Howfarforjunkfood

How Far Would

You Go For Junk

Food??

Ever wonder how far you’d have to

walk to burn off the calories in

something you just ate? Try thinking

of it in terms of walking the length of

a football field (120 yards, including

end-zones)!

Food Type & “Football

Field Equivalents:”

1 Plain M&M 1 Football Field

1 Peanut M&M 2 Football Fields

1 Potato Chip 2 Football Fields

1 Chocolate 8-15 Football

Chip Cookie Fields

(depending on size of cookie)

1 Milkshake

100 Football

Fields

Alcoholic Beverages

 To burn off the

calories in one 12

oz. Miller Lite or

Bud Light beer,

you’d have to

walk the football

field 18 times. If

you’re drinking a

non-light beer, 36

football fields!

Pizza Anyone?

For that one

slice of

pizza you

ate, you

would have

to walk the

football field

50 times!

Hungry? Why Wait?

 After eating one

Snickers bar, you

would have to

walk the length of

a football field 50

times, which is

equivalent to

6000 yards!

Fast Food

To burn off the calories

consumed in a Big Mac,

french fries, and a shake,

one would have to walk the

length of a football field 240

times, which is also

equivalent to 5 straight

hours of walking!

Healthful Low-Cal Snacks

 Cereal  Yogurt

 Baked Tortilla  Fruits

Chips and Salsa

 Salt Water Taffy  Veggies w/ a low

 Toast with Jelly calorie dip

 Pretzels  Plain popcorn

 Low-sodium soup  Skim Milk

 Rice Crispy Treats  If you cannot live

made without without soda,

Butter

make it a diet one!

Eat Healthy Food

& Exercise Regularly!

Use the Fitness Center!

Use the stairs… Going up 3 floors

is not that tough, but it keeps you

active!!

Avoid those late-night, high-carb

snacks!

Get enough sleep!

Burn Calories Throughout

the Day!

 You don’t need to go to the stadium to

get your exercise with all of these

“football fields”

 Everyday activities burn calories!

Walking from your car, taking the stairs

instead of the elevator, or just take a few

minutes for a quick workout…

 Don’t obsess about calories; just work

on eating a balanced diet and

maintaining an active lifestyle!

Use the Wellness Center!

Nutritional Assessments

Personal Training

Nutrition Counseling

Nutrition Classes

Fitness Laboratory

Brand-New Equipment

Aerobics classes

Much more!!!