Midterm week! Good Snack ideas?

ohraspberries13
ohraspberries13 Posts: 43
edited October 2024 in Motivation and Support
This coming week is midterm week for me. What's a good snack to chow down while studying? i normally chew gum, or try not to eat at all, but I think not having to worry about cravings it would help me stay focused! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

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  • LUCYRENEE
    LUCYRENEE Posts: 23 Member
    radishes-crunchie and salty
  • SaintOnEarth
    SaintOnEarth Posts: 160
    some great and healthy snacks that I personally believe work are pop corn and apples. believe it or not apples are very filling and healthy (you can throw in PB if you'd like) and pop corn is a very healthy snack (just watch the butter). I hope this will help :)
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    hateee midterms!

    apple with pb
    carrots
    edamame
    almonds

    :)
  • MissMollieK
    MissMollieK Posts: 316 Member
    strawberries with dark chocolate drizzled on top - not a lot of chocolate obviously. Dark is good on occasion for the heart:)
  • manjingirl
    manjingirl Posts: 188 Member
    I have been through study periods and now have 2 sons in exactly your situation (not mid term in Australia, but potentially stressful study time).

    For the boys I have bought:
    pop-corn in the easy to microwave packs,
    plenty of small bananas,
    some single serve yoghurts and yoghurt drinks.

    I did get them some biscuits (cookies) too as sometimes that all that turns off the tummy growls and lets you get on with your study.

    Both the boys take time every day to get some exercise, one does gym workouts, the other plays soccer in the park with a friend.

    We have list of their favourite (home cooked) meals for the week which I'm working through - home made lamb-burgers tonight.

    Hope this helps.
  • eillamarie
    eillamarie Posts: 862 Member
    Apples, cheese strings, almonds, baby carrots, yogurt cups, or drinks if you're THAT low on time lol
  • tnic86
    tnic86 Posts: 134 Member
    Put 1/2 cup of plain popcorn kernels in a brown paper lunch bag. Fold the top over several times. Put it in the microwave for 2-3 minutes and watch it carefully. You can put butter flavored cooking spray on it for zero calories, or I like to sprinkle cinnamon and splenda in the bag and shake it up! :)
  • chelsifina
    chelsifina Posts: 346 Member
    fresh cherries with a little side of good hard cheese, like gruyere, swiss
    hummus and pita or carrots
    applesauce
    also, myoplex protein shakes are great, lo cal, and high protein to keep you sated. Some are lo carb as well, if that's your thing. Some are as low as 200 cals, or as much as 350 cals.

    On the midterm side, here is some advice (from an actual therapist who specializes in stress management!)
    During the test, if your brain is in an alpha state (highly anxious) then your brain can only access data that is memorized. Of you are in beta state (calm and alert) then you have access to memorized, conscious knowledge as well as unconscious, more intuitive data. In other words, if you are calm, then you can "feel" that an answer is correct without having being able to consciously remember the answer. You have more access to all parts of your brain when calm. So, do some breathing exercises and try to remember that the test is just a piece of paper that doesn't determine your worth, or much of anything really, and certainly isn't a tiger trying to chase you down (which is what your adrenalin system is actually for!). GOOD LUCK!
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