Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Walk It Off

Research suggests that we make better food choices if we know how many miles it takes to burn off the calories. (You can walk a mile at a steady pace in 15 to 20 minutes; so in 1 hour you'll cover 3 to 4 miles.) So here's how far you'd need to go for .....

Biscuits: 2 Fox's Ginger Crinkle Crunch biscuits (96 cal): 1.2 miles ## 2 shortbread fingers (190 cal) 2.4 miles ##

Cakes: 1 M&S jam doughnut (190 cal) 2.4 miles ##

Chips: McDonald's regular fries (291 cal) 3.6 miles ## 
Crisps: 1 packet (28g) Walkers Crinkles Simply Sea Salted crisps (153 cal): 1.9 miles ## 1/4 pkt (38g) Tyrell's vegetable crips (184 cal) 2.3 miles ##
Drinks: 250ml bottle Vegesentials beetroot, pomegranite and carrot juice (115 cals): 1.4 miles ## 250 ml Innocent Smoothie (140 cal) 1.8 miles ## Starbucks classic hot chocolate (whole milk) (193 cal) 2.4 miles ##
Ice Cream: 2 scoops (100g) Ben & Jerry's Karamel Sutra ice cream (220 cals): 2.8 mile ##
Puddings: 10 strawberries (125g) and 1 tblsp (30g) double cream (183 cals): 2.3 miles ##

Sweets: 3 Quality Street sweets (133 cal) 1.7 miles ##