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How Healthy is Your Snack?
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Picture this. It's late afternoon, you had lunch three hours ago and it's time to eat again. You are looking for a healthy snack and you consider the granola bars in the vending machine with a natural flavored Iced Tea...after all granola has whole grains and the Iced Tea is natural so it must be a good snack, right?
Well, not so fast! Granola bars may have gotten a reputation of being a wholesome, healthy snack, but when dipped in sugary syrups and filled with chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and other artificial ingredients, they are no better than a candy bar.
So, if you would like a back to nature kind of treat, make your own. You will need whole grain ready-to-eat cereal, raisins, Craisins and nuts. When choosing a cereal always go for one with 4 grams of fiber or more and limit your nuts to a teaspoon per serving.
As for that naturally flavored Iced Tea with all the super antioxidant power? Save your dollar because these types of tea drinks are not the same as brewed tea leaves. While many of the Iced Tea drinks contain brewed tea, they also contain as much sugar as their “arch enemy” soda!
The solution is to brew your own tea then add 100% fruit juice for added flavor. No more of that 2 oz. per 8 oz. of brewed tea!
Michelle, DTR
Nutrition Specialist
"The only journey is the journey within."
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