On Smart Snacks

I like snacks.

I'm not the kind of person who can be content with eating "3 square meals a day"
I like variety and I like snacks.

I used to do traditional, random snacking but I have recently found this method to cause a problem. I work at a educational housing complex home to 900 students. Our clubhouse offers students a free tanning bed, fully equipt fitness center, and lots and lots of snacks. Although we have tried offering alternatives, the most appreciated and requested foods always turn out to be Cheez-Its and the like. The oatmeal goes untouched (relatively speaking, of course, these ARE still starving college students we're talking about here). Unfortunately for me, this means that a random craving at the office will inadvertantly lead to my eating something with the nutritional value of dyed cardboard.

My new snacking methog is smart snacking. The thing with smart snacking is that you have to plan for it. Buy snack-able things that will satisfy the need for variety and also offer some kind of nutritional value. And pack stuff you LIKE (otherwise you may end up eating the Cheez-its anyway!). It's not about weight and calories, it's about nutrition.

Think about it!