How much do you know about snacking habits? Snacking can be a healthy habit if you choose the right items and eat the right balance of foods for snacks to keep your energy level up. Unfortunately, many times we wait until we get the “snack attack,” and don’t choose as wisely as we should. Here are some questions to test how much you know about snacking.
Transfats
Total Fat
Saturated Fat
All the above
Low Calorie, low, fat, low sugar.
High protein, low fat, low sugar
Balanced with 2 of the 3 major nutrients (fat, protein, carbohydrates) with at least a couple grams of Fibre.
Low carbohydrate, low sugar, high Fibre, with balanced protein and fat
A whole-food snack like plain yogurt with berries, nuts or raw vegetables with hummus
A low-fat snack
A snack bar or energy bar
It depends
Something sweetened with sugar
Something sweetened with organic cane juice
Something sweetened with maple syrup or honey
Something that is naturally sweet, like fresh fruit, dried fruit, or freeze-dried fruit chips
1 tablespoon of cream cheese
2 tablespoon of ricotta cheese
1 tablespoon of strawberry jam
1 tablespoon of peanut butter
A single-serving of rice pudding
A single-serving of chocolate pudding
One pot of “fruit-on-the-bottom” yogurt
Half a banana with a tablespoon of chocolate syrup
0
1
2-3
5-7
A piece of lasagna, about 3 inches square
Two fried-chicken drumsticks
1 portion of homemade macaroni and cheese
1 portion of prawn fried rice
350ml of lemonade
350ml of cranberry juice
350ml of grapefruit juice
350ml of canned mango necta
Raspberries
Blueberries
Strawberries
Blackberries