Pop-Secret Homestyle Popcorn
Popcorn should be a great snack. It is a whole grain, naturally low in calories, and recent research
has found that popped kernels are surprisingly high in antioxidants,
even higher than many fruits and vegetables. So where did this
super-snack go super-wrong? In the hands of food manufacturers, that's
where. How does this version compare to an order of McDonald's Kids Fries
? A serving of Pop-Secret has 70 more calories, 7 grams more total fat,
2 grams more saturated fat, 4.5 grams more trans fat, and 310
milligrams more sodium than the fried spuds.
Serving size: 2 tablespoons unpopped
Calories: 170
Total fat: 12 grams
Saturated fat: 2.5 grams
Trans fat: 4.5 grams
Yoplait Original 99% Fat Free (various fruit flavors)
Yogurt is another should-be healthy snack that has been hijacked by the
food industry. Many yogurts are made to be low- or non-fat but are
loaded with added sugar and other ingredients that
What has the same amount of calories as 10 Winchell's Chocolate Cake
Iced Doughnuts and nearly the same amount of fat as three hot dogs? One
Winchell's Cranberry Nut Muffin! To its credit, this muffin is not
nutritionally void (5 grams of fiber and 14 grams of protein) but just
beware: the calories, fat and sugar lodge this item more in the cupcake
category than healthy snack family.
Serving size: 1 muffin
Calories: 670
Total fat: 37 grams
Saturated fat: 6 grams
Sodium: 640 milligrams
Sugars: 43 grams
Cheetos Puffs
Nobody ever said that oddly textured cheese snacks were exactly
healthy, but something about the non-greasiness and airy quality of
Cheetos Puffs (vibrant hue aside) seems like this product might more
benign than, let's say, super salty fried potato chips. But … look at
that total fat! That sodium! That's half the daily fat and sodium limit
for many children, right there in 2 ounces of snack.
Serving size: 2 ounces (56 grams)
Calories: 320
Total fat: 20 grams
Saturated fat: 4 grams
Sodium: 700 milligrams
Ritz Bits Cracker Sandwiches
Cheese and crackers sounds innocuous enough, but a single serving of
these guys has more sodium and more than twice the saturated fat, as a
small order of Chicken McNuggets - and more sugar than two Hershey's
Kisses.
Serving size: 1 single serve package (42 grams)
Calories: 220
Total fat: 13 grams
Saturated fat 4.5 grams
Sodium: 480 milligrams
Sugars: 6 grams
Hostess Chocolate Pudding Pie
With the right spin, some could argue that a piece of pie isn't the
worst snack in the world. A small homemade slice filled with fruit and a
light crust has some redeeming qualities. But the Hostess Chocolate
Pudding Pie may, in fact, be the worst snack in the world! Why? In
addition to its high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oils,
beef fat and artificial colors, it has almost twice the sugar and fat of
a similarly sized slice of homemade blueberry pie. And with its cheap
price and easy portability, it's all too easy to scarf down much of your
daily calorie requirement in a few bites before you've even left the
store.
Serving size: 1 pie (128g)
Calories: 520
Total fat: 24 grams
Saturated fat 12 grams
Sugars: 40 grams
Mott's Original Apple Sauce
This applesauce might just as well be called "high fructose corn syrup
sauce," given that HFCS is the second ingredient after apples. Why do
that to perfectly good apples? Apples aren't sweet enough? Instead, opt
for the Mott's Natural Apple Sauce (No Sugar Added) version, which has
only 50 calories and 12 grams of sugar.
Serving size: 1/2 cup (128g)
Calories: 110
Total fat: 0
Sugars: 25 grams
Auntie Anne's Pepperoni Pretzel Pocket
Whole-wheat low-sodium pretzels are a good snack, even plain soft
pretzels like the one pictured here are okay. But Pepperoni Pretzel
Pockets are a disaster. With more sodium, saturated fat and calories
than a Big Mac, this one snack comes close to serving up the daily
sodium and total fat limits for a child, not to mention the equivalent
of nearly 3 teaspoons of granulated sugar.
Serving size: 1 pocket
Calories: 650
Total fat: 27 grams
Saturated fat 12 grams
Sodium: 1,120 milligrams
Sugars: 11 grams
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