The options really are endless

Carrot sticks, cheese slices, apple, banana, fruit infused raisins, nuts & seeds, cereal/granola bars

Often when we think we're hungry, we're actually thirsty - so I'd suggest carrying a bottle of water with you everywhere and having a drink when you feel 'hungry', then wait 20 minutes and see if you're still hungry. If you're in tune with recognising your hunger early enough, waiting 20 minutes shouldn't be an issue.

Katie

Thanks, all, for the dried vegetable suggestions. When I think it over, what I want sounds almost like nuts & dried vegetable soup mix combo, only without added sodium. Those chips are tempting, but alas, they're far too chiplike for me, and I have trouble with things that are chiplike -- I get into that hand-to-mouth rhythm where I'm popping them in, one after the other. and portion control goes flying out the window.

The only trail mix that I trust is Trader Joe's. Or I mix my own, according to my own Draconian standards. (The cost is worth it for me to control it absolutely.) In my world, M&Ms do not belong in trail mix. Yogurt-covered stuff does not belong in trail mix. Butterscotch or chocolate morsels do not belong in trail mix. Nor do salty sesame sticks snacks (I should probably spell these as "snax") or those amazing salty Asian rice crackers or Chex party mix. All these are banned substances. In fact, I have debated banning cranberries & raisins entirely, because even their presence in a high proportion can make me overeat the stuff.

I debated for quite the long time about banning exactly this - craisins and raisins and finally came to the conclusion that they would have to go. I was using them in controlled portions in salads, but found myself *going to them* at other times. I'd say the ban started about 6 weeks ago, maybe 8, and wouldn't you know it, I had completely forgotten about them until I just read this thread. Amazing. Just amazing!!! Totally out of my head. I don't miss them at all, like I said, I'd completely forgotten about them. No longer an issue. Banning them was the right decision for me.

Dried fruit, granola bars, chex mix, trail mix, not part of my life.

I was just digging through my purse looking for Splenda, there is a Cliff Nectar bar - dark chocolate walnut - 140 calories. My JIC snack!

Im not sure I could give up craisens. I love them in my salad. But I'm never tempted by them for a snack so I guess they aren't dangerous (yet).

I picked up some Emerald dark cocoa almonds 100 calorie packs. I tried a pack - good but not so good I wanted a second pack (or to eat the whole box!). I think they'll be a good addition to my emergency snack supply. And I bet I could make cheaper and healthier ones at home, too.

Do these snacks make it through airport security?

small sealed packages are fine. Whole fruit is fine. Cut up fruit or homemade snacks like a DIY granola bar or cocoa almonds in an old altoid tin might not make it through.

I've gotten my own mixed nuts through in ziploc bags. I just put the food in a ziploc bag, if at all possible, so they can see it clearly, the way they do my toiletries.

Heading to DC for a wedding with 18 DS. Relevant ideas

Lara bars are a great, delicious and filling thing to throw in your bag :)

Almonds, a baggy full of vegetables, a kashi granola bar, or a piece of fruit.

Another vote for fiber one bars!

I keep LARABARS, Odwalla bars, and nuts in my purse... just in case.

Grapes! Two cups (enough to fill the biggest cereal bowl ever) is only 120 calories. I prefer them frozen, but they're also good in their standard form.

I don't carry a purse but I always have nuts, seeds, chips in little baggies in the car, I also keep water handy.