Mid morning / Mid afternoon at your desk snacks?

[Pegasus]

So basically, currently limited to Mid morning, Sandwich or scrambled eggs & mid afternoon, sandwich or oat cakes.

Any other ideas? also, whats the nutritional benefit of Oatcakes, and what else can i put on them to 'spice them up'?

Cheers

[SEW91]

Try and have a meal replacement shake, or a normal protein shake also try the protein bars like phd diet whey or cnp flapjacks

[numerouno]

My mid-morning and mid-afternoon are always 140g chicken with nuts. Oatcakes are ok but bit high on the fats.

[D-HUMPHREYS]

I always prepare my food the night before, cooking enough chicken or fish to last me (wear oven gloves when taking Pyrex bowls out the oven though, I'm speaking for experiance here!) I'm lucky as I work 6-2 and manage to get my breakfast at 6 with meals at 9 and 1 and im home for 2 im time to prepare my pre-workout meal.... Around 200g chicken with either salad or cashews for my 9 and 1 o'clock meals.... I'd recommend getting a little cool bag with a few ice packs to keep the chicken or whatever your snacks are nice and cool. Nothing worse than crap tasting meal.

[numerouno]

I cook 3kg at a time to last me 3 days, wednesday chicken is always the worst as it's often just about to turn, there is nothing worse than the smell of bin chicken!

[Machine]

I cooked 500g for today. Had eggs for breakfast shake mid morning then ate all 500g of chicken and rice for lunch. Now I'm stuck with nothing mid afternoon lol. Greedy fookin bastard I am.

[CTP]

Ive taken to buying it precooked - and then just defrosting and nuking it to have it warm.

I eat alot of tuna as mid day snacks - i just buy it 'with brine' then drain it and eat it straight from the can. Also Natural yoghurt with a big scoop or protein powder and some raisens in.

[Glenn]

Always take powder with me to make up a shake at work mid-afternoon.

[numerouno]

I've started buying precooked frozen chicken brests, they are great, just defrost them night before :) Not sure how much water has been pumped into them though :(

[thdavies]

i sometimes take oats in a bowl, make up some banana pharma whey and pour it on. yum yum

[thechan]

check out natural fromage frais from morrisons, 200g tub, 44p, 17g protein, 8g carbs, 0g fat. tastes great with fruit, peanuts butter some protein powder mixed in etc. go crazy

[Tank]

For a mid-morning snack I'll either take one third of a tub of natural probiotic yoghurt with two teaspoons of flaxseed and a chopped banana, or half a tin of tuna with one-quarter tin of kidney beans, a quarter-tin of sweetcorn and a small handful of pasta. Mix it up with some chilli powder and chilli sauce and you're good to go.

[CTP]

For a mid-morning snack I'll either take one third of a tub of natural probiotic yoghurt with two teaspoons of flaxseed and a chopped banana, or half a tin of tuna with one-quarter tin of kidney beans, a quarter-tin of sweetcorn and a small handful of pasta. Mix it up with some chilli powder and chilli sauce and you're good to go.

One of teh food companies do a ready to eat tuna meal like that - very French.

I use to enjoy a tin of tuna with a few large scoops of nat yoghurt in (instead of mayo) with chilli powder and sliced cucumber.

Always super filling!

[Tank]

To be honest I prefer it with cottage cheese 'cause the chilli mixes in nicely but 19p a tin on kidney beans...

[danksy]

i always have a banana and protein shake mid morning. Or just split my lunch into 2 portions, half at 10.30 then the other at 1. Then my afternoon snack is always straight after training. Usually a PHD recovery shake. Or a Protein bar/PHD synergy shake on non training days (less carbs on non training days)

[Jimmy-Boy]

pharma whey between meals :) apple or some fruit if needed :P

[diana]

my first meal in the morning is:
25g porrige in water.put it in microwave for a minute then add 2 tablespoon flexseed,i scoop of scitec apple-cinamon whey,5g of glutamin.this is my favorit.sometimes i put i kiwi in it as well.
Rest of the day i eat chicken brest.ex. :
1 chopped onion fry in a bit of olive oil,then add salt,pepper,vegeta(hungaryan spices)garlic and then add small pieces of chicken breast.add a bit of water.when chicken is cooked add some soya yoghurt and thyme.with rice or rice cake its awsome :) but i got some more recepies to share if anyone is interesting :)

[Jenny Scitec UK]

I usually have a small tin of white crab meat or tuna with sweetcorn and 50g of rice or in a pitta.

[diana]

when i want to eat some sweets :
in a cereal bowl mix 2 egg whites with one scoop of apple-cinnamon whey(or any flavor).put it in the microwave for about 1.5 minutes.do not stir it.when it blows up turn it over for a few more sec.
you can put on the top mor cinammon and a bit sweetener as well.

[Tank]

My work pattern has my breaks at 1pm and 5:45pm, with lunch at 3:30pm. So for my breaks I have one scoop of pharma whey (and a teaspoon of creatine as I'm loading), an apple and a plain orkney oatcake. Doesn't sound exciting but it does the job.

[Smoothieman]

I work shifts and I have 3 meals at work usually consisting of tuna sandwiches, bbq chicken breast with rice and veg and oatcakes with cottage cheese. Sometimes take in a home made weight gain shake if I've not got cottage cheese or oatcakes.

[Tank]

My breaktime snack is always an apple, one scoop of whey and an oatcake. At my desk, if I have to, I'll go for a handful of nuts.

[florentino]

Protein shake. OR PHD Diet Whey Bar (Choc Orange). Then a piece of fruit or two.

[sam14]

chicken breast...cooked day before, wrapped in cling film and eaten like a chocolate bar (nice and quick)

[dradiapyday]

Any recipes to make these junk food? Yum Yum

[AdamGethin]

ALWAYS ensure the meal is balanced! Get your protein but dont neglect your fats and carbs. I find a wholemeal pitta bread or two which chopped banana and natural almond butter is great along with 2 scoops of clean protein powder.

Caramel rice cakes are also lovely, eat about 5/6 with some almond butter and protein powder as another great snack. If you can get a meal with food in then thats best.

If you NEED a fully balanced nutritional meal then there is a new product about to come out which fixes this issue, I will keep you posted on that!

[paulwoody]

I cooked 500g for today. Had eggs for breakfast shake mid morning then ate all 500g of chicken and rice for lunch. Now I'm stuck with nothing mid afternoon lol. Greedy fookin bastard I am.


That made me laugh out loud! haha

[paulwoody]

chicken breast...cooked day before, wrapped in cling film and eaten like a chocolate bar (nice and quick)

Wow, thats way to hardcore for me cha! Good work tho

[Sick_Swans]

Roasted Soya Beans are my favorite snack: http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/tesco-price-comparison/Nuts_And_Seeds/Tesco_Roasted_And_Salted_Soya_Beans_200g.html

You can get them unsalted too.

[Smoothieman]

Mid morning meal for me is now tuna with salsa, rice, kidney beans, sweetcorn and avacado. Got fed up of tuna sandwiches.

[Sophie:)]

I make protein muffins, literally takes 5 mins to prepare 15 mins to cook. 5 egg whites 2 scoops whey, 1 tbsp peanut butter. Four big ass muffins, 90 cals each (15pro, 1.2 carbs, 2.5 fats), great snack. Going to do a video soon making them looool. :)

[joevizz]

I make protein muffins, literally takes 5 mins to prepare 15 mins to cook. 5 egg whites 2 scoops whey, 1 tbsp peanut butter. Four big ass muffins, 90 cals each (15pro, 1.2 carbs, 2.5 fats), great snack. Going to do a video soon making them looool. :)

Looking forward to those! love any little recipes that make you feel like your cheating!