WEBVTT - Pack a snack bag

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to pack a snack bag. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>great way to save time and money and to avoid

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<v Speaker 1>finding yourself angry or eating too much junk food. We've

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<v Speaker 1>all been there when a meeting ran long, unexpected traffic

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<v Speaker 1>slowed us down, or an awkward schedule left no time

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<v Speaker 1>to grab lunch. Then there are the times when, despite

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<v Speaker 1>dining on schedule, we're just craving a snack. It can

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<v Speaker 1>be tempting to go to the coffee shop around the corner,

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<v Speaker 1>but by the time you put on your coat, walk over,

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<v Speaker 1>wait for your order, then walk back and regain your focus,

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<v Speaker 1>you've probably spent at least twenty minutes and five dollars

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<v Speaker 1>or more on that quick coffee and muffin break. That

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<v Speaker 1>time and money are better spent on an intentional coffee

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<v Speaker 1>break with a colleague rather than a desperate food run

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<v Speaker 1>because you need a snack. Of course, if you avoid

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<v Speaker 1>the coffee shop, it's easy to fall into a not

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<v Speaker 1>much better alternative, going to a vending machine or rating

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<v Speaker 1>the candy bowl on a colleague's desk. That may require

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<v Speaker 1>less time and money, but your choices probably won't be healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>A better approach is to pack a snack bag, ideally

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<v Speaker 1>containing foods with some protein and not too much sugar.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to avoid the crash after the sugar high

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<v Speaker 1>wears off. Some options for your snack bag are almonds

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<v Speaker 1>or other nuts, a protein bar, celery sticks and on

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<v Speaker 1>the go peanut butter, an apple raisins, beef jerky, or

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<v Speaker 1>anything reasonably portable and not too messy and a million

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<v Speaker 1>preschoolers can't be wrong. Sometimes goldfish or Graham crackers can

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<v Speaker 1>hit the spot too. In a recent NPR Life Kit podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>Judith Mats was interviewed about intuitive eating. That's the practice

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<v Speaker 1>of eating what you want when you're hungry, simple and

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<v Speaker 1>reasonable right. Among the tips Mats offered was to carry

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<v Speaker 1>a variety of foods with you. At least then, she says,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a reasonable chance that you'll have something that's a

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<v Speaker 1>good enough match for you, or at least you'll have

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<v Speaker 1>something where you can have a bitter two to take

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<v Speaker 1>the edge off your hunger until you're able to get

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<v Speaker 1>out and get something that will satisfy you. That makes

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of sense. Carrying carrot sticks and sunflower seeds

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<v Speaker 1>may seem like a great idea until you're craving something

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<v Speaker 1>sweet or smooth and nothing in your snack bag hits

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<v Speaker 1>the spot. So, depending on your general cravings, you might

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<v Speaker 1>have a routine of carrying something salty, something sweet, something crunchy,

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<v Speaker 1>and something smooth to satisfy whatever taste and texture you

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<v Speaker 1>happen to be in the mood for when you get hungry.

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<v Speaker 1>One day that might be almonds and banana and raisins.

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<v Speaker 1>Another day you might take popcorn trail mix and a

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<v Speaker 1>sugar free pudding cup. Packing a snack bag doesn't have

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<v Speaker 1>to be onerous. Once a week or so, phil snack

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<v Speaker 1>size zip blocks or small reusable containers the various snacks.

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<v Speaker 1>Then in the morning, just toss one in your bag

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<v Speaker 1>as you're headed out the door. You'll never find yourself starving, unhappy,

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<v Speaker 1>and forced to pay four dollars for a granola bar

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<v Speaker 1>you don't really want again. Do you carry a snack bag?

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<v Speaker 1>What are your favorite on the ghost snacks? I'd love

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