I found the Perfect bars on your 30 are a holy grail. Not overwhelming, cold and therefore refreshing, and pack a good amount of protein.

More often than not, I rely heavily on caffeine to artificially keep me full & just eat when I get back home.

So I close and work about 1-close every shift I work. I usually wake up around 9/10ish so I will have some coffee and a bar of some sort or yogurt, I started packing my lunches as of a couple months ago and it is a GAME CHANGER! Eating starbucks food all of the time wasnt good for me personally so I decided on packing lunches that include a snack to eat on my 10/fruit of sorts/dip and a chip/sandwich or salad/and a bar of sorts. Then i’ll eat dinner when I get off/home! I also work a Saturday morning shift here or there and usually then i’ll just get something from work! Our oatmeal is really good at filling you up, I usually do steamed soy with brown sugar and all of the nuts, and I agree with the comment about the perfect bars! Those are delish just make sure you have a drink with you lol

I eat right before a shift regardless of what time of day I'm starting. I'll pack a light snack for my two fifteens and a lunch like meal for my thirty.

I have sleep for breakfast

Working at sbux caused me to gain a bit of weight bc I ate all over the place and didn't keep track. Doesn't help that it's a stressful job too 😅 I recommend eating before your shift (try to do this at home or during your commute but not at work, instead get a drink at work to keep you awake) and then after your shift back at home. If the shift has a lunch, have a good sturdy lunch, helps to keep you going for longer

Ask your Supervisor/Store Manager. I spoke with mine during my PDC. If I don’t eat enough before a shift, and don’t have something ready, I’m a weak worker.

The understanding is that when I get a moment to get water, I also have to be the one to pull my snack out and eat it quickly enough to get back to my station quickly.

To that end, I bring simple, easily scarf-able items like whole strawberries, hardboiled eggs, and meat-sticks/smokies.

A well-placed strawberry is a strong force.

During breaks, have smaller, healthful options to supplement whatever else you order from the store.

Options may include: Yogurt or a peeled orange (specifically, I cut the two poles out and then the whole thing in half followed by using a metal spoon to cut around the inside of the peel to get as much of the white pulp along with the flesh as possible [at home]).

That whole process makes for two long strips of small pieces that are very easy to eat quickly.

For half hours, I bring in a whole, small, meal. Like- I’ll pick up Chinese ahead of time sometimes and bring a container to split it into two portions.

try eating on your 10 as well! im the same i have low blood pressure AND low blood sugar and cant eat a lot all at once so i keep a bunch of boxes of granola bars and other snacks in my car. whenever i go on my 10 i eat one of those so that when i have my 30 i can mark out a food.

i also try to drink a coffee when i get to work so that the caffeine keeps my stomach occupied till i get a chance to go on a break. that way im not dying on the floor from hunger (usually).

if it gets that bad for you between breaks though id keep a snack in your pocket or something and if you feel like you NEED it, go to the bathroom and eat it and give yourself a little couple minute break. if anyone bothers you about taking too long or something, just say you took a shit haha.

also DRINK WATER!!!!! it might not seem like it but it always helps.

i don’t eat. simply iced americano with cold brew and raw dog out the rest of my shift. i usually just eat when i get home cause i’m a mess

Sausage and cheddar on my 30, eat about half or so. Sometimes a croissant on a 10 if working less than 6 hours and I didn't eat before I clocked in. Honestly I'm only a few months in and I can't get my eating or sleeping schedule under control. It's like I forgot how to human.

How does my eating schedule work? It does not 😂😭

I have a meal shake, otherwise I usually only eat dinner anyways.

I work 12-close. My eating and sleeping schedule is mostly just fucked, but what i usually do is have a hearty snack before work; something small from the RTD&E section (chips, perfect bar, fruit and cheese box, parfait, etc) or an oatmeal on my 15; then repeat if necessary on my thirty. Or if a customer decides they don't want something that has been opened or already heated, i put it aside for myself. I'll never fuck up a food order on purpose for that, but sometimes it just happens and I'll take what i can get.

I recently started focusing on eating healthy and found that packing my shifts worth of food was of great help! I open, so I usually make a smoothie first thing in the morning and do light snacks on my 10s (beef jerky, hummus and pretzels, fruit, etc) and pack a sandwich or pasta for my 30.

I've found that 6 smaller meals works really well for me, but definitely trying different timing if meals/snacks to see what best fuels you and keeps you from being tired and hungry through your shift.

I literally drink water all day. No caffeine, if I do end up drinking anything it’s cold brew with cold foam (not sweet cream) and on my ten would eat the overnight grains along with a banana.

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