The 1990s were rife with low -
fat packaged snacks, from potato chips to cookies.
Not exact matches
brand campaign consumer consumers dairy director expanding
fat flavour flavours food gluten free Great Food individual lemon market marketing nut
packaging products range shelves
snack snacks spicy vegetarian website
The study revealed, however, that the majority of children, regardless of socioeconomic status, do not consume enough low -
fat milk or whole grains on school days, opting instead for
packaged snack foods like potato chips or fast - food style items, like French fries, high in sodium and saturated
fat.
Trans -
fats are found in abundance in all
packaged baked goods, fried fast foods, margarines and processed
snacks, and are best avoided by all means.
The
snack may be nut - free, but it still has 14 grams of protein per
package and half the
fat of a serving of almonds.
These «interesterified
fats» are what allow
snack makers to place that lovely «no - trans
fat» label on their
packaging.
Many
packaged snack companies tout eye - catching claims such as gluten - free, low calorie, or 0 grams of
fat to grab your attention.
Avoid trans
fats — Avoid
packaged snacks and baked goods with partially hydrogenated
fats or oils listed as ingredients.
Foods most likely to have trans
fats include baked goods, and
packaged foods like crackers, croutons, refrigerated doughs, pie crusts and
snack foods.
Even with icing, these low -
fat, high - protein
snacks have just 100 calories each with 7 grams of protein — that's over three times the protein of a
packaged oatmeal cookie.
Trans
fat is found in most shortenings, many labellinges (avoid them and use REAL butter instead),
packaged and processed
snacks such as crackers, biscuits and cookies, many commercially fried foods, pastries and other foods prepared with partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.
Bad
fats include ice cream, candy bars, and
packaged snack foods.
Packaged snacks tend to lack nutrients and to be laden with
fat, sodium, and calories.
Another measure dictates that individually sold
snacks, excluding items such as vegetables, nuts, and
packaged cheese, may derive no more than 35 percent of their calories from
fat; sugar content and portion size also are limited.
In addition to
packaged treats like the ones we mentioned above, consider experimenting also with
snack - sized string cheese, dried apple pieces, sliced carrot, skinless chicken (lower in
fat and calories), sweet potato chips and any homemade dog treats you might have and that are safe for your puppy to eat.