Snack-O-Matic

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Snack-O-Matic

Everybody seems to draw a blank when it's time to pack some portable snacks for school or work. Instead of skipping meals or having the same gross protein bar every day, get a small cooler or insulated lunch bag and bring some real food. Pick one food from the protein/fat column and one food from the carb column. Not all of the combos are appropriate for somebody strictly following Body for Life or another bodybuilding nutrition program. However, they're all better than eating Pop-Tarts out of the vending machine or Tootsie Rolls off of your co-worker's desk.

Protein / Fat

Carbs

Combo Examples

lean deli ham

whole wheat bread

peanut butter / apple wedges

lean deli turkey

whole wheat pita

tuna / crackers

lean roast beef

whole wheat tortilla

half a peanut butter & jelly sandwich on wheat

chicken breast

whole wheat mini-bagel

whey protein / milk

lowfat string cheese

whole wheat pasta

hard boiled eggs / orange

beef/turkey/ostrich jerky

Wheat Thins

cold chicken / pasta salad

hard boiled eggs

Triscuits

turkey bacon / oatmeal packet

tuna pouch

Fig Newtons

almonds / cranberries

turkey bacon

banana

cashews / raisins

protein shake

apple

string cheese / grapes

protein bar

orange

yogurt / pear

lowfat cottage cheese

pear

cheddar cheese / apple

2% Swiss cheese

2 plums

half a turkey pita sandwich

2% cheddar cheese

grapes

roast beef sandwich on a mini-bagel

lowfat yogurt

2 nectarines

ham and Swiss tortilla wrap

milk or soy milk

dried apricots

turkey slices / grapes

peanut butter

dried cranberries

string cheese / pretzels

almonds

raisins

protein bar / apricots

peanuts

strawberries

cottage cheese / strawberries

cashews

fruit cups

turkey jerky / plums

soy nuts

pretzels

soy nuts / fruit roll-up

veggie burger

cereal/granola bars

peanut butter / graham crackers

veggie sausage

fruit roll-ups

protein shake / popcorn

veggie bacon

oatmeal packets

milk / granola bar

veggie pepperoni

microwave popcorn

Swiss cheese / Triscuits

tofu

graham crackers

veggie sausage / nectarines

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