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students at the art institutes study for careers in many different professions, but almost all involve spending time at a personal computer (pc). since many of the art institutes also have culinary arts programs, chef-instructors were put to the pc-friendly test and asked to develop low-mess, high-energy foods for snacking at computers.

"students of multi-media & web design, media arts & animation and graphic design spend many long and hungry hours at the computer. we asked some of our chefs to help develop foods that would not only be easy to eat and have a low-mess factor, but also supply enough energy to avoid the sluggishness that comes from too much junk food," says jeffrey durosko, spokesperson for the art institutes.

chef instructor christine geyer of the art institute of los angeles culinary arts program offers recipes that satisfy sweet tooths, but also creations that "don't leave residue on fingers, such as salt, seasonings on trail mixes or pretzel mixes," says geyer. raspberry cooler, citrus delight and top banana are yogurt-based snacks in a glass. made with fresh fruit, juice and flavored yogurts, these high-energy drinks are perfect for computers "as long as you put it in a cup with a lid and use a straw," geyer cautions.

chef instructor chris deJohn of the art institute of colorado's culinary arts program says, "dim sum works well, as does simple cheese and fruit skewers. just cube your favorite cheeses (hard cheeses work best) with favorite fruits that don't drip like strawberries, grapes or pineapple," explains deJohn. other pc-friendly food deJohn likes are wrap sandwiches or spicy tuna and egg omelet sushi for those interested in a more ambitious snack for nibbling at the computer.

for chef-instructor peter babcock of the art institute of fort lauderdale, the best computer snacks are the simplest. "I like fresh apples, grapes or bananas for high energy with low mess. dried fruits like cherries, cranberries or apricots are also great because they're tasty and leave no sticky residue on your hands," he says. for himself, babcock purchases specialty hard candies he keeps in his pockets, passing them around to other faculty and students. other pc-acceptable snacks he likes are carrots and cucumber slices, even childhood favorites such as celery with peanut butter.

in addition to fruits and vegetable snacks, chef babcock likes to prepare a flavorful chicken broth with fresh vegetables on a sunday, cutting up extra vegetables for snacks during the week and using the chicken for chicken salad sandwiches to eat during lunch breaks - although not at the computer. "chicken broth from a thermos is a nutritious, low-mess snack, as well as a great comfort food," says chef babcock.

all of the art institutes' chefs urge that foods be properly refrigerated and warm food kept in thermos containers or heated thoroughly before consuming.

the art institutes is a system of 20 schools located nationwide, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary professionals. the art institutes family of schools has provided career-oriented education programs for over 35 years with more than 100,000 graduates.

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