What to eat before a test?

[visipac]

I dont know what to eat or drink for optimal exam performance

 

[Aysce]

Obviously you want to have a meal that isn't too heavy or too light. Personally, what I eat are the typical bacon and eggs, a glass of water and a small banana. After that meal, I feel pretty pumped so yeah haha. I sometimes eat pho and that's even better.

 

[wavess]

Bananas are pretty good to eat, they release energy slowly!

 

[morts]

weetbix

 

[7eleven]

Bananas are pretty good to eat, they release energy slowly!

Haha, not if they're black

 

[Thaler]

Who cares? Knowing the material and getting a good night's sleep will do far more than a banana to help.

 

[Capt Rifle]

Barbecue

 

[wavess]

Who cares? Knowing the material and getting a good night's sleep will do far more than a banana to help.

True, but bananas or any healthy eating before an exam increases your performance, anyways at the end, it depends on the individual

 

[samantha.rose]

some master chess player told me not to eat too big of a meal, otherwise too much of your blood supply is being used for digestion and not for maximum brain use. or something along those lines. lol.

 

[SoggyBiscuit]

i ate ice cream for breakfast every day of my HSC exams and i got 99.80 so you know

just eat whatever the fuck you want

 

[Thaler]

Pretty sure you'll find it's a placebo effect.
I'd love to see an experiment where subjects are given an exam to do then all are given the same meal, 1/3 told it'll increase performance, 1/3 told it will decrease and 1/3 told nothing and then they have to do an exam again. Would put money on the hypothesis that performance will differ depending upon what they are told, despite having the same meal.

 

[wavess]

Pretty sure you'll find it's a placebo effect.
I'd love to see an experiment where subjects are given an exam to do then all are given the same meal, 1/3 told it'll increase performance, 1/3 told it will decrease and 1/3 told nothing and then they have to do an exam again. Would put money on the hypothesis that performance will differ depending upon what they are told, despite having the same meal.

Read this, they're still waiting for the results: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/bananas-to-boost-exam-results-830013.html

Edit : just noticed its in 2008, but that's an experiment!

 

[ahdil33]

peanuts

 

[Thaler]

Read this, they're still waiting for the results: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/bananas-to-boost-exam-results-830013.html

Edit : just noticed its in 2008, but that's an experiment!

Doesn't control for placebo effect. Assumes poor results after first half hour due to nutrition, but there could be other reasons (harder questions, how do they know which part of exam done first?). Results unknown; given they weren't advertised, the results probably showed no effect - selection bias.

 

[studybot]

Milk, Cheese, Tuna, Orange Juice. I keeding.

Just I dunno, eat something that won't hurt your stomach and I suggest a banana too!

What I've come to avoid is cereal and juice straight after, personally makes me feel very sick after.

 

[Gotei]

Take some Albutrex and some pre workout and you'll be pumped as FUARKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

 

[mrh94]

My mum makes (forces) me to eat baked potatoes. I don't know why, she does not tell me why and I'm scared...utterly terrified.

Is she in a secret potato society?

 

[Dedication_]

Coke, xanax, x5 panadol, x3 energy drinks, 1/5 of whisky any of those will do the job to make you perky for an exam

 

[S1MZ8]

some master chess player told me not to eat too big of a meal, otherwise too much of your blood supply is being used for digestion and not for maximum brain use. or something along those lines. lol.

Lol, my dad emphasised this to me everytime i wanted to study after dinner..

 

[S1MZ8]

some master chess player told me not to eat too big of a meal, otherwise too much of your blood supply is being used for digestion and not for maximum brain use. or something along those lines. lol.

Lol, my dad emphasised this to me everytime i wanted to study after dinner..