Here's an excerpt from a recent New York Times article, "Smart Eating at Work - Part 3" Part of Marci Alboher's Shifting Careers column, this guest post from Marissa Lippert of Nourish nutrition and lifestyle counselling offers ten great ideas for smart snacks to keep at the office...although if your office is anything like my office (which is apparently inhabited by an invisible group of starving vultures), that means you'll need to label them clearly as your property!

(From NYT Business "Shifting Careers" 4.8.08)

Top 10 all-around picks, in no specific order, to stash at your desk or in your office fridge:

    1. Raw, unsalted nuts (almonds, pistachios, cashews, walnuts, pecans)

    2. Kashi TLC granola bars, Gnu Flavor & Fiber bars, Lara bars (or check out youbars.com and create your own)

    3. Low-Fat Laughing Cow Cheese, Coach Farm Goat Cheese or organic part-skim string cheese

    4. Fage 0% Greek Yogurt or Stoneyfield Farms Low-Fat Organic Yogurt

    5. Wasa, Finn Crisp, Kavli or Dr. Kracker wholegrain crackers

    6. Organic peanut, almond or cashew butter (any organic/natural
        brand will do, or get the freshly ground stuff at your local Whole Foods Market or health food store or through       
        FreshDirect.com)

    7. McCann’s Irish Steel Cut Oatmeal or Arrowhead Mills Organic
          Original Instant Oatmeal

    8. Kashi GoLean or Heart to Heart Cereal; Uncle Sam’s Cereal; Bear
        Naked Granola (watch portions!)

    9. Sweet Riot Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs (for the occasional
        afternoon chocolate craving)

    10. Good Health Half-Naked Popcorn or Glenny’s Soy Crisps (1.3oz – small bag)

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