Snack Food Aisle/Dessert Aisle Objectives:

1. Understand the importance of snacking
   
   
2. Identify and select wise snacking choices

Objective 1: Understand the importance of snacking

•Provide needed energy when going more than 4 hours between meals

•Prevent eating a lot later in the day because of built up hunger

•To keep you alert and sharp

Objective 2: Identify and select wise snacking choices

•Eat 3 cups of air-popped popcorn instead of 3 cups regular microwave popcorn for a savings of 12 grams of fat

•Eat 6 graham crackers instead of 6 Oreo cookies and save 8 grams of fat

•Eat ½ cup of raisins in place of ½ cup of peanuts for 28 less grams of fat

•Try baked chips or WOW chips (have samples, if available)

•Eat pretzels instead of chips, but if you have high blood pressure, reach for the low-sodium kind

•Although nuts are a source of good fat, they should only be used in moderation because they are very high in fat and salt (look for unsalted varieties)

•Dessert products

•Refer to low fat cookie taste test conducted in pre-tour classs

•Try using naturally low-fat dessert choices, such as graham crackers and fig newtons

•Some dessert products are reduced fat, but still have a great deal of fat in them, such as Entemman’s doughnuts

•Low fat and fat-free desserts still contain many calories and sugar and usually very few nutrients, so they should be eaten in moderation always!

•Fruit is always the best idea for dessert