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Your stomach is growling signaling it’s time for lunch. With you eat lunch, you can select to eat an apple or a snack bag of chips. Notice in the example below consuming a snack bag of chips has the same amount of calories as eating 4 apples. Eating one apple alone will satisfy one’s hunger because of the apple’s fiber and water content. Unfortunately consuming a snack bag of chips will not satisfy your hunger due to the large percentage of empty calories in the potato chips. When you eat an unhealthy lunch you get that tired feeling. Sound familiar? Whereas after consumming a healthy lunch you get the three o’clock munchies but rather than cravings they’ll be hunger pains for healthy foods..jpg)
Snack Comparisons:
4 medium size apples (160 calories) 1 apple .35
vs.
a snack bag of potato chips (160 calories) $1.95
Drink Comparisons:
(e.g.):
1 Minute Maid Lemonade (260 calories) $1.79
vs.
52 Crystal Light Lemonades (260 calories) 1 glass .35
“I started preparing lunch at home and bringing it to work,” states Tara Schultz, a health educator. “I know it’s portion controlled because I control it. Plus, I enjoy my lunch more than dining out because I season my food according to my taste palate. Also, I have been bringing my own lunch to work for years and when I have forgotten my lunch I spend about $10 for that meal.”
Lunch Comparisons:
A low calorie lunch resembles this:
Turkey sandwich on whole wheat with lettuce, tomato, and spicy honey mustard spread
A piece of fruit and a handful of nuts
Low-fat yogurt
Glass of Crystal Light lemonade
Total Calories: 550 calories and will set you back: $3.81
A high calorie lunch resembles this:
Burger
Medium fries
Large Coke
Total Calories: 1410 Calories and will set you back: $7.86
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