Posted on 10/05/2017 1:34:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Each year we tuck into 90 slices of cake, 135 biscuits and 135 packets of crisps
It's easy to indulge in a snack or two whilst you're at work, but according to a new study office workers are consuming a lot more than they might think.
According to a nation-wide poll of female office workers, on average women will consume more than 100,000 calories each year just by eating snacks at work. And the calorie mishaps amount to 2,240 calories every week.
Yearly, the amount of calories is the equivalent of 1,254 glasses of prosecco, 193 double-stacked burgers or 502 bars of chocolate.
The study shows females indulge in at least three snacks during a typical working day, totaling almost 500 calories - with 39 percent admitting to hiding away packets of biscuits and a further 45 percent having a personal stash of crisps.
Female office workers will tuck in to a total of 135 biscuits, 90 slices of cake, 90 packets of sweets and a whopping 45 doughnuts each year.
Crisps were named as the number one Achilles heel - with an average of 135 packets consumed every single year, according to the poll by Kallø.
However it's not all bad news as 47 percent of respondents tried to reach for fruit as much as possible - with the typical employee enjoying 180 pieces of fruit throughout the working year.
According to the survey, one in seven claim their overeating is the fault of a colleague bringing in snacks and home baked treats.
But perceived healthy snacks also add to the overall calories, with females consuming 45 packets of high fat nuts each year - and a further 45 bags of sugary dried fruits.
The most popular times to reach for a snack is 10.30am and 3.30pm and sugar-laden, milky coffees such as mochas and lattes, fizzy drinks and high calorie energy drinks were found to be common ‘pick-me-ups’.
Meanwhile, 48 percent complaining they are always too hungry to wait until lunch.
Being bored, tired or stressed were the main reasons workers rewarded themselves with treats, despite 83 percent starting the day with the intention of eating healthily.
Nearly a quarter of the 1,000 women polled feel bad about themselves after giving in to their snack temptation – but a more laid back three in ten say ‘life is too short’ to stress about the odd snack.
21 percent of UK ladies confessed they have absolutely no will power when it comes to abstaining from office treats, while three in ten said they end up snacking, just because the food is there.
Gill Green, Marketing Director at Kallø, who conducted the research, said: “Women are consuming 1,000s of extra calories a week through the snacks they eat so we’re launching our Snack Swap campaign to show them that through some simple snack swaps they can drastically reduce the number of calories they consume without giving up the snacks altogether.
“Life isn’t about being free from; it’s about being free to. Instead, by making intelligent food choices, life is about what you can, not what you can't have. This is about loving food and eating the right way, without compromising on flavour, and by making health a foundational pillar - not dieting!"
Friday was found as the day we are most likely to give in to the lure of sugary treats, followed by Mondays.
Rabbit food pairs much better with Chardonnay... ;)
>>But, but that is over 4 million over a career!
Well, being an office worker would suck balls! I really can’t imagine a more hellish existence than having to go to some cubicle and be a invisible wage slave who shuffles information back and forth waiting for some computer program to make you unnecessary.
I’d pound donuts in a situation like that too!
People are likely to eat more, or things they wouldn’t ordinarily eat, since it is, “free.”
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How are you able to pair whiskey with working in an office?
I have a rather large office where I am at that technician me got because of a great boss and a reorg.
It is so great to be able to close a door.
Quite a few of the upper management in another facility have a few half cubes all jammed together. They usually have headphones on for phone calls.
That is misery.
I knew a woman who worked for the federal goobermint. She bragged her big drawer was filled with snacks and she said she basically did nothing all day. The pay was good though! LOL
An extensive training series called ‘Mad Men’ was developed precisely for inquirees such as you!
Heck, when I was working I didn’t consider a package of Nabs a snack. It was lunch!
Correct.
Overheard at a pub...
“Are you ladies from London?”
“Wales!”
“Pardon me. Are you whales from London?”
I tell ya Jerry, they had a pastry cart you wouldn’t believe. /George Costanza
I think a lot of people are too obsessed about what other people eat.
True, but it’s still better than being obsessed by celebrities.
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