Its just shy of 3 oclock and youve still got another couple
Youve been there. Its just shy of 3 oclock and youve still got another
couple of hours to go before you can escape your job. The afternoon has
slowed to a crawl, and so has your metabolism. The screen is blurring,
your eyelids are growing heavy, and you cant seem to focus on your work.
A snack. Something to munch on, something with a sugar kick, give you
some energy, get you going. So you get up, shamble out into the
corridor, and find the vending machine. That glowing beacon of snacks
and sugary goodness, radiating potential and delight. Dollar bill in
your trembling hand, you consider your options, and the pause. What to
buy? How to ensure that you get the best bang for your buck,
nutritionally speaking? Read on if you wish to learn how to navigate the
perilous innards of these dangerous sources of empty calories, high
sugar content and trans fat.
The First Rule of Fight Club
Keep
your eye on the fat content. Dont get anything with more than 3g of
fat! Dont do it! Also, go for less carbs, under 30 being preferable. On
the flipside, anything with no fat will have a ton of sodium and sugar,
which are also no noes. So what to do? Try to find a refrigerated
vending machine with healthier options like yogurt, fruit, or Lean
Cuisines (yum!).
9 out of 10 Girls Agree
Size doesnt
matter. In fact, when it comes to vending machines, its positively
deleterious. You may think youre getting more for your dollar when you
buy the bigger bag, but youve no idea just how bad that is in this case.
For example: a Big Grab bag of Doritos Nacho Cheese small blower motors has 160 more calories than a regular sized one.
Deceptively Sweet
If
youre like me, when you peer into the mysterious depths of a vending
machine, your eyes go straight to the candy bars. Sugar! Sucrose! Give
me energy, give me sweetness, I crave saccharine delights! However, that
is a bad move on your part. Sugar will give you an energy spurt, but
then bring you crashing down even harder than the Rocks Peoples Elbow.
Plus the more sugar you consume, the more youll crave it. Its like the
slippery slope into the Dark Side.
Nuts For Well, Nuts
As
my paramilitary survival buddy used to yell, Sugar eschew, to protein
hew!. What he meant was go for the nuts, the sunflower seeds, the
yogurt, anything with protein in it which will keep your blood sugar
stable, give you longer lasting energy and keep your appetite in check.
Dont overdo it, of course, since nuts are fatty, and if you think that
peanut M& Ms or peanut butter crackers count, then, well, youre
wrong. Thats not protein, thats a mega source of fat, saturated and
trans saturated.
Not the Method, But the Process
How does
all that rubbish last so long in the vending machine? How do those Honey
Buns last so long, gleaming and pristine in their wrappers? PROCESSING.
That, and a host of unpronounceable chemicals that ensure that if there
were a zombie apocalypse, theyd be the last items of food to remain
edible long after everything else had rotted away and become dust. Do
you think thats good for your tummy? Well, youre wrong. Theyre not. So
go for natural foods, yo.
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