Student to Student: What Snacks Should I be Eating More Of? 🤔
Students know that creating a daily habit of eating the right foods can be a bit of a challenge. Not only are most of us on a budget when it comes to spending money on food, but the reality is also that we don’t always have the time to prepare a full and large meal after school and work. 👩🎓
As it turns out, we can’t just order takeout or spend all of our savings on pricey ingredients every time we feel like a snack. Student to student, what snacks should we be eating more of? The answer is simple: we definitely should be eating more healthy foods that are cheap and take little to no time to prepare. Here’s what I’m thinking:
Omega-3 Packed Foods
Omega-3 is responsible for keeping our brains healthy and well-functioning. It decreases fatigue, improves our memory and can even lessen depression and anxiety. Sounds good, right? Omega-3 fatty acids or oils are found in a variety of foods, including fish such as mackerel, salmon, tuna, herring plus pumpkin seeds, flaxseed oil, chia seeds, walnuts and so many other nutty treats. 🐟
Brain-Improving Dark Chocolate
Hard to say no to this one. We all know that dark chocolate is the healthiest of chocolates, but did you know that eating a bar two to three times a week can have a number of health-related benefits? Dark chocolate is said to improve brain function, reduce the risk of heart disease, help with low blood pressure and more. It’s also rich in antioxidants, which are known to protect us against a number of harmful diseases. As if we needed another reason to love chocolate! 🍫
Energising Fruit
Drinking cup after cup of coffee is a big part of daily life for most students, but how can we get our daily dose of energy without basically forming a caffeine dependency? Fruits do help quite a lot. Did you know that eating bananas and watermelon can give us more energy than a cup of coffee? Good to keep this in mind the next time you’re convincing yourself to skip on eating some fruit for breakfast. 🍉
Nutritious Dark Green Veggies
They’re low in calories. They’re packed with fibre, nutrients and vitamins. They reduce the risk of mental decline, heart disease, cancer and obesity. What more can you ask for? Adding more dark green vegetables to your diet doesn’t have to be just about making salads. You can opt to include kale, spinach, rucola, cabbage, watercress, lettuce and other valuable sources in your pasta, smoothies, sandwiches and other yummy meals of the day. 🥗
Oats
Oats are super versatile, easy to work with and extra nutritious. You can add them to smoothies, make a delicious bowl of porridge or make small bites of oats and fruit to eat on the go! And why shouldn’t you? Oats are able to give your body and brain a good amount of energy. They are rich in magnesium which is good for stress release and decreasing of fatigue. They’re also rich in antioxidants, fibre and other minerals. 🥣
For more healthy (and not so healthy) snack ideas, check out our other articles. What’s your favourite nutritious student-saving food? Let us know in the comments below!
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