though: A box of 6 full size costs 6 bucks a box of 18 mini's costs 11 bucks The mini,(I swear to god) is just a regular bar cut into thirds... I have been buying the regular size, cutting them into thirds and packing them in plastic wrap. I bring 2 a day. One for late afternoon snack and 1 for pre workout snack. 2oo calories total, but gives you the right nutrition (as long as you have eaten well during the day) |
| 2009-07-29 1:06 PM in reply to: #2315293 |
Extreme Veteran 597 Fairfax | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch orange223 - 2009-07-29 12:48 PM Fresh fruit is good - apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, pretzels are low carb, Cliff bars are good (habit forming to me!) - but are packing 280 some odd calories. I just discovered the Clif Bar mini's, they're perfect for snacks. 100 calories and they come in variety packs (brownie, chocolate chip and peanut butter). $10.99 at Target for 18 bars |
| 2009-07-29 1:09 PM in reply to: #2315230 |
Veteran 303 | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch Oh man! I always thought they only did the mini sized bars to give to race organizers for rest stops. I always fill my pockets when it seems like they have enough to go around and lament the fact that 1) I can't buy the minis and 2)i'm too lazy to cut the full size ones up. I may have to consider looking at target for the minis next time... or get over the laziness factor and start packaging my own minis! (i wonder if they sell the Luna minis...they are my favorites!) |
| 2009-07-29 1:12 PM in reply to: #2315230 |
Extreme Veteran 475 Watertown, MA | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch I always have a jar of PB at my desk--the all natural kind, it's literally just crushed peanuts and you can get the salted or unsalted version. I'll have either celery, carrots or an apple with the PB at my desk twice a day. I also bring yogurt quite a lot, sometimes a banana, and if I wake up a little run down/tired/extra hungry--usually comes after a few tough training days in a row--and I'm also training that day I'll bring a Clif Bar or two.I always plan for two snacks a day, and if I'm not hungry I'll skip the yogurt/Clif Bar and just have the fruit/PB. |
| 2009-07-29 1:17 PM in reply to: #2315230 |
| Expert 658 | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch Muesli bar, fruit, peanut butter and egg sandwich. Noodles and tuna already made (don't really need heating up, it tastes alright cold). |
| 2009-07-29 1:24 PM in reply to: #2315230 |
Extreme Veteran 417 Buford GA | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch baby carrots most days, misc fruit (apples, cherries, plums, grapes, berries) and I keep a container of unsalted peanuts on my desk. If that is not enough my office is 2 miles from home and I go make a tuna sandwich, today it was turkey since I had some. |
| 2009-07-29 3:09 PM in reply to: #2315230 |
Extreme Veteran 416 Raleigh, NC | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch Peanut/almond/raisin mix apple and PB apple and string cheese yogurt with berries and granola/Kashi cereal veggies and hummus packages tuna and wheat crackers with raw veggies Yes I have pretty much taken over my office fridge  |
| 2009-07-29 3:14 PM in reply to: #2315725 |
Champion 6539 South Jersey | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch Do you have access to a microwave? Maybe try cooking extra food at dinner so you can have the leftovers for lunch the next day. Edited by LaurenSU02 2009-07-29 3:15 PM |
| 2009-07-29 3:27 PM in reply to: #2315230 |
| 1072 | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch Natural peanut butter on an apple works for me as an afternoon snack a couple of hours before I leave work for my afternoon workout. |
| 2009-07-29 3:37 PM in reply to: #2315230 |
Pro 6520 Bellingham, WA | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch Frosted strawberry pop-tarts. I'm addicted. |
| 2009-07-29 3:42 PM in reply to: #2315230 |
Elite 2645 Phoenix, AZ | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch I usually bring the following to work every day: Apple Orange Banana Boiled Egg I usually eat one every couple of hours, or as I feel snacky. |
| 2009-07-29 4:52 PM in reply to: #2315230 |
Champion 10471 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch Snacks for me: Fruit Yogurt Clif Mojo bar Luna bar Skim Milk Nuts Sugar-free chocolate pudding Those are the items I do not microwave. I actually microwave a 10:00 AM snack and lunch. |
| 2009-07-29 6:06 PM in reply to: #2315364 |
Master 1993 Riverside, IL | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch Kimmyt - 2009-07-29 1:09 PM (i wonder if they sell the Luna minis...they are my favorites!) YES...they do!! Once again, Target carries the Luna mini's variety box...same price I believe, as the Clif mini's. |
| 2009-07-30 12:50 AM in reply to: #2315230 |
Master 2665 The Whites, New Hampshire | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch You can BUY Clif minis???!!!! OM-freakin'-G you just made me INCREDIBLY happy!!! I love stashing Clif Bars and gels in my search and rescue pack, since they last forever and you never know how long you'll be out (or if you have time to grab food before heading out). I can't stand eating a whole Clif bar, though, makes me gag, and I always wanted the minis that I've scored various places. I am SO driving two hours to the nearest Target TOMORROW!!!! |
| 2009-07-30 1:00 AM in reply to: #2315230 |
Master 2665 The Whites, New Hampshire | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch Ooops, sorry, got a lil' distracted... I just put together this list last night. Not comprehensive by any means, but it is still a work in progress. I'm gonna keep it next to where I plan menus/shopping lists to remind myself to get out of the same-old-same-old. Sweet Buds 1/2 banana smeared with 1 teaspoon of peanut butter 1/2 small apple smeared with 1 Tablespoon of apple butter Fortune Cookies Gingersnap Cookies Popcorn OR Rice Cakes 1/2 cup of skimmed milk whipped with 2-3 frozen strawberries Frozen grapes Bitter Buds Diet lemonade or limeade served with a small slice of sponge cake 1 tart kiwi, sliced Sour Buds Boiled egg sprinkled with pepper juice, salt & pepper Dill or sour pickle Salty Buds Saltine crackers & 1 slice of cheese Sunflower or pumpkin seeds Jerky Fat Free Pringles General Corn Chips Potato Chips Tortilla Chips Animal Crackers Peanut Butter & Crackers Graham Crackers Saltine Crackers Popcorn - Air Popped Potato Sticks Pretzels Rice Cakes Angel Food Cake Sponge Cake White Cake Yellow Cake Brownie With Nuts Chocolate Chip Cookie Fig Bars Gingersnaps Nuts can be a very healthy choice for dieters as they have the fiber and fat necessary to satisfy the appetite for long periods at a time. The key is keeping them under control. Filberts Hickory Nuts Macadamia Nuts Mixed Nuts Peanuts-Dry Roasted Pecans Pistachio Nuts Pumpkin Seeds Sunflower Seeds 50 Calorie Snacks 1 cup of fresh strawberries 1/2 banana 1 cup of seedless grapes 1 plum 3 medium apricots 1/2 cup blackberries 4 butter flavored crackers 2 butter flavored crackers smeared with a THIN line of peanut butter 2 marshmallows 1/2 cup of milk flavored with vanilla or rum extract two cups of hot aired popcorn 1 graham cracker 2 pieces of melba toast 100 Calorie Snacks 1 apple 1 banana 1 cup of pineapple 4 gingersnap cookies 2 cups of watermelon 1 small papaya 1 medium pear 1 small mango 2 ounces of jerky 1 cup of most soups 1 small salad with 1 teaspoon of LIGHT Mayo stirred in 1 cup of skim milk a single serving size of yogurt - non fat, sugar free a large wedge of anglefood cake five cups of hot aired popcorn one granola bar sugar free gelatin topped with 2 Tablespoons of non fat whipped topping sugar free pudding Shake It Up Baby! 1 cup of skim milk, a bit of fruit or frozen fruit and a dash of an accommodating extract (vanilla, rum, whatever you like!) |
| 2009-07-30 8:19 AM in reply to: #2316545 |
Master 1478 Horseheads, NY | Subject: RE: snacks/lunch Slugger - 2009-07-30 2:00 AM Ooops, sorry, got a lil' distracted... I just put together this list last night. Not comprehensive by any means, but it is still a work in progress. I'm gonna keep it next to where I plan menus/shopping lists to remind myself to get out of the same-old-same-old. Sweet Buds 1/2 banana smeared with 1 teaspoon of peanut butter 1/2 small apple smeared with 1 Tablespoon of apple butter Fortune Cookies Gingersnap Cookies Popcorn OR Rice Cakes 1/2 cup of skimmed milk whipped with 2-3 frozen strawberries Frozen grapes Bitter Buds Diet lemonade or limeade served with a small slice of sponge cake 1 tart kiwi, sliced Sour Buds Boiled egg sprinkled with pepper juice, salt & pepper Dill or sour pickle Salty Buds Saltine crackers & 1 slice of cheese Sunflower or pumpkin seeds Jerky Fat Free Pringles General Corn Chips Potato Chips Tortilla Chips Animal Crackers Peanut Butter & Crackers Graham Crackers Saltine Crackers Popcorn - Air Popped Potato Sticks Pretzels Rice Cakes Angel Food Cake Sponge Cake White Cake Yellow Cake Brownie With Nuts Chocolate Chip Cookie Fig Bars Gingersnaps Nuts can be a very healthy choice for dieters as they have the fiber and fat necessary to satisfy the appetite for long periods at a time. The key is keeping them under control. Filberts Hickory Nuts Macadamia Nuts Mixed Nuts Peanuts-Dry Roasted Pecans Pistachio Nuts Pumpkin Seeds Sunflower Seeds 50 Calorie Snacks 1 cup of fresh strawberries 1/2 banana 1 cup of seedless grapes 1 plum 3 medium apricots 1/2 cup blackberries 4 butter flavored crackers 2 butter flavored crackers smeared with a THIN line of peanut butter 2 marshmallows 1/2 cup of milk flavored with vanilla or rum extract two cups of hot aired popcorn 1 graham cracker 2 pieces of melba toast 100 Calorie Snacks 1 apple 1 banana 1 cup of pineapple 4 gingersnap cookies 2 cups of watermelon 1 small papaya 1 medium pear 1 small mango 2 ounces of jerky 1 cup of most soups 1 small salad with 1 teaspoon of LIGHT Mayo stirred in 1 cup of skim milk a single serving size of yogurt - non fat, sugar free a large wedge of anglefood cake five cups of hot aired popcorn one granola bar sugar free gelatin topped with 2 Tablespoons of non fat whipped topping sugar free pudding Shake It Up Baby! 1 cup of skim milk, a bit of fruit or frozen fruit and a dash of an accommodating extract (vanilla, rum, whatever you like!) Wow...your desk must be HUGE to hold all that food!! |
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