Pre-Standup Snacks: What to Eat With 90 Seconds to Spare
The short version
- Grab something you can eat with one hand, no fork, no plate.
- Eat in the 90 seconds before you join, not during the stand-up.
- Sip water before you unmute — dry mouth reads as nerves on a call.
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Stand-ups are short, early, and back-to-back with whatever you were doing five minutes before — which usually means breakfast either happens in the 90 seconds beforehand or it doesn't happen until 10am. This guide is for the 90-second version.
The whole routine is three steps because it needs to survive being rushed. If any step requires a fork, a plate, or more than one hand, it won't happen on the mornings you actually need it — which are the mornings this guide exists for.
Questions people actually ask
Anything one-handed and already prepped — a yoghurt cup, a banana, or hard-boiled eggs peeled the night before. The format matters more than the specific food: no fork, no plate, no more than one hand.