Tues Tip

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You might be surprised at the number of panicked text messages MizFit receives from friends who havent set themselves up for success.

Let me elaborate.

As we’ve previously established we women play caretaker for so many people yet often fail to take care of ourselves.

(yawn. I know. if we could just *change* then we (the royal. the first we? Im included.) wouldnt have to yammer about it any longer.)

These same fabulous womenfriends drive around town with veritable snack shops o’treats for their kids and yet somehow forget to do the same for themselves.

As a result (and much to their chagrin!) they end up making hasty food-choices and (in their words) eating the wrong thing.

Forgetting for the moment that it’s possible to eat clean & MizFit-y absolutely anywhere—a post for another day—my tip for this morning is simply this:

stock. your. trunk.

That’s it.

I command you to drive to the grocery and buy as many different varieties of HEALTHY nonperishable (& nonmeltable if you reside where the MizFit does ) snacks you can find.

sweet. salty. crunchy. smooth. slow-eating. eat-whilst-driving. EVERYTHING.

Need a hand? I shall start you off.

not all of these snacks will appeal to all people. in fact, you might look at every single one and think “bleh.”

Remember, this is your emergency kit. Your food-spare tire (pun NOT intended) so to speak into which you may never need to dip.

if you do find yourself in need? it’s at the ready.

100 calorie packs of unsalted raw almonds.

the dreaded (*wink*) protein bars.

beef jerky.

individual packs of peanuts/soy nuts or other nuts (anything pre-portioned out)

raisins/other dried fruit in the small kid-sized boxes.

rice cakes.

(brace yourself) the single serving tubes of peanut butter.

Ready To Drink protein shakes

(and, if youre the MizFit) envelopes of the no-drain tuna & a plastic fork.

I know the MizFits have better ideas.

please to hit me up in the comments.

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  2. Two things – what do us New Yorkers with no cars do? 🙂 and… do you ever find yourself (in a moment of weakness) standing over your trunk on a hot XXX day binging on your panoply of healthy snacks?

  3. shelley? there will be a pop-the-trunk surprise inspection. Please to prepare.

    and sam? the proverbial trunk: your briefcase/office bag.

    and to answer your second question? NO NO NO. only in that during the heat of the whereIlive summer it can be 98 degrees & feel like 102.

    if overeating occurred it surely would be at an ice cream emporium and NOT over my trunk shoveling in the warm tuna and salty trail mix.

    🙂

    M.

  5. Now it’s not as good as making it yourself (chemical wise, taste- all there) but you can get little tuna snack packs that are a small can of tuna already mixed with mayo or something and like 5 crackers with a tiny spoon and napkin. It’s in my glove box all the time. But so are some 100 cal chocolate bar thins…

  6. oooh, i already keep the almonds in the car! if you need to make your own stash, put 24 almonds in a ziploc snack bag and you’ve got your own single serving pack. not sure about the calories, but i do know it’s 2 points on the weight watchers. 🙂

  7. Good idea. I keep protein bars in my purse and usually a box of cookies (for low sugar emergencies not hunger emergencies – it has been there for 2 years and never opened) in my trunk.

    But have to say that the thought of eating warm tuna from your trunk in the summer made me want to throw up a little.

  8. LARABARS!!! They’re great for all the vegans and vegetarians out there. Wonderful flavors. No preservatives (seriously–I’m looking at the ingredients on the cashew cookie flavor: “Cashews, dates”. That’s it). Only 200-ish calories–roughly the same as a protein bar. And a full serving of fruit!

  9. I keep a lollipop in my purse – it takes me a long time to suck/chew it, and it satisfies my craving for sweets. I think of it as a socially acceptable pacifier.

    Another question, at the top of the page for today, there was an add off of Google for a diet what reduced belly fat. I think the site was “cutbellyfat.com” – has anyone looked into this or tried it? From the ad, it sounded like the “rotation diet” of 25 years ago.

  10. Randi? Im so glad to hear you are as insane as I am driving around with tuna (me? I have that and a smattering of lollipops at all times).

    Miss. P? you get the GREEN AWARD of the day saving all that packaging waste from the 100 cal packs (oh and the FRUGAL award as well. your sash is in the mail).

    Never fear, Michelle, Ive NOT ONE TIME ripped into the tuna. I’d hit a drive through, order a grilled chicken and toss the bun *first*—but at least it’s there should the apocalypse arrive and I wish to still eat clean.

    Jen? never had one! Must check em out ESPECIALLY since my YouBars still have *not* arrived (*scratches head*).

    Lynn? Ok, had the ‘pops but never thought of the socially acceptable pacifier. I may never remove from mouth.

    and GOOGLE ADS?

    great heavens!! I would go, look & CLICKCLICKCLICK were I a reader and not the MizFit who is threatened with GooglePrison should she click herself.

    (click herself :))

    M.

  11. I’m afraid I don’t have any suggestions, but I love the ideas from everyone else!

  12. I have an economy sized thing of mixed nuts, and I scoop out a quarter of a cup regularly for on the go snacks. It comes out to be just over an ounce (I weighed it the other day on our super-sensitive scientific scales at work – I’m a dork) and about 170 – 200 calories.

    I also always have sugar free peppermints on hand. I bought a humongous package at Christmas and am still working my way through them, as the husband doesn’t eat them.

  14. A really, really great do-it-yourself trail mix is to just throw some unsalted almonds, raisins (or dates, or any dried fruit) and dark chocolate chips together. A couple of tablespoons of that is pretty filling, packed with antioxidants, kicks the sweet tooth and is not that many calories – though I can’t remember how many offhand, sorry. 🙁 The Ziploc snack bags are great for that too.

    Another option is single-serving cans/bottles of juice like the V-8 Splash or just low-sodium V-8. Not as good as fresh veggies, definitely, and lots of preservatives, but very handy for when you’re constantly moving and fresh is just not an option. Also not great warm, but again better than nothing.

    V.

  15. I’d second the LARABARs and I often go for a package of dried apricots, they usually have a resealable top like ziplock and the serving size is 5-6 pieces at 90 calories. Sounds good to me 🙂

  16. Fruit leather. satisfies a sweet tooth. (Not to bad for you, all natural, 45 cals, I believe.)
    And I love me some Kashi TLC bars. Dark chocolate cherry. Mmmmm…

  19. Mmm, I love peanut butter!

    Whenever I am going somewhere and know that I’ll have the munchies, I quickly chop up some cucumber or make myself a little mini salad (I keep some little cans of tuna at work to throw into my salad there, too). Or, if I’m feeling too lazy to do that, I’ll just throw an apple or banana in my bag. I adore apples as much as I adore peanut butter:)

    If you like tea, some teabags in your purse is always handy, too. It’s amazing how many places have boiling water. And raisins are awesome! I don’t know why I don’t eat them more often.

  20. This tip is SPOT ON. When people get hungry outside of the house, it’s like they feel justified in stopping somewhere for fast food, or something else that’s not good for them. I always have something with me for those in-between times when I’m stuck out somewhere and NEED to eat something. (Usually packaged protein bars.)

  21. I have just discovered your site and I think it is great. You and your regulars are very witty I am soooo cracking up. My tip is that I also keep and “emergency granola/protein bar” in my purse. My kids are usually the ones to eat it but at least I know that it is there. I keep it in a hard eyeglasses case so it does not get squished.

  22. I wanted to add that I often don’t have things with me in the car, but if I do feel like I need to stop somewhere it is usually Jamba Juice! Some of their smoothies have some not-so-great-for-you stuff in them, but if you read the ingredients on the menu you can make smart decisions. Also their new smoothies with blended granola has flax and pumpkin seeds in it, wahoo!

  23. Rebecca?
    Your Mizfit O’The Month sash is in the mail! (really?? no, not really.)
    I swear I never thought of doing that with the bar (and Im the elton john of glasses so Ive a plethora of cases!).

    finally. no mushage. thank you.

    and Mallory? right on with the Jamba. I almost laughed when Renaissance Man realized his health shake from there had 500 or so calories and 80something grams of fat (!) but you can create something pretty great when you’re an informed drinker, errr, consumer.

    M.

  25. I don’t have a car, but this reminds me of my bike emergency kit that I kept on me when I was a cycle commuter in Austin. In addition to a tool kit and patch kit, I also kept almonds and walnuts, plus deodorant and a change of underwear and t-shirt for those REALLY hot days. I totally forgot about this until now….. brought back a lot of moist memories. Eek, I hate that word – “moist”!

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