From pretzels to the always-favorite chocolate, from Brach’s to See’s (a California favorite); from hot cider in the winter to ice cream bars in the summer, this office is fueled by goodies, snacks, and treats of all shapes and sizes.

Chocolate in various forms and intensities is available in our office at all times. Between the holiday specialties and the ever-popular snacksize, ready-to-eat candy bars, rarely does someone want for a sweet diversion. A Production Coordinator, in order to expose us to more adventurous chocolate treats… brought us a chocolate bar—get ready for it—with BACON in it! We all enjoyed the opportunity to taste test… but most decided they’d stick with the less unique varieties.

We are equal-opportunity snack consumers. Our fondness for snacks is not limited to chocolate. We are fortunate in that we have a couple weekend bakers on our staff. Every now and then some fresh cookies or zucchini bread straight from the oven make their way to the office—such a decadent treat.

On occasion, though I admit less frequently, we go for a healthy snack. If someone recently made a trip to a local Farmers Market, they might bring in a bunch of the fruits in season. Some of the group has a big backyard, or at least a green thumb, and they, too, share the bounty of their gardens throughout the year.

As you can tell, snacking is a serious business here at the C&T offices, and it truly knows no bounds. Many a deadline has been met with the assistance of a snack-imposed sugar rush!

My office neighbor and I were laughing (while munching on dark chocolate cookies from one of our new favorite 100-calorie packs, of course), about the never-ending flow of goodies in the building when we thought, “I wonder what kind of snacks our co-workers have in their studios while they are creating works of art?”

So we asked ‘em! Here is a list of what goodies keeps the Editorial staff feeling creative when they are creating in their studios…

My personal 2 favorites are Hot Tamales and COFFEE (although not usually at the same time).

One of our Developmental Editors loves See’s Jelly Beans. (And is extremely glad they are only available for a limited time in the spring!)

Another Editor/Author goes for pretzels and almonds.

Most, however, keep the dry snacks to a minimum and went in for cups of tea—both hot and iced. One of our Technical Editors even invested in a little hot pot to keep her cuppa tea nice and warm.

When studio time comes later in the day, a glass of wine, is the choice for a couple of our Editors—usually with ice. Yet another said she would love a glass but her DH won’t even let her touch a rotary cutter or turn on her sewing machine if she had even the smallest glass of wine!

And then there were actually a couple believers in the “NO FOOD in the studio” rule!

As you can see, our group has a pretty diverse snacking palette. We’d love to hear from you… what snacks/drinks do you have in your studio to fuel your creativity?

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