Comments on: THINNER YOU: Facts on 100-calorie snack packs

By: Healthy Halloween Treats | The PTI Blog

Healthy Halloween Treats | The PTI Blog — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:57:26 +0000

[...] 100 calorie snack packs [...]

By: promark420

promark420 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:36:21 +0000

When did food stop being food? I’m not off my rocker; look at ingredients lists for most items found in grocery stores. Ingredients lists shouldn’t read like a science experiment; it should read like a recipe. Nutritional quality should be more important than quantity, meaning that 100 empty calories are less useful than 100 nutritious calories. I applaud this story. I’ll add that one ounce of almonds is deceiving if you have small hands like I do, but they sure are filling.

A great book to pick up is “Eat This, Not That.” It reveals a lot of facts surrounding healthy-sounding foods and meals.

By: WTF

WTF — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:58:00 +0000

I just had 6oz of yogurt w/80 calories – so there!

By: 10 healthy after-school snacks for a $1 | Atlanta Bargain Hunter

10 healthy after-school snacks for a $1 | Atlanta Bargain Hunter — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:42:55 +0000

[...] your kids’ hands on something that’s good for them, right? Or, you might even turn to 100-calorie snack packs, but are they good [...]

By: Wait A Minute

Wait A Minute — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:04:34 +0000

I appreciate the information presented in this article. But I am one of those people who purchase 100-calories snacks, usually Ritz Snack Mix. I keep a food diary so portion control is essential to my accounting of what I eat. Yes, once or twice, I have eaten 2 packs instead of one, but so what? Even if you ate the entire 6-serving box, you would consume less calories than if you ate a can of Pringles!

Secondly, some of the suggested “smart snack alternatives”, may i fact be low calories, but they are full of salt and/or loaded with carbs and (mostly good) fat.

My 100-calorie snack has just over 220 mg of sodium, that’s the biggest draw back of the deal, it’s not calories, or even .5mg of trans fat, it’s the salt! This article doesn’t even mention that, yet high blood pressure is on the rise in all ethnic groups.

Lastly, I never pay $3. Yesterday, I paid $2. When not on sale, the cost is around $2.50.

By: The Diet Reporter – Daily Weight Loss Headlines

The Diet Reporter – Daily Weight Loss Headlines — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:38:55 +0000

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