1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,479 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to pack a snack bag. It's a 4 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 1: great way to save time and money and to avoid 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: finding yourself angry or eating too much junk food. We've 6 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: all been there when a meeting ran long, unexpected traffic 7 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: slowed us down, or an awkward schedule left no time 8 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: to grab lunch. Then there are the times when, despite 9 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: dining on schedule, we're just craving a snack. It can 10 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: be tempting to go to the coffee shop around the corner, 11 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: but by the time you put on your coat, walk over, 12 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: wait for your order, then walk back and regain your focus, 13 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: you've probably spent at least twenty minutes and five dollars 14 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: or more on that quick coffee and muffin break. That 15 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: time and money are better spent on an intentional coffee 16 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: break with a colleague rather than a desperate food run 17 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: because you need a snack. Of course, if you avoid 18 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: the coffee shop, it's easy to fall into a not 19 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: much better alternative, going to a vending machine or rating 20 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: the candy bowl on a colleague's desk. That may require 21 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: less time and money, but your choices probably won't be healthy. 22 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: A better approach is to pack a snack bag, ideally 23 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: containing foods with some protein and not too much sugar. 24 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: You want to avoid the crash after the sugar high 25 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: wears off. Some options for your snack bag are almonds 26 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: or other nuts, a protein bar, celery sticks and on 27 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: the go peanut butter, an apple raisins, beef jerky, or 28 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: anything reasonably portable and not too messy and a million 29 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: preschoolers can't be wrong. Sometimes goldfish or Graham crackers can 30 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: hit the spot too. In a recent NPR Life Kit podcast, 31 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: Judith Mats was interviewed about intuitive eating. That's the practice 32 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: of eating what you want when you're hungry, simple and 33 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: reasonable right. Among the tips Mats offered was to carry 34 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: a variety of foods with you. At least then, she says, 35 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: there's a reasonable chance that you'll have something that's a 36 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: good enough match for you, or at least you'll have 37 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,959 Speaker 1: something where you can have a bitter two to take 38 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 1: the edge off your hunger until you're able to get 39 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:20,119 Speaker 1: out and get something that will satisfy you. That makes 40 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: a lot of sense. Carrying carrot sticks and sunflower seeds 41 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: may seem like a great idea until you're craving something 42 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: sweet or smooth and nothing in your snack bag hits 43 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 1: the spot. So, depending on your general cravings, you might 44 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: have a routine of carrying something salty, something sweet, something crunchy, 45 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: and something smooth to satisfy whatever taste and texture you 46 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: happen to be in the mood for when you get hungry. 47 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: One day that might be almonds and banana and raisins. 48 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: Another day you might take popcorn trail mix and a 49 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: sugar free pudding cup. Packing a snack bag doesn't have 50 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: to be onerous. Once a week or so, phil snack 51 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: size zip blocks or small reusable containers the various snacks. 52 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: Then in the morning, just toss one in your bag 53 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: as you're headed out the door. You'll never find yourself starving, unhappy, 54 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: and forced to pay four dollars for a granola bar 55 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: you don't really want again. Do you carry a snack bag? 56 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: What are your favorite on the ghost snacks? I'd love 57 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 1: to hear about it. You can reach me at Before 58 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: Breakfast podcast at ihart media dot com. In the meantime, 59 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: this is Laura, thanks for listening and here's to making 60 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: the most of our time. 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