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Study snack swap!
As study schedules are filling up, you’re probably finding less
time to get active and it’s leaving little time to focus on fuelling
the mind and body with the right foods.
A Redbull to keep you going, or stopping by Subway for a cookie on the way to your study sesh might not seem like it could
be doing much harm, but have you thought about how long it would actually take you to burn off that cookie?
Here’s 5 not so healthy study snacks swapped for some that have numerous health benefits and will also tickle the fancy of
your taste buds.
Study snack
Calories
Time required
to walk it off
Healthier
study snack
Calories
Time required
to walk it off
Subway chocchip cookie
220
45 min
1 cup of
strawberries
46
9 min
Strawberries are packed with antioxidants
including vitamin C. Not only will they help
cure a sweet craving, they’ll also help you
fight off a cold – summer colds are the
worst!
Cadbury milk
chocolate
(7 squares)
230
46 min
Cadbury dark
chocolate
(7 squares)
170
35 min
Swapping milk chocolate for dark chocolate
allows you to still get that chocolate fix in!
Not only that but like strawberries, dark
chocolate is rich in antioxidants.
Smiths Potato
Chips – Plain
(small bag)
229
45 min
100g homemade 190
sweet potato
c hips (baked)
38 minutes
Sweet potato chips might take a little extra
work in the kitchen and some time on the
pavement but they’re definitely worth it.
Did you know they’re also high in most of
your essential vitamins?
Redbull 250ml
110
22 min
Pineapple
flavoured
coconut water
(240ml)
60
12 min
Coconut water itself can be as great for
you as any sports drink due to the fact
that it’s full of electrolytes! Getting it in
pineapple flavour or another flavour of
choice makes for a refreshing and tasty
beverage.
1hr &
5 min
Chobani Greek
Yoghurt
130
25 min
Greek yoghurt might not be anything like
2 minute noodles, but it is full of protein
and will leave feeling fuller for longer.
Chobani greek yoghurt also comes in a
variety of different flavours but be careful,
choosing a flavoured yoghurt could mean
more time on the pavement.
2 minute chicken 327
noodles
Health benefit
As you stick out the next few weeks until mid-semester break,
what study snacks will you be choosing to keep your mind and
body in tip-top shape?
WORDS: MORGAN FARQUHARSON – USQ Alumni
SOURCE: MY FITNESSPAL
IMAGES: SHUTTERSTOCK