At first glance, you might think that snacking should be avoided because of the extra calories they can add to your diet. However, studies have shown there may be benefits when healthy snack choices are made. Read this article to learn about the benefits of healthy snacks and to learn healthy snack shopping tips. Includes recipes for homemade crispy kale chips and peanut butter and jelly yogurt. This four-page fact sheet is the Spanish langauge version of FS279 Shopping For Health: Snack Foods. Written by Carley Rusch and Wendy J. Dahl and published by the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department.
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