Wednesday, June 13, 2007

10 Healthy (and 10 Terrible!) Vending Machine Snacks

It's crunch time, and the snack machine is whispering your name. Pushing the wrong buttons could be a diet disaster -- so check out our top 10 nutritional nightmares, and the 10 smartest snacks.


The Worst Pick:
1. Drake's Apple Fruit Pie440 calories, 27g fat, 7g sat fat, 8g trans fat

The Bottom Line: Nutritional nightmare

Second Worst
2. Austin Cheese Crackers with Cheddar Cheese210 calories, 10g fat, 2g sat fat, 4g trans fatThe Bottom Line: A trans fat fest

Other Guilty Pleasures
3. Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry420 calories, 10g fat, 2.5g sat fat, 40g sugar
The Bottom Line: For sharing only

4. Doritos250 calories, 13g fat, 2.5g sat fat, 2g fiber
The Bottom Line: "Nacho" best option

5. Skittles250 calories, 2.5g fat, 2.5g sat fat
The Bottom Line: More calories and fat than Twizzlers

6. Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers (27)160 calories, 8g fat, 2g sat fat
The Bottom Line: No fiber, no protein

7. Ruffles Original160 calories, 10g fat, 3g sat fat
The Bottom Line: Nothing but empty calories

8. Cheetos Crunchy160 calories, 10g fat, 1.5g sat fat
The Bottom Line: Not great, but could be worse

9. Twix280 calories, 14g fat, 11g sat fat
The Bottom Line: More "bad" fat than a Snickers

10. 3 Musketeers260 calories, 8g fat, 5g sat fat, 40g sugar
The Bottom Line: Lower fat, but still candy



Healthy Snacks:

Top Pick

1. Planters Sunflower Kernels (1/4 cup)160 calories, 14g fat, 1.5g sat fat, 4g fiber
The Bottom Line: Full of healthy fats

Second Best
2. Baked! Lays Original210 calories, 3g fat, 0g sat fat, 4g fiber
The Bottom Line: Surprisingly fiber-full

Other Smart Snacks
3. Sun Chips Original140 calories, 6g fat, 1g sat fat, 2g fiber
The Bottom Line: Made of whole grains

4. Snyder's of Hanover Mini Pretzels (20)110 calories, 0g fat, 0g sat fat
The Bottom Line: Naturally fat-free

5. Smartfood Reduced-Fat Popcorn120 calories, 5g fat, 1g sat fat, 2g fiber
The Bottom Line: Low fat, and has fiber!

6. Peanut M&M's250 calories, 13g fat, 5g sat fat, 2g fiber
The Bottom Line: Just don't go nuts

7. Fig Newtons 190 calories, 0g fat, 0g sat fat, 2g fiber
The Bottom Line: It's fruit!

8. Nature Valley Granola Bar, Oats & Honey180 calories, 6g fat, 0.5g sat fat, 2g fiber
The Bottom Line: Beats hunger

9. Planters Honey Roasted Peanuts (39)160 calories, 13g fat, 1.5g sat fat, 6g protein
The Bottom Line: High in protein

10. Quaker Chewy Low-Fat Granola Bar, Chocolate Chunk110 calories, 2g fat, 0.5g sat fat, 1g fiber
The Bottom Line: Guilt-free chocolate


I got this article from a fitness website. This is for you Sierra!
Courtney

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Fat Burning Foods

This is for Sierra, who says i never post anything!!!!!
        Did you know there's a few foods that will actually brun fat as u digest them? here they are!
 
* Celery - most people know that celery burns more calories than it is to eat it. so celery is a negative calorie food.
* Grapefruit- grapefruit is another fat burning food.... leave the sugar off the top though!
* Raw Nuts- I have a great recipe for a kinda of seed and nut bar that has tons of fat burning seeds and nuts.maybe if i can find it in writing i'll post it.... i have one every morning, they're amazing!
    anywho.... g2g! * Kylie *