CFA CFA General What’s your favorite study snack(s)/drink(s)?

What’s your favorite study snack(s)/drink(s)?

  • Author
    Posts
    • Up
      0
      Down
      ::

      Definitely a cup of hot coffee…and I mean hot… 🙂

      For snacks, sour skittles, warheads, and brookside chocolate almonds…depends on the study session but I usually rotate between those few

    • Avatar of Maroon5Maroon5
      Participant
        • CFA Level 1
        Up
        3
        Down
        ::

        hmm such a fun topic :))

        coffee for sure, but some green tea occasionally too.

        I have all sorts of raw nuts for snacks – especially like cashew and almond. The problem is I eat loads of them and they are pretty calorific. Maybe I’ve to chew gum next.

      • Up
        0
        Down
        ::

        I know it’s bad for you, but Snickers works amazing for studying. Keeps you from getting hungry (I knew that even before they did the adverts…)

      • Up
        0
        Down
        ::

        rice cakes, boring but good grazing material.

      • Avatar of sr2014sr2014
        Participant
          • CFA Level 1
          Up
          3
          Down
          ::

          I have a wide range of snacks to choose, recently had oranges because of its sweet and sour taste, keeps you alive and refreshes your mind. If you are into healthy diet then you could add milk but does not shoot up your energy level as much as Oranges do. Water is good one, but I assume the question is more of a invisible hand.

        • Avatar of Zee TanZee Tan
          Keymaster
            • CFA Charterholder
            Up
            5
            Down
            ::

            Lots and lots of green tea and chewing gum.

          • Up
            2
            Down
            ::

            coffee, green tea, rose-hip and hibiscus tea, orange, huge fan of potato chips and i especially go mental over potato chips while i am studying. weird but i try to avoid em cos well they taste good but the side effects…

          • Avatar of hairyfairyhairyfairy
            Participant
              • Undecided
              Up
              5
              Down
              ::

              Jelly babies!

            • Up
              5
              Down
              ::

              Gargh, I’m a serial nut (on many levels. I mean e.g. cashew, almond, peanut) offender. sigh :))

            • Up
              4
              Down
              ::

              @Sophie‌ way to go with the double entendre lol =D>

            • Up
              5
              Down
              ::

              @sr2014‌ I agree about the oranges! I usually have a mandarin or orange mid way through a study session to reboot! 😀

            • Up
              3
              Down
              ::

              Lots and lots of green tea and chewing gum.

              I’m transitioning from coffee to green tea right now and find it very effective and the taste is starting to grow on me haha

            • Up
              5
              Down
              ::

              coffe!!!!!!!

            • Up
              4
              Down
              ::

              Hot cup of Breakfast Tea, and cereal bars as a snack! Or coffee if I am feeling sleepy!

            • Avatar of JimJim
              Participant
                • CFA Charterholder
                Up
                3
                Down
                ::

                morning: espresso, sliced apple and toasted English muffin followed by a cup of English breakfast tea. Afternoon: light lunch (sandwich). I don’t eat anything else while studying because I like to mimic test conditions (so gum only). I found for me personally that helped me have stamina in level 1.

                Had a bad experience because (like most of you) I methodically planned my lunch (went to whole foods, had a sandwich prepped and in a cooler with some almonds and a club soda)–then went to my car between sessions, bit into it and realized my wrap was SPOILED. Like fermented. So I had to get through the second session of Level 1 with only about 15 almonds in my belly. Let’s just say I had a hard time sticking to my test-taking strategy by the end of that day!

              • Avatar of Zee TanZee Tan
                Keymaster
                  • CFA Charterholder
                  Up
                  5
                  Down
                  ::

                  @jim urgh. Lesson learnt. I always went for really dry ones like chicken and bacon sandwiches in the hope that it will withstand till lunchtime for exam day.

              Viewing 15 reply threads
              • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.