office food

[Allura]

I'm in a weird setup, where I have a small locker that my laptop & papers & such go into every day, so I don't have much. I do have a granola bar and a few Peppridge Farm cookies in there, though. I need to bring some nuts in though. I also tend to bring string cheese with me, but I can't leave it in the fridge for more then a day or two, b/c someone keeps throwing it out. Oh, yeah, there's some instant oatmeal in there, too.

[jersey13]

Back when I had my very own office:

A bag of President's Choice lemon Crunch Cookies

A box of teabags

A small jar of honey

[Charlene Leonard]

Jasmine tea

Black tea

Marmite

Salt and pepper

Multi vitamins, Vitamin E and Cod Liver Oil

Wild Berry Smint

And at the moment - a small bottle of Evian which I'm using to water the plant on my desk!

[Carlovski]

I normally have a couple of Nissin cup noodles in my desk. Either hot and spicy or Kimchi flavour.

They are good when you are hungover.

[Fat Guy]

Thank God I work at home.

Back when I did work in an office, however, I pursued a rigorous strategy of not keeping snacks around. This, I surmised, would surely help avoid unnecessary weight gain. In addition, given the expense and calorie-count of eating restaurant or cafeteria food for lunch every day, I decided it would make sense to bring my lunch.

This plan was a complete failure. I would invariably repurpose my lunch as a mid-morning snack, then have a restaurant or cafeteria lunch anyway, and eat all the snacks from other people's desks during the afternoon.

[Jinmyo]

I would invariably repurpose my lunch as a mid-morning snack...

[s'kat]

I inexplicably have an ancient can of Progresso "Classic" lentil soup.  The label is yellowish.

The classics never go out of style.

I, too, have a growing base of take-out packets of Texas Pete, s&p, canned tuna, various pieces of fruit (usually apples & bananas), balsamic & red wine vinegars, garlic pepper & ground cinnamon. Recently I've begun collecting the various brands of breath strips, too.

[enthusiast]

most of the food on my desk is stuck in between the keys of my keyboard.

i empathise with all those "back in the days when i had an office" comments. my very first job was in Hong Kong and i had an office overlooking the harbour. i was 21. i've never had an office or a view (to speak of) since.

"repurpose my lunch" sounds horribly familiar too

[tommy]

Thank God I work at home.

ah. so that's what you're calling that?

[NeroW]

Does whiskey count as food?

My old boss kept a fifth of Crown Royal in his desk drawer.

When I worked, I kept condiment packets (ketchup and the like), root beer barrels, Altoids, and usually Oreo cookies and some sort of trail mix in mine.

[fresco]

I once worked with a guy who kept a bottle of creme de menthe on premises in the mistaken belief that his supervisors and co-workers would think he was just eating peppermints.

[Busboy]

Olive oil with chili and garlic, for when I buy a ficelle and a salami down the street for lunch. A knife to slice the salami (or some cheese). Goldfish in bulk (stored scattered on the floor, I actually import them from the office kitchen downstairs); on a busy day it can look like a bizarre salmon run on my blue office carpet. Salt and pepper. Protein bars during odd cycles when I actually get to the gym regularly.

[APPS411]

Oatmeal packages

various teas

tuna pouches

condiment packages

tabasco

banana

[Fat Guy]

Does whiskey count as food?

My old boss kept a fifth of Crown Royal in his desk drawer.

One of my former office-mates was a home-brewer. That made for some interesting lapses in productivity.

[Dave the Cook]

Does whiskey count as food?

My old boss kept a fifth of Crown Royal in his desk drawer.

One of my former office-mates was a home-brewer. That made for some interesting lapses in productivity.

I used to work for a guy from Grenoble. He kept a bottle of Armagnac in his drawer. Occasionally he would share.

[maggiethecat]

watermelon-flavoured Jolly Ranchers...

In the distant days when I actually had a job....watermelon and green apple Jolly Ranchers were the two items I always had in the bottom drawer...

Edited July 1, 2003 by maggiethecat (log)

[Dave the Cook]

watermelon-flavoured Jolly Ranchers...

In the distant days when I actually had a job....watermelon and green apple Jolly Ranchers were the two items I always had in the bottom drawer...

Me, too, until I discovered Chupa-Chups.

[maggiethecat]

Me, too, until I discovered Chupa-Chups.

Ok, I'll bite. What are Chupa-Cups. Exotic Southern Delicacy?

[Ladybug]

watermelon-flavoured Jolly Ranchers...

In the distant days when I actually had a job....watermelon and green apple Jolly Ranchers were the two items I always had in the bottom drawer...

Me, too, until I discovered Chupa-Chups.

The lollipops? With cows on the label?

[Dave the Cook]

watermelon-flavoured Jolly Ranchers...

In the distant days when I actually had a job....watermelon and green apple Jolly Ranchers were the two items I always had in the bottom drawer...

Me, too, until I discovered Chupa-Chups.

The lollipops? With cows on the label?

The world's best lollipop. No cows. In fact (pay attention, Lily, my Art History-major friend), their logo, a stylized clover, was designed by none other than Salvadore Dali.

Chupa Chups web site -- worth a look. (Men especially will want to check out the illustration that accompanies the "creamy" flavor selections.)

[NeroW]

I LOVE Chupa-Chups.

[pixelchef]

This thread is an absolute treasure!

Okay, in my desk I always have: bowls of instant Kimchee noodle soup, Pringles, a bottle of Tabasco, and usually some Pocky. :D

[Kim WB]

I have a fridge in my office, so it really lets me stock up. I have a few low cal bottled dressings, for when I eat from the building complex's shared cafeteria. I have three 1/2 bottles of Sparkling Wine, and two bottles of orange label Vueve Cliquot, mini juice boxes, cans of Diet Coke, REgular Coke, Pelligrino, lemons, limes and right now, Cherries. Also some horseradish mustard , olives, mini candy bars. In my desk, I have 2 bottles of Ca Cabernet, Johhny Walker Black, packets of salt, Twizzlers, pretzels and Vegetable Thins Crackers. And a case of more VC...when a client signs a contract on a new home, I give them a bottle. I give them a cold bottle if they seem the type that will want to open it right away and celebrate..plus I have those plastic tulip glasses.

[alacarte]

I have a fridge in my office, so it really lets me stock up.

Hey, that's cheating!

I'm just jealous...I'd gladly trade my desk drawer for a fridge, any day.

[Kim WB]

I have a fridge in my office, so it really lets me stock up.

Hey, that's cheating!

I'm just jealous...I'd gladly trade my desk drawer for a fridge, any day.

It's only because I often work weekends and at night..and I find that having all this on hand keeps my clients in the office, during that critical time they are considering making an offer on a home ( I am a real Estate agent). For example, I am waiting for buyers to come in at 6pm, and I'll offer them something to drink, ply the kids with juice boxes and candy,( I have toys and coloring books and crayons, too) and hopefully get 10 minutes of their undivided attention to review the contract and get it signed. The JWB really helps for that! just joking!!!