Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels

Bar chart of protein per vending snack: Marmels Protein Chocolate 12 g, beef jerky 11 g, roasted nuts 8 g, peanut butter crackers 4 g, pretzels 3 g and potato chips 2 g

Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels

Healthy Vending Machine Snacks: What to Grab and Skip

by Mo Mandegar, PhD on Sep 06 2026
A four-week audit of campus vending machines found the average snack carried 227 calories, listed sugar in its first five ingredients about 60 percent of the time, and that not a single snack in the machines qualified as a good source of fiber. The decision in front of that lit panel takes ten seconds and almost never involves a label. Here is a two-number rule that fits in ten seconds, what to grab, and what the "lighter" options are not fixing.
Bar chart of protein per office snack: tuna or chicken pouch 17 g, Marmels Protein Chocolate 12 g, jerky 11 g, almonds 6 g and a granola bar 3 g, with a 10 g threshold

Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels

Best High-Protein Office Snacks That Keep You Full

by Mo Mandegar, PhD on May 27 2026
The default office snack drawer is stacked toward refined carbohydrate, and the 3 p.m. dip is the predictable result. High-protein office snacks (at least 8 to 10 grams of protein per serving, shelf-stable, and quiet enough for a video call) fix the problem with stocking rather than willpower. Here are the eight worth keeping in reach.