Today is the big game day; the Super Bowl is today! Because everyone has their game day parties, houses are filled to the brim with different types of snacks that will all be consumed while the game is being watched. However, what so many people are unaware of, is how many calories they are consuming on Super Bowl day. I wanted to comment on this in today's post.
So many individuals run to the grocery store to buy the essentials for game day: chips, salsa, guacamole, wings, beer, and soda. Besides this, most individuals have a lot of other dishes planned out, which makes game day potentially the number one most caloric day of the year (there are debates between whether the Super Bowl or Thanksgiving day is the most caloric day of the year). According to many grocery stores, so many individuals consume an unhealthy amount of food during the Super Bowl, and unhealthy types of foods.
On game day, people are unlikely to sit in front of the TV munching on vegetables with ranch dipping sauce and sipping glasses of water. Everyone consumes nachos, burgers, cookies, cakes, cupcakes, beer, hot dogs, and very greasy foods. It is hypothesized that everyone watching the game becomes so immersed with the game that they will consume anything that is within their reach, which is typically unhealthy foods and alcohol that are typical Super Bowl game day foods to bring to game day parties.
However, there is an upside to this. Most people who give into eating these foods only do so on certain days of the year, like Super Bowl day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays. These are only a few days out of the year, so indulging in these foods only a few times out of the year is okay, although not great. As long as individuals are not consuming lots of fatty, greasy, unhealthy sorts of foods every single day of the year, giving in to one's cravings on certain days is fine.
Super Bowl day is a really big day for a lot of people, and food is just another supplement to game day that everyone loves to have around. However, in order to make sure that you do not over consume food, make sure that you do not participate in consuming food after food without being aware of what you are eating, try not to consume too much alcohol, and make sure that you eat healthy meals after game day.
Reference: http://www.northjersey.com/story/life/food/2017/02/05/crazy-amount-calories-eaten-during-super-bowl/97520492/
So many individuals run to the grocery store to buy the essentials for game day: chips, salsa, guacamole, wings, beer, and soda. Besides this, most individuals have a lot of other dishes planned out, which makes game day potentially the number one most caloric day of the year (there are debates between whether the Super Bowl or Thanksgiving day is the most caloric day of the year). According to many grocery stores, so many individuals consume an unhealthy amount of food during the Super Bowl, and unhealthy types of foods.
On game day, people are unlikely to sit in front of the TV munching on vegetables with ranch dipping sauce and sipping glasses of water. Everyone consumes nachos, burgers, cookies, cakes, cupcakes, beer, hot dogs, and very greasy foods. It is hypothesized that everyone watching the game becomes so immersed with the game that they will consume anything that is within their reach, which is typically unhealthy foods and alcohol that are typical Super Bowl game day foods to bring to game day parties.
However, there is an upside to this. Most people who give into eating these foods only do so on certain days of the year, like Super Bowl day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays. These are only a few days out of the year, so indulging in these foods only a few times out of the year is okay, although not great. As long as individuals are not consuming lots of fatty, greasy, unhealthy sorts of foods every single day of the year, giving in to one's cravings on certain days is fine.
Super Bowl day is a really big day for a lot of people, and food is just another supplement to game day that everyone loves to have around. However, in order to make sure that you do not over consume food, make sure that you do not participate in consuming food after food without being aware of what you are eating, try not to consume too much alcohol, and make sure that you eat healthy meals after game day.
Reference: http://www.northjersey.com/story/life/food/2017/02/05/crazy-amount-calories-eaten-during-super-bowl/97520492/