Sunday, September 6, 2015

The Truth About the Snack Machine!

The Snack Machine is sitting at the end of the hall:  it sits there every day.

Nutritional Information in Snack Machines
And the reality is that I have a love/hate relationship with it:  I love chocolate; I love salty things; I love sweets; and I hate having to use my super power of #selfcontrol every single day!

And many of you are just like me!
Here's a look at the most popular items that turned up on the Facebook Survey!
Snack Calories Fat Sodium Sugar Protein
Lay's Potato Chips 150 10g 180mg 0g 1g
Doritos 140 8g 180mg 1g 2g
Cheetos-Baked 130 5g 230mg 1g 2g
Fritos 160 10g 170mg 0g 2g
Tato Skins 144 8g 160mg 0g 0g
Snickers 250 12g 120mg 27g 4g
M&Ms 240 10g 30mg 30g 2g
Peanut M&Ms 250 13g 25mg 25g 5g
Butterfinger 330 12.1g 133mg 29.1g 3.6g
Kit Kat 200 11g 30mg 20g 3g
Reese's Cups 230 13.1g 791mg 21g 4.2g
Skittles 250 2.5g 10mg 47g -
Beef Jerky  72   1g 520mg 3.8g 11g
HoneyBun 440 25g 340 mg 29g 4g
Hostess CupCakes 358 25g 246 mg 20.2g 4g
* Results from caloriecount.com

Surprising numbers! And good to know: Next time, I will think twice about the Reese's Cups!

Snack Machines are convenient, and that is their poison.  And self control doesn't stop the hunger pains; the reality is we will snack.  The key is to have something healthy at hand that will satisfy your urges.  Scholastic.com suggests the best snacks are a combination of fruit, cheese, vegetables and one simple, dark chocolate square.

I'll be looking more into healthy alternatives and working on an eat this/not that list! 

What snacks packed a punch you weren't aware of?
Let me know what you think!  Meanwhile, heading to the grocery store... : )

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