Don’t Let Super Bowl Snacking Get Out of Hand

Courtesy of: housuperbowl.com
Courtesy of: housuperbowl.com

(WBAP/KLIF News)  Super Bowl snacking can cost you some serious health penalties. While you may not spend the big game around the dinner table, your body may feel like you did. Brittney Bearden is a sports dietician at Ben Hogan Sports Medicine in Fort Worth. She says Americans eat more on Super Bowl Sunday than any other day of the year, except Thanksgiving. The NYC Food Policy Center lists the following for your favorite Super Bowl Sunday snacks: (see below)

 

 

The Annual 2017 NYC Food Policy Center at HUNTER College and DietDetective.com “Big Game” Eating Extravaganza with Exercise Equivalents:

TEN BUFFALO CRISPY CHICKEN WINGS = RUNNING THE LENGTH OF 149 FOOTBALL FIELDS

MEATBALL SUB FROM SUBWAY (FOOTLONG) = 109 MINUTES OF CLIMBING THE STADIUM STAIRS

FOUR SAMUEL ADAMS BOSTON LAGER BEERS = 68 MINUTES OF PLAYING PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL

HANDFUL OF MIXED NUTS = 44 MINUTES OF FOOTBALL TRAINING CAMP

EIGHT POTATO CHIPS WITH DIP = 35 MINUTES OF REFEREEING A FOOTBALL GAME

KFC $10 CHICKEN SHARE (HALF A SHARE) = 681 TOUCHDOWN DANCES IN THE END ZONE

ONE SLICE OF DOMINO BUFFALO CHICKEN PIZZA XL = DOING “THE WAVE” 2194 TIMES

ONE TOSTITOS RESTAURANT-STYLE TORTILLA CHIP WITH 7-LAYER DIP = 25 MINUTES OF DANCING TO LADY GAGA DURING THE HALFTIME SHOW

TWO HANDFULS OF CHEX MIX = 30 MINUTES JUMPING UP AND DOWN AFTER YOUR TEAM SCORES

FIVE PIGS IN BLANKETS = 70 MINUTES PERFORMING IN A MARCHING BAND

ONE DEVILED EGG = 12 MINUTES OF CHEERLEADING

FOUR PITA CHIPS WITH GUACAMOLE = 51 MINUTES OF PREPARING, COOKING, SERVING AND CLEANING UP AFTER THE SUPER BOWL PARTY

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