Thus, the vending machine at work becomes both my bane and my dependance. And the one we have at our work: EVIL. This motherf*cker holds ALL of the world's most evil yet tempting snacks on the planet. From a range of different flavored potato chips, Doritos (I remember when there were 2 flavors of those, now there's like, 10) and all kinds of stuff sprinkled orange sure to stain your hands for the day. There's the straight-up candy, the chocolate candy bars, and the ever-present danishes;cheese, raspberry and of course, donuts. But mine takes it up a notch when it throws in the Zingers. Zingers, a personal weakness of mine and nothing I have purchased for myself since I was about 12. Except at work. They are far superior to Twinkies, IMO. Of course lard mixed with sugar and preservatives can HAVE that effect and not a good for you snack does it make.The only "healthy" option in the whole evil machine is a bag of assorted nuts that has some m&m type candies thrown in them as some sort of trail mix. And I would be lying if I didn't say that on those lazy evenings and running-late mornings, I didn't end up giving in to this thing holding the world's evil snacks and ontop of it-paying WAY too much for them. (The profit margin on a vending machine seems to be rather good, imo.) Anyway it is smack-dab in the middle of 2 other machines, the pop machine and the coffee machine. Pop which is horrible and actually costs LESS than the bottle of water you can get as the only healthy beverage option.
So what do you do to avoid this? You have to find a non-lazy time and plan ahead. I'd say the prep time, MAYBE an hour. But well worth it. All you have to do is invest in a bunch of different baggie sizes and find some "snack" sizes of healthy items and you are good-to-go. This picture of course is very limiting in how you can snack, but there's a million options out there. All you have to do is prep the stuff-cut it up, slice it, or take the big bag of healthy crackers and empty a few into a baggie. Simple. Then stock-pile the non-perishable stuff at your work. So you will always have on hand something to eat or nibble on, in the event that you totally flaked on making any sort of real lunch the night before, and will not succomb to allowing yourself to be involved in the Wendy's run one of your co-workers is making.
If you have a fridge at work, DONT WORRY-nobody is gonna steal this stuff. Sad but true. Your fruits, veggies, hummus and cheeses are the safer items (at my work, even the yogurts get spared.) I also keep graham crackers, packets of organic peanut butter, sunflower seeds, a packet of oatmeal with some raisin boxes on hand. Don't give into the temptation of Raman soup, but if you do, throw away the spice packet as it is pure salt and shit chemicals. Spice it up yourself. That's another thing I keep in my drawer: Lots of spice stuff. Packets of tabasco sauce, soy sauce, seasonings, pepper, and Subway has packets of olive oil and vinegar. Save that stuff and spice up things yourself, make a mix of spices at home (again, baggies are a good call for things like this.) It takes minimal time and a slight investment but I think in the long run, it ends up being way cheaper and of course, much better for our health in the long run.
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