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Eat to Beat Stress: Chocolate's Not the Only Answer [So They Say]
Posted by Marisa Belger on April 25, 2006 - 1:55pm.
For me, it's chocolate covered peanut butter-filled pretzels [CCPBP]. There's really no other way to combat a truly stressful day. Each nugget covers all of my gustatory requirements by being at once salty, sweet, and crunchy. When I'm driven to consume a handful of these treats, I'm keenly aware of my actions. I know that I am emotionally eating and I know how good it feels while I'm doing it - at least until the sugar rush crashes and I'm more blue than when popped the first pretzel.
But there are other more mature, and significantly healthier, ways to eat your way through a stressful moment - if eat you must. The sense of calm and relief that you get from simple, highly processed carbohydrates can be obtained from healthier options that are just as satisfying (full disclosure: not quite as satisfying as 12 CCPBPs].
Prevention Magazine recommends the following stress-busting snacks, promising an equally fulfilling sense of peace and reclaimed tranquility upon consumption. It's worth a shot (hint: the sweet potato seems to have the most promise).
- Tomato soup
- Oatmeal
- Whole wheat toast with jam
- Multigrain waffle with light syrup
- Fresh fruit
- Sweet potato, or baked potato with light sour cream and chives
- Lightly sweetened whole grain cereals such as Multi-Grain Cheerios
[via Prevention Magazine]]
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many parents try their children well balanced diets but not all children crave oatmeal,fruits, or eating their vegetables how would you go about handeling this situation?
I'm not a parent, but I was a kid once! I'm a third year psychology major, I do NOT know the truth: I think if children are conditioned from birth (or when they're first introduced to solid foods) to eat healthy foods (i.e. fruits, oatmeal, veggies), they won't miss the UNhealthy foods. I hope this makes sense to you... :o) I mean, certain foods are targeted toward kids today that are NOT healthy for them, and will ruin their insights on eating healthy. Shoot, even oatmeal has high fructose corn syrup(HFCS), artificially colored, artificial FRUIT even. Many fruit snacks are just gummy balls of HFCS! I know I had to make my own diet decisions when I moved out on my own. If parents don't drive their kids to get a cheeseburger Happy Meal after school, but instead take them to the market and let them pick their OWN fruits (they will try new things) then the kids won't miss the McDonald's. I have lots more to say if you want to know more.
♥ Savannah
Also, if parents refer to this "health food" like this: "You have to eat your vegetables!," then kids won't want to eat them! Make them sound good, because they truly are.