She Says: Mean and Green
Afternoon! I am off on another field trip today, but here is what I packed to get me through it. I thought if I packed an extra “fun snack,” I might not dig into the Goldfish at work. I am always torn between bringing pure snack foods and eating them out of boredome, or going without and risking the impulse work snack. What works for you? Usually I do not bring something like this to work and I do okay at avoiding/ignoring free work food.
- Spinach and Pita
- Leftover Black Bean and Corn Salad (Salsa Remix) – for the spinach.
- Lesser Evil Classic Kettle Corn
- Carrots
- Odwalla Superfood Bar
Yesterday, Natalie D. asked about the Odwalla Bar:
“you are so healthy!! what do those odwalla bars taste like? whats in the superfoods one?”
Well, I love Odwalla bars, especially when they are on sale for $1, which they often are. I grabbed five at Whole Foods Sunday, one for each day of my crazy field trip week. I actually meant to get the Super Protein flavor, which I love and highly recommend if you want a bar that is tasty and full of protein. Unlike other “protein bars,” it does not hurt my belly. Anyway, I accidentally grabbed the Superfood bars instead, and lucky me – they are green. Green is THE color in blogland these days!
Here is the nutrition information for the bar:
- I wish it had more protein and less sugar – 20 g is kind of a lot!
- I like the taste and texture. Made from rolled oats, grape juice, pureed dates, raisins and banana flakes, it has a non-specific healthy oat bar bar taste. They are soft and chewy, more dense than a Clif bar, less dense than a Z-bar. Not crunchy.
- The Superfood name comes from the 500 mg of Spirulina that each bar contains.
What is Spirulina?
- It is a blue green algae.
- It is a complete protein, meaning it contains all 8 essential amino acids.
- It has a million other excellent things in it – Beta Carotene, Vitamin B-12, calcium iron – read all about it!
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Tags: black bean and corn salad, black beans, carrots, corn, lesser evil snacks review, Odwalla Bar, pita, salsa, spinach
April 29th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
I’m always worried I am going to be overly hungry so I try to bring a lot of snacks, usually an extra Kashi bar.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
I need to start bringing extra food, some days I don’t want them but other days I’m ravenous. I’m going to stock up tonight I hope I find these bars at my local Whole foods!
April 29th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
I have the same struggle with packing snacks/lunches. I’m curious to hear what you gather from everyone’s comments!
That popcorn looks very tempting…I need some.
Kaneil, balanceisbest
April 29th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
great looking spread of food for today!
I usually pack at least one snack to bring with me, just in case. Sometimes I need more than that, but there aren’t very many choices here, which is good! Except on Fridays, when there’s always donuts. Doh!
April 29th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
mmm i love odwalla! sigh.. sugar and all
April 29th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
yes i will come help! my fmil (future mom in law) helped a lot with the organizing, which is she better at than i am.
i ALWAYS bring extra “healthy” snacks to work in case. i’d rather have something decent for me and be over my calories than have something bad for me and be even more over my calories. USUALLY I don’t have it but they always come in handy when i need them. What do I keep?
-sugar free CHEMICAL pudding + chocolate chip granola bars for when the office eats cookies (I usually eat a granola bar over a pudding, less chemicals haha)
or
-nuts or newman’s popcorn for when the office gets really yummy smelling junk lunches like pizza or fries (which i never partake in)
I keep the pudding in the fridge and the rest in my drawer. It definitely helped me when I was actively losing and often hungry or tempted by office goodies.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
I will sometimes pack extra snacks if I think I may need them but put them out of sight when I get to work so they don’t stare at me all day!!
April 29th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
I’m on a big spinach kick right now – I just love it!
April 29th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
I need to try that bar!
April 29th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
thanks for the info – that’s awesome. I will go try some!
April 29th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Those Odwalla bars are among my favorites!
April 29th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
yeah for planning ahead!! it certainly keeps me out of others snacks.
April 29th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Green is the new black!
I always have snack with me, I might as well just carry around a diaper bag at this point – snacks, water, tissues, no diapers though!
April 29th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
I’m always afraid of getting hungry, so I bring food that I know will fill me up but isn’t so tempting that I’ll eat it out of boredom.
April 29th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
spirulina is really great!!! and especially good for people who don’t get enough veggies, and also for those who wants to loose weight, because they keep you full for longer and it’s a great source of essential nutrients!
I have two of those bars and haven’t tried it yet, I’m getting them now!
April 29th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
When I worked in an office I totally brought healthy snacks all the time. That was the only way to avoid the office doughnuts and such!
April 29th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Hooray for spirulina! Glad you enjoyed, even if it wasn’t as protein rich as you’d like!
April 29th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
that bar freak’n rocks and i need to pick up some more pronto!
April 29th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
I feel the same way about snacks…I usually end up leaving them at home in fear of eating them out of boredom!
April 29th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
thanks for the bar review- it looks delicious!
have a great night <3
May 4th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
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