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By Jane Di Leo
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In those gaps between early morning breakfast meetings, late lunches, and even later dinners, hunger pangs are a reminder that your body needs recharging. Instead of making impulse visits to the vending machine or the convenience store, stock your desk drawer with healthy snacks that contain complex carbs and protein to re-energize and refuel your body and your mind.

Smart Office Snacks

2 fig bars: 112 calories

3 cups air-popped popcorn: 90 calories

10 almonds, unsalted: 80 calories

1/2 ounce sunflower seeds, unsalted: 78 calories

2 graham cracker squares (60 calories) with 1 tablespoon of natural peanut butter (about 95 calories)

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SOURCES:

--National Institutes of Health Accessed: 08/09/2011
--National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Accessed: 08/09/2011

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