February 2009
What it takes to work off a snack
| Product | Serving size, calories | Activity to work it off | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Häagen-Dazs Sticky Toffee Pudding |
½ cup 300 calories |
55 minutes of golf, carrying clubs |
 |
Häagen-Dazs Fat-Free Raspberry Sorbet |
½ cup 120 calories |
22 minutes of golf, carrying clubs |
 |
Plain bagel | 320 calories | 88 minutes of ballroom dancing |
 |
Regular cream cheese | 1 tbsp 45 calories |
37 minutes of sitting, watching TV |
 |
Lay's Classic potato chips | 1 oz. 150 calories |
16 minutes of running at 5 mph |
 |
McDonald's Caesar salad, no dressing | 90 calories | 20 minutes of walking at 3.5 mph |
 |
Newman's Own Creamy Caesar Dressing | 2 tbsp 170 calories |
37 minutes of walking at 3.5 mph |
 |
Dunkin Donuts corn muffin | 510 calories | 70 minutes of shoveling snow |
 |
Celery, medium stalk | 10 calories | 9 minutes of sleeping |
Note: Numbers (rounded) are for a 160-pound person.
Source: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2000.
Photographs by Russell Smith
Source: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2000.
Photographs by Russell Smith
