I've gotta be honest, not only are bars highly processed, but they really don't ever fill you up. I could eat 20 of them and still be hungry. Plus, the ingredients in them give you a quick high and that means a quick low, which means hunger...I'd avoid them as much as possible.
Here are some great snacks to keep in a drawer...you have tons of other options if you have a fridge at work:
- Soy nuts (I love the roasted ones with sea salt)
- Homemade Sugar Free granola (keep some SBD-safe yogurt in the fridge to add this to, or put nuts in the granola for protein)
- Nuts (be careful that you don't eat too many...)
- String cheese (pretty much okay for one office day...especially if you have a/c)
- Fruit (several will be okay in a drawer for a couple days...make sure you eat it with protein to avoid a blood sugar spike)
- Veggies (several will be okay in a drawer for a couple days...like bell peppers, grape tomatoes, cucumber, etc. Just keep a knife at work to slice them up and some hummus or dip in the fridge to dip them in!)
- Tea (you'd be amazed what a cup of tea can do for your hunger at work! I kept decaf creme caramel tea at my work along with a small container of SF caramel syrup. I'd make the tea, add a tiny bit of 1% milk that I kept in our mini fridge, and the syrup. It was like a dessert!)
- Sweet Potato Chips (these are the best choice, but better than some...look for ones with canola or other good oils and very few ingredients)
- Whole grain crackers (Triscuits will do in a pinch, but there are some that are even better...I love these expensive organic ones called Dr. Something-or Other Krackers. Keep cheese in the fridge or in your drawer just for the day to go with)
- Homemade baked goods...like WW muffins (Barb's recipe in the recipe forum is to die for!!!! ), a hearty WW cookie with nuts, a slice of zucchini bread, etc. Make sure you get some protein with these!
Hope that gets you started. If you have a cooler or a fridge, you can go to town with snacks from three bean salad to half a sandwich. And don't forget a can of lentil soup...you can heat that in a pinch if you have a microwave.
Get creative and remember Sandi's sig: "If you want it, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find excuses."