Really strong coffee and Pop-tarts. Or Captain Crunch. We all like Captain Crunch. James Von Hendy, a principal technical writer at Netscape Communications Corp., was one of the healthier eaters in our survey. Snacks tend to be fruit and pretzels, and he stays with caffeine-free Coke and decaf coffee for beverages.
Eating seems to be a survival skill rather than a pleasurable activity.
Geography definitely plays a role in cuisine choices, but techies around the world, it seems, lean toward the weird and malnutritious when it comes to what we'll put in our mouths. Webmaster Kenneth W. Schulze of the Radiological Society of North America in Oak Brook, Ill., breakfasts on Starbucks coffee, chocolate chip rice cakes, and chocolate chip granola bars. I loooove Brio. It's an Italian cola flavored with quinine. Mix Coke with tonic water for an approximation.