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Don't run to the burger joints or to the vending machine at
work. Neither of those places have what you are looking for.
First
I would suggest that you take a look at what your over all diet is.
More importantly, how much coffee you are drinking. If you are
drinking too much coffee, I would suggest that you cut back and start
to eat more fruit.
I would never suggest to you that you eat the energy bars that
they sell in the health food store. I think if you are snacking during
work or at home, you don't need such a thing. Maybe if you are hitting
the gym, but if you are hitting the keyboard at work, there is no need
for them. All you are doing is wasting your money. This is what I do.
I cut up a variety of veggies and put them in plastic sandwich bags. I
might cut up celery, bell pepper, carrots, and so forth. Anything that
you will eat is okay to put in your snack pouches. That is what I call
them, my snack pouches. I also keep a salt shaker in my desk. I find
that I am more likely to eat the veggies if I put a little salt on
them. Try it, you will be amazed at how good they taste.
I try to keep some whole fruit on hand. What I mean by whole
fruit is.... Things such as peaches and apples. I don't keep any
canned fruit at work. Sometimes I will get those fruit cups and put
those in my desk. If you do that, make sure that you get the ones
without the sugar added. By nature I am a tight wad. So I don't buy
the fruit cups very often. I find that I can make the same thing for
much less money. What I will do is make my own fruit cocktail.
Here is how I do it.
I take a few peaches and slice them. I take a handful of grapes
and put them in. I don't chop them up, but I do wash them. Then I cut
up a few pears and throw them in. Then I peal and slice some banana. I
might throw in some kiwi or some apples. You can add whatever you
like. I didn't give exact measurements because you should put how ever
much in as you like. Don't like bananas? Don't put any in yours!
If you have ever eaten the stuff in the stores, you know that
there is a little fluid in the can. Some times this is heavy syrup.
Basically that is water and sugar. I am sure we all have seen this
before. I find that when I eat my own fruit cocktail I miss that
liquid. What I do instead is, I add some orange juice to my fruit
cocktail. This gives me the wetness that I crave without having to add
a bunch of calories by adding sugar. Try it, you will be amazed.
Yogurt can also be a great snack to get you through the day. Try
to get the low fat variety. Make sure not to get the ones with the
fruit on the bottom. Sometimes they add sugar and that is calories you
don't need. Get plain yogurt or get the vanilla kind. You can throw in
what ever fruit that you like. I like strawberries in mine. I would
suggest that you think about getting a food dehydrator. You can use
these for all kinds of things. The nice thing is, you can dry fruit in
them. I love to take a bunch of dried fruit and throw it into my desk.
It won't spoil for a long time. Your coworkers will make sure that it
isn't around long enough to spoil. They will keep asking you for some
every time they see you.
Another little treat that I like to do is bring some whole wheat
crackers along with me. Make sure you get the ones that aren't loaded
with fat. Some of the snack crackers are. I drink a little orange
juice with my whole wheat crackers. That is one of my favorite snacks.
Snacking is a bad thing. I recommend
that all of you snack. Make sure though, that when you snack, you are
eating healthy. You will notice the difference in no time.
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