I’ve been having w/meal sourdough toast with tahini, honey and very thinly sliced banana for breakfast a lot, but it would make a good snack too.

Also, I want a piratical lunchbox!

A bit like your yoghurt and jam with bircher muesli. I soak half a cup of rolled oats in a bit of water overnight, then in the morning I add natural yoghurt and some frozen rasperries, sliced strawberries (or take a banana to mix in later) and walnuts, and sometimes some honey. Mix it all up and it’s delicious and satisying.

Isn’t the pirate lunchbox fantastic! I am completely envious.

Sourdough with tahini, honey & banana is just the kind of thing I’d have for breakfast as well. Good snack as well. But possibly too messy to carry into clinic. Too many separate containers required!

Thanks, some useful ideas here. I’m like you and get bored of the same foods over and over.

I like ryvita or corn thins, spread with low-fat dip (tahini, eggplant, sundried tomato, guacamole etc) and topped with tomatoes, capsicum or cucumber – or alternatively good quality tinned salmon, tomato and fresh young peppery rocket. I keep a pepper grinder at work as well as a decent knife so I can cut the vegetables ‘to order’.

I’m also fond of fresh strawberries in season, with greek style yoghurt.

My best tip though is to keep plenty of cold water near the work area, as well as a pretty teacup, small teapot and black, green, or herbal tea leaves.

Many times when we think we’re hungry we’re actually thirsty – and a glass of cold water (maybe with a squeeze of lemon) will kill the pangs.

Other times a snack break is really just an excuse for a break – in which case a short walk (in the fresh air if possible) is a good idea, or for an indulgent break, a beautifully made cup of tea (which I take without milk) will prevent me from going to the local cafe for a milky coffee and a slice of cake.

Excellent suggestions. My variation on the yoghurt is this. It’s Greek. Use greek yoghut, sprinkle with walnuts and honey. Fabulous. Though I will try it with almonds!

Also, for a morning snack at work, or breakfast if I’m running late, I put sunflower seeds and almonds and pumpkin seeds in a plastic container – just a few teaspoons, top with yoghurt.

I quite like a cinnamon doughnut!! Bad, but so good!
Seriously though, I’ve been enjoying a handful of dried cranberries and raisins, a can of tinned tuna on crackers or my current fav, low fat grilled cheese on sour dough rye.

AHHHHHHHHHH it’s so great to have you back in blogland :)

At the moment, my work day munchies are being beaten by that muesli and tahini slice, or my oatmeal-raisin cookies, or some hommous with sugar snap peas and carrot sticks. I also like to nibble on a mix of pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries and macadamia nuts.

On the weekend, one of my favourite snacks is a piece of my freshly made homemade 9-grain bread with Fortnum and Mason’s blackberry jam….mmm…or slices of fresh apple or pear spread with some good quality goats cheese or blue cheese (obviously not an every day snack, but an indulgent Sunday afternoon one, with a glass of champagne!) [you could put some peanut, almond or cashew butter on apple slices for an office snack]

:)

Make sure you have some easy to grab and healthy snack options at work and at home. Alabama Woman

How about some thick greek yoghurt with some dark brown cane sugar sprinkled on top? I have this Mexican cane sugar that comes in little cylinders, so I just grate it, or add slivers to the yoghurt. Very very simple but refreshing and satisfying.

Great ideas. I often am fine with celery and carrot sticks to munch on, something crunchy is satisfying! And I’d rather spend a few minutes peeling and chopping to know that I’m eating a decent snack. Otherwise I get hankering for a bag of chips. :-)

I haven’t discovered any interesting snacks recently, but two interesting lunches – a small tin of salmon on vitaweet with slices of tomato = YUM. I’ve just discovered multigrain wraps, with chicken breast pieces I cooked the night before with rosemary, lemon and olive oil, and hommous, baby spinach and mixed sprouts. Awesome.

Today, I had part-skim ricotta cheese mixed with natural peanut butter and cocoa powder which was delicious. I often have mixed nuts and raisins, sometimes with small slices of cheddar.

Yoghurt, jam and almonds! Yum! That’s making it into my day-to-day. Thanks Kathryn. Sorry to hear about the fractured foot; I haven’t been keeping up to date. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions – there are some lovely ideas in there. At clinic, one of the limitations I didn’t mention is there’s no cooking/heating equipment. I do have plates, cutlery and a sharp knife, but no toaster or microwave. Which is limiting, but also means I have to get creative to keep interested.

I like the yoghurt variations a couple of you have suggested – particularly Bells idea of Greek yoghurt plus honey and walnuts. I can imagine varying my yoghurt sweetener and crunchy topping – to keep interesting

And you’ve come up with some flavour combinations I’ve never considered. Skinny Latte, I’ve never thought of pear or apple plus peanut butter. I can’t quite “imagine” it. The same goes for Melissa’s ricotta with peanut butter and cocoa powder. Which of course means I’m going to have to try both of these very soon.

Gwyneth: I’ve totally forgotten about wraps in my recent lunch regime. I shall be adding that next week.

And thanks all for your good wishes. It’s slow and a tad frustrating, but yes the foot is getting better.

I always find that a cup of home made soup (Brought to work in a thermos so i dont have to kill it in the microwave) very satisfying. A tub of cottage cheese is also good for ahigh protein snack.. I tried Greek yogurt with crushed pistachios and dried cranberries the other day-delicious for something a bit different!!!