Grad school desk essentials: Edibles edition

• Jar of peanut butter. Preferably two jars: one crunchy, one creamy [for when you want a change of texture to liven up your snack]– but, just one jar will do perfectly fine. Remains perfectly content at room temperature and has a long expiration date. Also, full of good fat, fiber, and protein!
• Water bottle. I don’t ever drink soda [would you like me to measure out what 40g of sugar looks like? and that's just in one can of soda!], and water is a nice, refreshing, FREE, alternative. Not the water fountain stuff though– gotta go for the water cooler.
• Granola/Nutrigrain/Clif bars. Take your pick; rotate between a bunch of flavors unless you have careless tastebuds. Always a good staple for an any-time-of-day snack.
• Fruit. Usually apples, a limited amount of which they give away for free at the hospital cafeteria here.
• Condiments. Obtained from fast food places, the hospital cafeteria, boxed lunches… you name it, they go into my desk for later usage with miscellaneous food that needs extra seasoning. Soy sauce, ketchup, red pepper flakes, raw brown sugar, salt, and pepper.

And there you have it. Really, people who don’t have some sort of edibles in their desk amaze me.

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