Whirly, you obviously haven't learned to fly properly. One of the first things I learned to do, after hovering, was how to light a cigarette with 'gofer' matches while flying a TH55. It just requires frictioning the cyclic and throttle, and flying with your knees, while using both your hands for whatever is necessary. My instructor used to hover, take off, fly around the pattern and do an auto to the ground, then pick up and hover off to the side, while never touching the cyclic with his hands, and seldom the collective. I saw that it could be done, and had to learn for myself.
If you can't fly with your knees, you're not using anywhere near all your capabilities - sometimes it's absolutely necessary, and if you don't practice first, you'll be behind the power curve when you need to.
As for cheese and crackers, we just get them out of the vending machine. Standard pilot's lunch over here. I prefer peanut butter, though.