Junkless Junk Food
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Snacks don’t have to be loaded with fat and calories to taste delicious. Unsalted air-popped popcorn, unsalted pretzels, matzo and rice cakes are always best bets when seeking low-fat, low-sodium crunchy snacks. But when you’re craving more variety, reach for these products with a healthy nutritional profile to satisfy any snack attack. Each ounce contains up to 120 calories, 4 grams of fat and 160 milligrams of sodium:

• Frito-Lay® Smartfood® popcorn clusters taste so great, you’ll think you’re indulging. But with five grams of fiber and 20% of one’s daily calcium requirement, health food never tasted so good!

• Nabisco reduced-fat Triscuit® crackers are whole wheat baked squares that provide 3 grams of fiber per ounce (about 6 crackers). If you’re watching your sodium, choose Triscuits with a hint of salt, and the level of sodium plummets to 50 milligrams per ounce, though, what you sacrifice in salt, you’ll gain 10 additional calories and a gram of fat.

• Stauffer’s® or Barnum’s Animals® crackers (aka cookies) will satisfy little ones, and parents can rest easy knowing they contain much less fat than most processed cookies.

• New York Style® baked cinnamon sugar pita chips provide a sweet, substantial crunchy snack that tastes even better with a smear of reduced-fat cream cheese. Available in many flavors, only the cinnamon sugar variety provides the best nutritional profile.

• Reduce fat and calories dramatically when you buy baked chips. Lay’s® Southwestern ranch potato crisps, Tostitos® Scoops!® and lightly salted Kettle chips are you’re best bests in the chip aisle.

• For a twist on rice cakes that satisfy your sweet tooth, try Quaker® True Delights™ wild blueberry multi grain fiber crisps or Quakes® chocolate or apple cinnamon rice snacks.



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