{"id":807,"date":"2013-06-20T14:13:29","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T18:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/?p=807"},"modified":"2016-12-22T16:50:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T21:50:58","slug":"travel-nursing-tips-on-the-go-snack-nos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/travel-nursing-tips-on-the-go-snack-nos","title":{"rendered":"Travel Nursing Tips: On the Go, snack NO\u2019s!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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As a travel nurse, having a nice \u2018sit down\u2019 meal is not always possible when you\u2019re busy working and visiting attractions near your temporary home. You look for quick, filling snacks to keep up with your active nurse lifestyle. And while you\u2019re proud to say you avoid the drive-thrus, you may not be doing your body as much good with your breakfast, lunch, or dinner substitutions. Here are 5 foods that are commonly misconceived as healthy that you may want to reconsider indulging in.<\/p>\n

1.) Nutella<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cGasp! But\u2026 but it has hazelnut and skim milk! How can this creamy goodness be unhealthy?\u201d\u00a0 Yes, Nutella highlights its use of those two \u2018beneficial\u2019 ingredients. But turn the jar around and read the sugar content. 21 grams, about half the recommended serving for the average non-diabetic. And that is for every 2 tbs. you consume. So maybe shoveling the spread to your mouth by the spoonful when you have a craving for something sweet isn\u2019t the best option. In comparison to nutrition, Nutella is probably about as healthy as devouring cake icing from the container. Put that peanut butter-chocolate alternative back on the shelf. It\u2019s really no better than what it\u2019s replacing. Hummus, however, can be considered a better option that covers Nutella\u2019s primary purpose.<\/p>\n

2) Granola<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yet again another food you\u2019ve most likely been led to believe does nothing but good for the body. Think twice before trusting that friendly looking William Penn character you find on the Quaker Oats box. There\u2019s a reason it tastes so good. Between its excessive amount of added sugar and oils, this carb-loaded snack is nothing but a high calorie trick. Consider replacing granola with a fiber and protein rich whole-grain cereal, such as Shredded Wheat or Honey Nut Cheerios.<\/p>\n

3) Dried Fruit<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Just because it has the word \u201cfruit\u201d in its title does not make this munchie healthy. Fresh fruit is made of mostly water, so drying it out not only reduces the water volume, but also increases the amount of sugar per serving. Not to mention the flavor of dried fruit is often enhanced by added refined sugar. Bye-bye nutrition. Skip out on the box of raisins and stick to the juicy grapes they originally were.<\/p>\n

4) Energy Bars<\/strong><\/p>\n

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So you think you\u2019re making the right choice by swapping the caffeine of coffee with the verve of an energy bar? Not so much. Unless your goal was to introduce your body to some high fructose corn syrup, added sugar, and artery-clogging saturated fat, you may want to put down that morning pick-me-up. Some bars even contain up to 350 calories! That\u2019s not exactly \u201csnack size\u201d nutrition. It is advised to stick to natural, vitality-providing fruit when you\u2019re looking for a snack to get you going, such as an energy-boosting banana.<\/p>\n

5) Muffins<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the bakery, you\u2019ll be faced with that oh-so difficult choice of choosing a muffin vs. doughnut. The health conscious individual will most likely scoff at the cream covered glaze and pick up the bran. Unfortunately, there was no right choice there. Most commercially sold muffins contain about 800 calories of sugar and fat. And we\u2019re not even talking about the chocolate kind! Rice cakes are a good alternative if you\u2019re looking for something filling and on the healthier side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a travel nurse, having a nice \u2018sit down\u2019 meal is not always possible when you\u2019re busy working and visiting attractions near your temporary home. You look for quick, filling snacks to keep up with your active nurse lifestyle. And while you\u2019re proud to say you avoid the drive-thrus, you may not be doing your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[116,282,193,544],"class_list":["post-807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-nurse-tips","tag-health","tag-healthy-eating","tag-healthy-snacks","tag-snacks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3652,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807\/revisions\/3652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}