Calorie for Calorie

I found this interesting today...

Burning Calories – 150 at a Time

For a 150-pound person, doing these exercises will burn about 150 calories, a great start to getting into shape:

* Walking a mile at a pace of 15 to 20 minutes per mile
* Swimming laps for 20 minutes
* Bicycling for 30 minutes
* Running a mile at a pace of 10 minutes per mile
* Climbing stairs for 15 minutes
* Raking leaves for 30 minutes
* Playing basketball for 15 to 30 minutes
* Playing volleyball for 45 to 60 minutes
* Gardening for 30 to 45 minutes
* Jumping rope for 15 minutes
* Dancing for 30 minutes

Do any of those sound like "too much work"? How about considering how long it takes to EAT some of the following calorie equivalents:

25 small jellybeans (140)
20 pieces of candy corn (100)
4 Brachs caramels (160)
4 Hershey's Kisses (100)
4 mini Tootsie Rolls (100)
1 Fun Size candy bar (Snickers, Milky Way, Butterfingers, etc.) (80)
1 mini bite-size candy bar (Snickers, Milky Way, Butterfingers, etc.) (55)
1 Fun Size M&M packet - Plain or Peanut (90)
3 mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (99)
1 full size chocolate candy bar (Snickers, Hershey, etc.) (275)
1 King Size chocolate candy bar (Snickers, Hershey, etc.) (500)
1 piece pumpkin pie (1/8 of 9-in pie) (180)
large portion of french fries (578)
medium portion of french fries (458)
small portion of french fries (291)

And these foods contain no nutrients!!! Is it worth it??

If you're going to snack (and keeping in line with the 150-calorie activities listed at the start), at least snack healthier:

100 CALORIES
* 1 hard-cooked egg (75) with half a slice of toasted wheat bread (34)
* 1⁄2 cup ice milk or sherbet (100)
* 1 large rectangular graham cracker (60) with 11⁄2 tsp peanut butter (45)
* 1 slice (1 oz) angel food cake (70) with 1⁄2 cup fresh strawberries (25)
* 1⁄2 cup wheat-flake cereal (55) with 1⁄2 cup nonfat milk (45)
* 1 cup chicken-noodle soup (75) with 2 saltines (25)
* 1 small (4") whole-wheat pita (74) with 1 Tbsp hummus (24)
* 1⁄2 cup cranberry juice cocktail (72) and 1⁄4 cup nonfat plain yogurt (34) blended with ice
* 1 slice whole-wheat bread (69) with 1 oz sliced turkey breast (28) and mustard
* 1⁄2 cup 1% lowfat cottage cheese (80) with 1 cup cherry tomatoes (30)
* 1 cup baby carrots, celery and bell peppers (30) with 2 Tbsp light dressing (70)
* 1⁄4 cup 1% lowfat cottage cheese (40) with 1 cup canned peaches in water (60)

200 CALORIES
* 6 oz nonfat fruit yogurt (160) mixed with 1 Tbsp raisins (30)
* 1 slice whole-wheat bread (69) with 1 Tbsp peanut butter (90) and 1 tsp jelly (19)
* 1 oz peanuts (166) with 1⁄2 oz pretzels (50)
* One 8" flour tortilla (150) with 2 oz sliced turkey (55), lettuce, tomato and balsamic vinegar
* 1 medium baked potato (161) with 1⁄4 cup 1% lowfat cottage cheese (40)
* 1 container Fantastic Foods Hearty Cups Vegetable Barley soup (150) with 4 saltines (50)
* Subway Veggie Delite 6" sandwich without cheese (230)
* Thai Kitchen Mushroom Medley Rice Noodle Bowl (188) 1⁄2 cup lowfat frozen yogurt (114) with 3⁄4 cup sliced fresh fruit (75)

I think that is one of the reasons why I love my Shakeology drink each day. It doesn't cross over into the heavy-calorie category, but yet provides me with more nutrition than I can find anywhere else within the same number of calories.
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Just be aware of what you are putting into your mouth when you eat/snack... and keep in mind what your health and fitness goals are. Do they fit in, or do they sabotage them? How are you making your health better today?