Snacks for 12-hour shifts

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I'm about to start my senior preceptorship. It will be my first time with 12-hour shifts (prior clinicals were all 8 hours). I tend to have issues with blood sugar drops so I need to make sure I have snacks available to me in case I feel a crash coming on. I'm looking for ideas of things I can keep with me or at least in my bag that will stick with me and are reasonably HEALTHY. I get bored of the same things all the time (cereal bars, nutella and breadsticks) but I'm stuck in a rut. Any ideas?

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

Peanut butter and crackers

Peanut butter and apple or celery

Cheese and crackers (or apple)

Trail mix -- nuts, raisins, etc.

They make a lot of stuff like that in snack packs now.

A protein drink, greek yogurt smoothy, etc. -- easy to grab out of the fridge and take a few swallows quickly without having to take a full break

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Kind bars are tasty. Protein smoothies. Cottage cheese/Greek yogurt with honey, cocoa, fruits and nuts. Fruit with nut butters. Breadsticks and Nutella is hardly reasonably healthy so there are a billion of other things that would meet your standards.

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I know it's not, that's why I'm trying to find some stuff that's better. I just like how easy they are--in a little go pack, no refrigeration necessary.

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Baby carrots and hummus, chopped and ready to eat fruits and veggies, string cheese, nuts, nut butter and fruit....Mmmmmm banana and peanut butter....now I'm hungry!

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Soup in a thermos or coffee mug. It's nutritious and will keep you warm in the cold hospital.

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Specializes in Eventually Midwifery.

Cocoa covered almonds work for me! They come in individual bags. Also, some gummy bears in a plastic baggy in case you need a fast pick me up. You can buy snack size plastic baggies and fill them with whatever.

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