Biscuits by walking
Enter your walk to see the energy it used, counted in biscuits.
Your details
30 min steady, 3 mph in digestives
1.5 biscuits
102 kcal on top of resting
- One digestive69 kcal (15 g)
- Distance2.41 km
- Walking effort3.5 METs
Have the biscuit anyway. The real wins from walking are for your heart, mood and sleep, and they happen whether or not you count anything. Food is fuel and pleasure, not something to earn or pay back. This is a curiosity, not a plan: your body uses energy all day, even asleep.
The working
30 minutes at 3 mph, 73 kg
A steady walk is 3.5 METs. For someone of 73 kg it uses 102 kcal on top of resting in 30 minutes and covers 2.41 km. A digestive (15 g) is 69 kcal, so that is 1.5 biscuits.
Biscuit league table
Per biscuit, CoFID 2021
| Biscuit | kcal |
|---|---|
| Jaffa cake (12 g) | 42 |
| Chocolate chip cookie (10 g) | 47 |
| Digestive (15 g) | 69 |
| Chocolate digestive (17 g) | 83 |
| Shortbread finger (18 g) | 93 |
| Flapjack (60 g) | 260 |
Have the biscuit
And the walk
Walking is good for your heart, mood, sleep and joints whether or not you count anything. Tea and a biscuit after a walk is a fine British tradition.
Read with care
What this cannot tell you
- Weigh your biscuitsBrands vary a little.
- Count dunking lossesSadly unmeasured.
- Tell you to earn foodYou never need to.
Questions
Common questions
How many calories in a digestive?
About 69 kcal for a 15 g plain digestive.
How far do I walk to use a biscuit?
About 1.5 km at a steady pace for a digestive, for an average adult.
Is a Jaffa Cake a biscuit?
Legally a cake in the UK, after a 1991 VAT tribunal. Here it is an honorary biscuit.
Does walking burn many calories?
Moderately: about 3 to 4 kcal a minute for most adults at a steady pace, more uphill.
Sources
- McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021 (CoFID)
- Compendium of Physical Activities: walking (METs by speed)
- NHS: walking for health
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