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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Super Bowl Sunday is almost here and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: How can I tackle a plate of chicken wings without adding yardage to my end zone?
Well, Charles Platkin is the director of the New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College. And he thinks that to make smarter, more splurge-worthy snacking choices we should consider what it would take to burn off the calories we take in.
To that end, Platkin has come up exercise equivalents for some of our favorite couch-side canapes and other nibbles1.
Let’s kick things off with a foot-long meatball sub. This marinara-soaked monster, which weighs in at around 900 calories, would take more than an hour-and-a-half of running up and down the stadium steps to work off. And three pieces of KFC at 740 calories would take some 680 touchdown dances. Almost certainly leading to a celebration penalty.
A single tortilla chip, a mere2 20 calories, with a scoop3 of seven-layer dip, another 70 calories, would require a solid 25 minutes of boogying down to Lady Gaga!
Even two handfuls of Chex Mix, which racks up a surprising 280 calories, calls for 30 minutes of jumping up and down after your team scores. And a 450-calorie slice of pizza? Do the wave 2,194 times. But you could get called for interference—by others trying to see the TV.
Now, if you’re still thinking about piling on those wings, each one weighs in at a hefty 95 calories. Add blue cheese dip and 10 wings can hit 1,400 calories. Which would take 149 trips up and down the field to run off.
But before conceding defeat, Platkin does offer some pointers to help you beat the Super Bowl spread. Stock up on popcorn4, and skip the butter. Drizzle5 hot sauce on the wings instead of dollops of dip. And do not huddle6 with your snacks—keep them far enough away so that getting at them makes you put your backfield in motion.
—Karen Hopkin
[The above text is a transcript7 of this podcast.]
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nibbles
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vt.& vi.啃,一点一点地咬(nibble的第三人称单数形式) | |
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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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n.铲子,舀取,独家新闻;v.汲取,舀取,抢先登出 | |
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v.下毛毛雨;n.毛毛雨,蒙蒙细雨 | |
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vi.挤作一团;蜷缩;vt.聚集;n.挤在一起的人 | |
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n.抄本,誊本,副本,肄业证书 | |
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