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Guide to Snack Foods

Healthy food snacks that fill you up without adding junk to your diet


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Snack foods by definition have changed tremendously. The term snack food used to be synonymous with junk food, but that is no longer the case. Manufacturers are conscious of the fact that Americans are overweight and the overweight conditions relate to the amount of food intake during non-meal periods. The manufacturers rose to the occasion by providing diet food snacks that taste good but are not bad for you.

Choose alternatives to potato chips, cookies and candy by making wise food choices during your meals and during your snacks. Look at the following when making decisions about which snack foods to eat:

1. Choose healthy snack recipes for the afternoon treat.

2. Locate diet snack foods that taste great.

3. Pick snack food companies that make diabetic and sugar free snacks.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Eat healthy food snacks when the stomach grumbles


Keep healthy snacks on hand and you are more likely to eat them instead of grabbing the candy bar from the vending machine. Buy the snacks when you go grocery shopping and keep them in your office drawer for better snacking. Check into loading these healthy snacks into the company vending machines for all employees to enjoy.

I recommend: Ocean Spray makes a line of healthy snack foods called Craisins. Eat these sweet tasting cranberries as they are or add them to salad or cereal. Healthy Snack Store provides a line of healthy snacks including pretzels and potato chips.

Find snack food distributors that sell great tasting diet snacks


Do you cringe when someone says diet? Today, you never know you are eating diet snacks because they come in all flavors, including chocolate. They taste delicious.

I recommend: Snackwells by Nabisco offers a line of diet snack cookies and cakes that taste great. Eat these snacks in place of traditional snacks to lose weight without deprivation. Slim-Fast offers a line of snack food bars that sell in local grocery stores and vending machines. These delicious snacks come in a wide range of flavors including chocolate, chocolate chip and granola.

Select snack food manufacturers of diabetic and sugar free snacks


When you have a medical condition such as diabetes or high blood pressure, the snack foods you eat can make a world of difference in how you feel and how well you cope with your illness. Today, many companies prepare foods just for people with medical conditions that you can find right on the grocery shelf or vending machine.

I recommend: Murray sells a complete line of sugar free cookies including chocolate and vanilla sandwiches, fudge striped, peanut butter and shortbread cookies. ExtendBar comes in several mouth-watering flavors. They help control hunger without raising blood sugar since they only have one gm of sugar and 150 calories per bar.

Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

  • Read the ingredients in snack food recipes before you purchase and eat them. Low sugar and sugar free are not the same thing. Make sure when it says sugar free it means no sugar and not just no added sugar. Take the time to read the label and snack better.

The official source of Snack Foods is the Snack Foods page at Business.com


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