She's Crafty... and she's just my type

[Christopher Barrett]

We're preparing to shoot a short film in Louisiana this summer and one of the aspects I'm concerned about are snacks. Yep. We like to keep our crew happy. I'm partial to Twizzlers, little powdered donuts, trail mix and yogurt. In your experience, what are the more popular items amongst craft services... or what do you think they should have and never think of?

C -> B

 

[Phil Holland]

Pretzels as sometimes trail mix is no good for those with nut allergies. M&Ms are pretty great to have on hand.

 

[Martin Weiss]

I love fruits and cut up veggies.

And the Beastie Boys.

 

[Ibrahim Abdulkarim]

YOGURT IS A MUST!!!!!!

 

[Tom.Wong]

Protein...

 

[Jeff Whitehurst]

Planning a shoot years ago, I threw some YooHoo drinks in the cooler on a whim, and the electrical dept went nuts. Turns out a bunch of people don't drink coffee but still like a boost. I've had them on every shoot since, and have never had to carry any leftovers home.

 

[Stephen Lovett]

All good suggestions, but in my experience the beef jerky is always the first to go.

 

[Andrew PC Smith]

Beef jerky, gatorade, breakfast bars, and those little tangerines.

 

[Jaakko Rinne]

All I need is chocolate and protein.

 

[Greg M]

Please stop by for a visit while you are in Louisiana. If theres anything we can do to help, just give us a call.

And I like boiled eggs

 

[Steve Das]

What specific snacks..?

...not as important as having all the 3 major food groups covered:

SALTY.........keeps the blood pressure up
SUGARY......to ensure blood sugar is sky high
CAFFEINE....no sleeping on the set

 

[Justin Kirchhoff]

Dried fruit and nuts. But separate, not in the same bag.

 

[Jake Wilganowski]

Dried fruit. Snack bars that aren't junk, actually healthy ones. Carbonated unsweetened but flavored water. Chocolate covered coffee beans. And jerky. Lots of jerky. And gum.

 

[Christopher Barrett]

I'm surprised by all the jerky plugs! I dig that stuff too, we'll make sure to stock plenty. Growing up, I had a friend who's grandma made jerky. That stuff was awesome!

 

[Nathaniel Haban]

Healthy food, like most have already mentioned.

You can make due with empty calories first thing in the morning, or on a 2-day shoot. But as the long shooting days drag on, you need to fuel your body with something more significant. And if you're in hot, humid weather -- drinks with electrolytes.

 

[Brad Webb]

Red Vines > Twizzlers.

Sun Chips
Granola Bars
Coke Zero/Dr. Pepper 10 (the kids love it, and by kids I mean grips)
Hot Coffee all day.

 

[L. Langer]

Pretzels as sometimes trail mix is no good for those with nut allergies. M&Ms are pretty great to have on hand.

M&Ms are on the peanut allergy list too as all M&M pieces are made on the same lines at any given time so you can't discount being exposed to peanut allergens even though you have a bag of regular M&Ms.

 

[Bob Gundu]

I honestly try to pack my own food. Green smoothies and trail mix will fuel me all day.

 

[Gavin Greenwalt]

Peantbutter pretzels. I think I can live off of those. Salty and protein. I've literally survived on Peantbutter Cliff Bars for more than 3 days too. Although I don't recommend that.

 

[Brian Pascale]

Go as healthy as possible. Costco is a good place to shop for craft type food. I always make sure I have bottle water.