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    Foods that promote brain function

    Posts: 1,510 Member
    edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    My husband is sitting for the MCAT on Friday (... read "grueling 5 hour exam")


    does anyone know of non wheat snack type foods that he can bring with him that will help with brain function / exhaustion.

    ....anyone who has been there done that or just knowledgeable about food is much appreciated

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    • Posts: 639 Member
      almonds
    • Posts: 32
      bump... (sorry wish I did)
    • Posts: 225 Member
      talking shredded wheat!
    • Posts: 1,026
      anything with the "good" fats....nuts are awesome.
    • Posts: 2,675 Member
      A small square of chocolate is meant to be good.
    • Posts: 55 Member
      Dark chocolate and fish - preferably not together ;)

      Best of luck to him!
    • Posts: 3,280 Member
      nuts are awesome.

      :laugh:
    • Posts: 1,812 Member
      talking shredded wheat!

      okay almost fell out of my chair
    • Posts: 45
      When I took my PhD exams (a 72-hour exam), the following were most helpful: almonds, blueberries, bananas, WATER (so important to stay hydrated).

      Good luck!!
    • Posts: 4,500 Member
      Anything with a high glucose content (essentially simple sugars)

      That could be tablets, chocolate, Lucozade etc.
    • Posts: 74 Member
      Brains likes carbohydrates. I'd go with complex carbs.
    • Posts: 1,026
      show previous quotes

      :laugh:
      lmao! i was wondering when somebody would say something!
    • Posts: 1,337 Member
      Omega 3 =] they have it in pill form also flax seed and fish have it in them.

      I wish him luck! =]
    • Posts: 509 Member
      Omega 3 =] they have it in pill form also flax seed and fish have it in them.

      I wish him luck! =]

      Exactly this. Omega 3, 6, and 9. Flax seed oil. You can get it at most health food stores. Mix it in with a tasty drink of some sort and he's good to go. Or, as the above poster said, you can get "Omega 369" in pill forms... but would he get busted for taking a "performance enhancing drug"?? :laugh:
    • Posts: 1,510 Member
      OThank you for the replies and well wishes (& giggles)

      we take omegas as part of our regular supplements.... :wink:

      I was mostly wondering about the during exam snacks. I was thinking lore glycimic foods to avoid the high/low crash cycle


      complex carbs and nuts are probably the way to go in this case.

      ...and maybe that dark chocolate for the last snack break

      thanks again!! ::drinker:
    • Posts: 1,083 Member
      "Eat Smart for a Healthier Brain" (source WebMD):
      http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/eat-smart-healthier-brain

      I'm sure you can use google to find more info.
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