I eat 2 pieces of fruit (Banana, Pear, Tangerine, Mango, Plum, etc) and a protein whey shake. In the evening I'll have a Greek yogurt to help with digestion and tummy health a couple hours before bedtime.

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You're that guy bringing eggs in to the office. I bet you also crack a can of tuna on airplanes after spraying yourself down with axe too.

I'm joking. I boil a ton of eggs on Sunday night and bring them as snacks through the week.

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Yep, the old days of 3 pints of lager for lunch were much more fun!

Absolutely! sometimes I'll bring in salt cod leftovers too. everyone loves the smell of day-old fish being reheated.

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hard boiled eggs w/ a cheese stick

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Here's a ton of ideas!

http://saddesklunch.com/

purchased jerky is stupid expensive. I make my own. Has not taken long to recoup the price of the new dehydrator.

other suggestions have been great as well.

Lately I've started taking an apple with some almond butter smeared on it. Sounds like an odd combo, but its really tasty. If you order the little single serve packs (http://shop.justins.com/...c=Justins@NutButters) of almond butter from Amazon, its super easy and no cleanup too.

Apples last a long time in the fridge and the single serve packets require no spoon/knife or anything. Its been a winner for me lately and better than the pretzels/cheesy poofs/candy that are available in the break room.

How much of pain/hassle is it to make jerky? I don't even know where to begin with something like that. wouldn't mind the challenge though.

nut butters, dried fruit (think fruit of normal sugar and much more and well good to not use much) , and nuts are easy way to drop calories

Cottage cheese the good culture one is great, not a bunch of random crap in it with a little bit of fruit is a great snack

Apple and powdered peanut butter (use milk or water to make paste) I buy this on amazon since cheaper and unlike PB2 it doenst add sugar

I can't stand plain cottage cheese so what I do is to add a packet of zero calorie jelly crystals to a tub of cottage cheese. Makes it a delicious, sweet pudding with no extra damage.

Try to find the Good Culture brand. It is by far the best tasting on the market and has a great texture to it.

It is getting easier. First time took quite a while. Now I can do it pretty quickly. Buying a slicing rig ($20) really saved me time. Then I bought a nice dehydrator that I am still working on getting drying times right. (The new one has really reduced the drying time and I can do more at once). You can dry in the oven though it takes longer. Decent way to experiment.

I still buy curing kits as I don't have energy to develop my own right now. Eventually.

If you want to pursue this a little I can post links to what I use when I get on a computer. (iPod now)

That would be AWESOME! Thank you!

Thanks for the reminder and heads up on that. I am very good at limiting my sugar take everywhere else in my diet. That being said, its crazy how a little here and there can change your waistline too!

I am all for some good quality cookies! But as for expense, there are so many good and healthy snacks out there for cheap as well.

A bunch of different fruit is cheap (apples, bananas, oranges etc.) of course this is provided you portion control and don't consume the whole bushel in a sitting.

Not to mention I was just at Wally World and many of the Greek yogurts were right at a $1. Much better bang for your buck than that candy bar.

I get it though, the sugar calls and it hard. Solider on my friend!

That comment was sort of tongue in cheek. I know there are other options that are cost effective, I know the candy is shit.

Biggest challenge is here at work, the "good" bars / yogurt / fruit are actually quite expensive.

The slicer is the
Shop-Ezy Stainless Steel Jerky Maker Cutting Board With 10-Inch Professional Slicing and Carving Knife


This gets the meat cut to the same thickness. Cut the meat when it is just partially frozen -- not quite solid, but not just fridge temp. Makes slicing easier.


I bought an Excalibur dehydrator based on recommendations from others. Lots more $$$ but I believe in crying once. (I had borrowed a cheap one to try making jerky before spending the $ on one).


I keep trying different curing packets but so far I like the PS Seasonings and Spice kit best.


The hardest part is trimming off the silverskin from the cuts of meat. I do some before slicing with the jerky cutting board, then finish afterwards. Depends on what I see as being easier. Slice it. Then slice again so the meat is about 1/4" on each side (5-8mm). You can buy a slicer to this for you if you like, but I have not spent that $. Put seasoning/cure solution over it and let it soak overnight / up to 24 hours. Stirring/mixing periodically as time allows. Put in dryer. Last batch was 8 hours and was overdone. Previous dryer took 12 hours.


HTH. Let me know if you need more info.

Some of these suggestions are like entire meals for me 😮

I’m one of those people at work who is constantly eating and caught eating by my colleagues so I snack throughout the day ...

My go tos at the moment are honey roasted macadamia nuts (or any nut that’s honey roasted). I’ve got a huge stash of dark choc that I keep in my drawer which is replenished whenever it goes on sale, ripened bananas (also in my drawer aka the food pantry) and if I’m really desperate for something salty I’ll splurge on a packet of potato chips from work’s vending machine. Doing it this way stops me from eating it all the time.

sounds like sugary high cal snacks, think more about adding some volume with less cals to balance.

A few mentioned yoghurt ... I eat quark which tends to have a bit more protein and tastes good (especially with some fruit and muesli). This is the brand that I use (plain style is less sugary than the vanilla or berry options). There are different brands in other countries.

https://www.woolworths.com.au/...uark-natural-yoghurt

Yup the sweet tooth rules every day! At work now we are snacking on home made pate and crackers, which means I’ve had to double my training sesshies x2. Surprisingly all my bad eating habits have not turned me into a beluga whale ... yet ...

guilty pleasure is a small bag of smart pop popcorn

otherwise - NO SNACKING.

7:30 am:I eat oatmeal with protein powder and fresh blueberries and raspberries for breakfast

10:30 am: 2 boiled eggs and a 15g protein bar that has only 5g sugar. I get them from Aldi.

12 pm: lunch

2 pm: Oikos triple 0 Greek yogurt, 15g protein and only 5-6g sugar. Fresh fruit usually apple or banana.

5-6 pm: dinner.

I also snack on pistachios or sunflower seeds throughout the day as well.