# SDMB South Beach Diet Devotees - What do you eat on the run? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 20, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-south-beach-diet-devotees-what-do-you-eat-on-the-run/300271 "2005-04-20T18:00:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-south-beach-diet-devotees-what-do-you-eat-on-the-run/300271/1 "2005-04-20T18:00:29Z")
Been kicking butt on South Beach since early December. I cheated a bit recently and I want to go back to Phase I for a couple weeks to get rid of some sugar cravings. My biggest problem sticking to this diet is that I tend to get out of work late and get dinners on the run. Usually I grab something in Penn Station and eat it on the train on my way home. My train ride is usually an hour an half, followed by 20-30 minutes of driving, so waiting until I get home to eat is usually a problem. I usually need something to tide me over. I’m trying to avoid buying low-carb nutrition bars because they are expensive as hell and I’m not sure they’re entirely compatible with the diet. But they’re easy and fast, so I tend to pick one or two up when I’m in a mad dash for a train. Some other things I sometimes pick up on the run: - Small containers of cottage cheese (dumping a packet of Equal in it makes it a bit more palatable, IMHO - 1/4 lb. of cold cuts from the deli - Hard-boiled eggs - Sometimes convenience stores sell these in 2-packs - Omelets on the run - Most any place that will make an egg sandwich for you will also make eggs and put them in a little styrofoam “go container” for you. - Small bags of pistachios or cashews What else do fellow South Beachers eat on the run? ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-south-beach-diet-devotees-what-do-you-eat-on-the-run/300271/2 "2005-04-20T18:15:56Z")
Lots of places have take out salads with a good amount of deli meat, eggs and cheese. Beef Jerky is also a good snack to keep the hunger away for a while. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-south-beach-diet-devotees-what-do-you-eat-on-the-run/300271/3 "2005-04-20T18:19:05Z")
There are also those little individually wrapped cheeses in wax, and the light Laughing Cow cheese, which is pretty easy to find now that the diet is popular. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-south-beach-diet-devotees-what-do-you-eat-on-the-run/300271/4 "2005-04-20T22:14:40Z")
You realize, of course, that you’re spending a fortune on this stuff. I commuted into the city from LI for many years, and am very familiar with the “Penn Station/Deli Diet.” Do you have a refrigerator at your workplace? Prepare your snacks at home and take them with you each morning. That way you don’t have to waste time/money on the way home and possibly go off the diet in the process. And you have a lot more control over your diet if you plan ahead, rather than grabbing something when you’re hungry.