The art of healthy snacking
Like most office drones, I find myself eating at my desk a whole lot. To cut down on the unhealthy intake of junk (hey, I save my calories for dinners) I have, lately, been trying to eat healthier junk. Here are a few ideas of snacks to keep at work:
- Beef jerky. High in protein, low in fat and carbs. Won’t give you a sugar rush, but do keep in mind that it’s also mucho high in sodium.
- Cottage cheese and your choice of fresh jam. Cottage cheese is high in protein, low in fat. The addition of a sweet fresh jam makes it feel more like a treat than health food.
- Cherries are in season right now. They give me a nice sugar jolt in the morning.
- Danone Creamy Yogurt. The vanilla one tastes like pudding. Sometimes I squirt a bit of cocoa syrup (the kind you use to make chocolate milk) into it. Mmmm. Instant healthy chocolate pudding.
- Unsalted seeds and nuts, toasted.
- Homemade granola. Get your ingredients at a bulk foods store and you’ll end up paying a lot less than buying it prepackaged.
- Homemade trail mix. Buy cereal when it’s on sale (Stu always wonder why I buy 7 boxes of cereal at a time) and mix it with your choice of dried fruits and seeds from the bulk barn.
Never snack on high sugar foods at work. You’ll just end up tired out by mid-morning and binging at lunch. High fat foods make you sluggish, so that’s no good either. Snack on the right foods throughout the day and you’d probably see an increase in your energy level right away.
July 20th, 2006 at 3:25 pm
I have an empty 1 lb bag of salted roasted almonds facing me, as I seal up the 1 lb dark chocolate covered espresso beans I have been eating all day.
To make sure I end up in the Hot Place, I go now to Putnam County hospital to donate a pint of blood.
If there is a God in Heaven, He will surely smite me as I turn the key in my ignition.
July 24th, 2006 at 10:33 am
Your body must be trained to high-fat, high-salt, high-sugar chinese food.
It took me a while to like cottage cheese, but now I can’t live without the stuff. Yum.
July 24th, 2006 at 6:49 pm
That would explain that cast to my eyes, now that you mention it.
Thank heaven, I was afraid I had the jaundice.
Hemoglobin: 14.2 (> min 12.5)
Pulse 76 bpm (range 50-100)
Blood Pressure 124/82 (< max 180/100)
Cholesterol 138.
July 28th, 2006 at 9:26 am
SnackMasters(R)
the original california natural BEEF JERKEY
is relatively benign
with “all natural” ingredients. The only problem with the stuff is that it “forces” me to guzzle beer (Molson, of course) like a damned viking…pretty salty, but what jerky isnt? At least it’s sans nitrates and MSG. We get ours at BJ’s…isn’t that fascinating? heh.
July 31st, 2006 at 6:57 pm
How about fruit? I like dry fruits as snacks also, but sometimes they are too sweet. I remember for hiking trips, mixing dry friuts and salty stuffs, like chex mix stuff is good to go and easy to carry. But just make sure your hand is clear before you dig in.
September 14th, 2006 at 7:40 pm
september 15 2006 10:40 am hey its me am leo hehehehehe