Pretzels, the small ones. They have no grease and can be eaten in one bite so there are no crumbs.

A good Scotch goes well with Lego.

A good scotch goes well with anything really.

Hands-free repositories like this or this allow the consumption of (not too hot) soup and still have both hands clean and free for building.

I usually get so engrossed in my building that I forget to eat and the cup of tea I made myself beforehand grows cold and ignored.

This.

Although I somehow mange to drink my beer before it gets too warm. Not sure if that helps or hinders my creative process.

Fanta, millionaire shortbread and pretzels.

You guys are imaginative to say the least!

Small pretzels are a great idea because they are bite sized and not greasy or sugary.

Celery sticks also are a good choice for that reason.

A serious survival tip for while you snack: Please do stand up every 30 minutes and get the legs moving again or you could end up cripple. You can set the timer on your laptop to beep at an interval....to remind you to take a short break. This makes it easier for you to build longer hours at a time.

Please do stand up every 30 minutes and get the legs moving again or you could end up cripple.

Oh boy, my knees from crouching on the floor the other day looking for parts!

Definitely Reese's Pieces - Yum!

Sometimes I'll enjoy a sip of Coca Cola while building, but generally I don't try to mix building and eating. It has proven too messy for me in the past!

Small pretzels are a great idea because they are bite sized and not greasy or sugary.

Celery sticks also are a good choice for that reason.

Good point, I was building the 2011 hoth echo base and eating choclate cake and well.. There's no need to explain what happened next......

I'm not a big snacker, but when I do snack, I snack on Dos Equis and Tres Equis.

Well I guess there are "suitable" foods and "bad" foods when building Lego. Everything that melts or is in any kind greasy is bad. On the other hand, healthy things seem to be more suitable as the mentioned carrot sticks or something like that. Peppers would be fine as well. Gummy-Bears or the like are somewhat ok, though they put some fat (?) on your fingers as well. As well as those little pretzels we have something called Salzstangen here in Germany. It is basically the same, but as a stick.

Regarding the half-hour break: This won't really work. Imagine you are building a set and are currently in the middle of a step when your reminder beeps. You discard the alarm, because it is annoying and say you just finish the step. Until you finished the step, you forgot to make a break or you simply want to continue a step or two. After that, it is all over and you'll never make your break.

Usually I eat nothing while building or make a break to eat if needed. For drinks, everything is ok. Soda, juice, water, alcoholic beverages ...

I usually enjoy a beer or whiskey while building. The perks of being an AFOL... enjoying an adult beverage while playing with a kid's toy

As for snacks, usually pretzels or anything else that doesn't make too much of a mess.

Ritz crackers with peanut butter. I tried Cheetos when I was new to Lego. I still have some orange tinted white bricks. Maybe I can use them on the horizon express, eh?

A good Scotch goes well with Lego.

Ditto......well sometimes !

Now either a bit of chocolate (quick energy snap) or.........

I don't normally eat and build at the same time, mostly because of the effects it may have on the bricks.

Whenever I get hungry, I just go to the kitchen and have a snack and a break at the same time. Normally it is something simple, like a yogurt cup or a granola bar. Typically the break ends up taking longer than I actually was building. Something else comes up around the house that I need to take care of and never get back to building.

Very interesting snack ideas from a lot of members here. I wouldn't have considered some and have never tried others.

I usually enjoy a beer or whiskey while building. The perks of being an AFOL... enjoying an adult beverage while playing with a kid's toy

Hear, hear!

I've never snacked during my Lego building sessions, but recently I became fond of eating vegetable crackers with tomato sauce and my hands weren't greasy at all. I might try that soon.

Normally I don't eat snacks during my building sessions (unless I take a break to eat whatever is available in the kitchen), but what I do is enjoy an Erdinger, or Corona, or Heineken, or Miller, or Budweiser... or in their absence, ice tea.

I seem like a complete pig here but I eat cold pizza and probably have a soda(on a good day) Other than that I'll probably take meals up into my room and eat up there... But I have a desk that has a table that you can move out... It also has a little cubby where I can place all my important parts. So I'm not that worried about getting my pieces dirty!

Potato Chips. (BBQ to be exact, but then I wash my hands after the snack.)

Usually I only consume liquids when I build, like soda.

Potato Chips. (BBQ to be exact, but then I wash my hands after the snack.)

For chips, one could keep a wet washing cloth around to clean the fat off the fingers.

I do eat snacks while building. The best i can think of is fried chicken. Yes, correct.

I do use a load of paper while building ... Hehe

I can make a kilo of chicken in the deepfrier. Then they will just stand along while i build. On the other hand i never drink soda. But only water.

coffee

I don't eat snack when building LEGO, but a cup of coffee is always on a nearby desk