6 Must Follow Healthy Food Habits

During Exams

• Eat the wrong kind of food and you’ll be ailing in bed while your friends write the exams.

• With the board exams and the university exams around the corner, we’ve put down a list of 6 healthy food habits students should implement during and before their exams.

#1. Include fruits in the diet

• The fiber, nutrients, vitamins, carbohydrates and anti-oxidants present in fruits improve your concentration, decrease the laziness and boost your memory.

• According to a report, a student should at least eat one banana or apple during exams.

#2. Make a strict diet plan

• Make a diet chart wherein you eat not more than 5 times a day.

• Include vegetables, fruits, cut down on dairy products and carbs.

#3. Stay away from unhealthy food

• Fried food, aerated drinks, caffeine should not be a part of your diet during exams. They make you lazy, pile on weight and decrease your productivity.

#4. Stay hydrated

• Drink minimum 8 glasses of water each day to stay hydrated. Dehydration leads to memory loss, dizziness.

• It’s totally not fashionable to faint during the exams!

#5. Eat 5 or 6 small meals instead of 3 large ones

• Eat large meals and you’ll end up sleeping more than what you should. Fighting the sleep urge hampers concentration.

• So break the 3 big meals into 5 smaller ones that quench your hunger but don’t force you to rest.

#6. Eat Smartly

• Stay away from dietary supplements, instead of chewable vitamin C tablets, opt for fruits such as grapes and orange.

• For iron, consumer more of spinach, replace potato with sweet potato, have broccoli soup and whole grains and eggs.

Here’s what you should be eating during exams:

For Breakfast: 4-5 soaked almonds 1 glass skimmed milk Eggs/Whole grain toast Banana Upma/Idli/Oats

Mid Moring: 4-5 dry fruits or nuts 1 glass carrot juice

Lunch: Low fat high protein Colored vegetables – broccoli, spinach, bell peppers Wholegrain bread Pulse Salad

Evening: Fruits Ginger tea

Dinner: Pasta/Rice/Bread Desserts but with

moderate amount of sugar

• Keep a window period of two hours between a meal and sleep.

• Work out even during the exams be it running, gyming or playing a sport.

After all, a healthy mind and body leads to better performance during exams.

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