“If I open this, will anyone have a piece?” These words are the dinner bell for cranky office workers and the answer should always be “yes, finally someone is opening the chocolate, I’ve been waiting since 10am.”
Four rows of a block of chocolate
The best afternoon snacks to get you through the 3pm slump
When 3pm hits and the creative juices have dried up, your colleagues are all starting to annoy you, and you can feel the urge to book a one-way ticket to anywhere creeping in: stop. There’s every chance you’re just hungry. Don’t pick a fight with your boss. Instead, reach for the closest source of kilojoules. These are our favourite mid-arvo pick-me-ups.
The crusts of your sandwich from lunch
In an ideal world, we probably would have tidied our desks immediately after lunch. However, that would deny us the gastronomic gift of snacking on dried-out crusts and the last slivers of shredded carrot from a sandwich we paid $12 for hours earlier. Sure, it may look like you’re eating scraps from a scrunched-up paper bag, but that’s only because you are.
Soy crisps and a Diet Coke
The vending machine may not be filled with the healthiest choices available, that much is true. As such, a little bit of hoop-jumping justification for a fizzy drink and a salty snack means we’re grabbing a Diet Coke and soy crisps because technically soy is good for you and that’s the hill we will die on.
A bruised apple
Look at you go! Your body is a temple, unsullied by potato chips and three cups of coffee. That apple you popped into your bag before work may be a little battered and bruised, but who among us at this time of the afternoon? It’s ok to feel smug. You’ve earned it.
Stolen biscuits
Do we know where this sleeve of biscuits in the office kitchen came from? We might just pinch one, no one will mind. Ok, maybe two – one for now and one for our cuppa. Just know, if you go for a third, you have to replace the whole packet ok?
Fresh ideas
Corn
This summer, pick Australian grown corn with grassy green husks for a fresh addition to your BBQ.
Two beers and a packet of chips
Let’s say you got all your work done early; your boss is on annual leave, the sun is shining, and motivation is at an all-time low. We don’t use the word ‘hero’ often but when we do, it’s usually in reference to the work bestie who’s suggested we all knock off early and go catch Happy Hour. No, the kitchen isn’t open but there’s Twisties behind the counter so grab a bag for the table.
