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sarahmichigan) wrote2005-09-29 01:02 pm
sarahmichigan) wrote2005-09-29 01:02 pm
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Snacks!
As part of my effort to eat mindfully instead of compulsively, I always have snacks at work. I proceed on the philosophy that if you rate your level of hunger from 1 to 5, with 1 being "starving-- I want to eat my arm" and 5 being "so stuffed I have to unbutton my pants", you should try to always stay between 2 and 4. Feeling overstuffed is unpleasant, and feeling ravenous tempts you to eat too quickly and consume too much when you finally do get to eat.
If I have something yummy but nutritious in my drawer, I'm less tempted to raid the company snack bowl or buy something over-processed and high in sodium from the vending machine. I keep some over-processed stuff in there, occasionally, too, because if I'm really craving chips, I'd rather buy them myself cheap than spend 65 cents for a piddly portion. (In other words, I'm a tightwad, too.)
Snacks I tend to keep on hand include: cup-o-ramen noodles (shrimp), dark chocolate kisses, unsalted walnuts, crackers, granola bars, salt 'n' vinegar chips, and a mix of cheez-its and cashews (my favorite snack mix, ever). I also stash cheese and fruit in the fridge at work on a semi-regular basis.
Right now, I have mozerella string cheese and reduced-fat cheddar in the fridge. In my snack drawer, I have: lightly salted cashews, dark chocolate, a granola bar, BBQ crackers, and this completely awesome Kroger brand trail mix that has unsalted almonds and walnuts, raisins, banana chips, and dried pineapple, cranberries, papaya, and apricot. It's really low in sodium, unlike many other commercial trail mixes, and delicious.
What do you keep in your snack drawer/candy dish at work?
If I have something yummy but nutritious in my drawer, I'm less tempted to raid the company snack bowl or buy something over-processed and high in sodium from the vending machine. I keep some over-processed stuff in there, occasionally, too, because if I'm really craving chips, I'd rather buy them myself cheap than spend 65 cents for a piddly portion. (In other words, I'm a tightwad, too.)
Snacks I tend to keep on hand include: cup-o-ramen noodles (shrimp), dark chocolate kisses, unsalted walnuts, crackers, granola bars, salt 'n' vinegar chips, and a mix of cheez-its and cashews (my favorite snack mix, ever). I also stash cheese and fruit in the fridge at work on a semi-regular basis.
Right now, I have mozerella string cheese and reduced-fat cheddar in the fridge. In my snack drawer, I have: lightly salted cashews, dark chocolate, a granola bar, BBQ crackers, and this completely awesome Kroger brand trail mix that has unsalted almonds and walnuts, raisins, banana chips, and dried pineapple, cranberries, papaya, and apricot. It's really low in sodium, unlike many other commercial trail mixes, and delicious.
What do you keep in your snack drawer/candy dish at work?