Snacks get a bad rap, mostly, but if you do your research and understand what your body needs, they can be the mid-day treat they were always intended to be, without the guilt. In this episode, we go over a list of our faves (guilty and not)!

Snacks We Can’t be Trusted Around:

• Quinn Pretzels
• Blueberries

Favorite Childhood Snacks:

• Drake’s Cake Yodels
• Little Debbie Honey Buns
• Coffee cake

Favorite Chips:

• Siete Fuego Grain Free Tortilla Chips
• Good Crisp
• Lay’s Dill Pickle Chips
• Quevos Egg White Chips

Favorite Nuts:

• Old Dog Ranch Maple Walnuts
• Pistachios

Favorite Nutrition Bars:

• Promix Marshmallow Crispy Treat
• Yes Bars
• Perfect Bars

Favorite Fruits:

• Tangerines
• Blueberries
• Apples

Favorite Foodtrainers Snacks:

• Vermont Smoked Turkey Jerky Pepperoni Sticks
• East Hampton Crispbreads
• Old Dog Ranch Maple Walnuts

Favorite Candy:

• Peach Rings
• Black licorice

Favorite Chocolate Snacks:

• Lillabee’s Brownie Bites
• Reese’s

Most Surprising Favorite Snacks:

• Niman Ranch snack packs
• Prosciutto and cheese 

Favorite Café Snacks:

• Tahini latte
• Decaf cappuccino
• Almond croissant
• Blended coffee

Favorite Recently Discovered Snacks:

• Eat Makhana Lily Seed Pops 
• Alter Eco Mint Blackout
• Promix Marshmallow Crispy Treat
• Cottage cheese with pineapple

Snacks Our Families Eat But We Don’t:

• Cheese crackers
• Olives

Favorite Crackers:

• Fast Snax 
• Trader Joe’s Everything Cracker
• Hu Kitchen

Favorite Crudité Snacks:

• Radish
• Carrots

Favorite Cookies:

• Hu Kitchen Chocolate Chip
• Danny’s Macaroons
• Tate’s Coconut Crisp
• Bakery Lemon Drop cookies

Favorite Cheeses:

• Manchego
• Swiss
• Brie
• Goat cheese

Favorite Healthy Cereals:

• Three Wishes
• Catalina Crunch

Favorite Childhood Cereals:

• Apple Jacks
• Lucky Charms
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Favorite Cocktail Snacks:

• Paloma
• Mezcal

3 Snacks We’d Need If We Got Stranded on a Desert Island:

• Lauren: Olives, cheese, and potato chips
• Kayleen: Pickles, cheese, and Reese’s

Research from the Institute of Food Technologists and Mondelez International’s 2021 State of Snacking Report shows that 47% of adults eat snacks at least 3 times a day, a number that increased during the pandemic. Their studies showed that 46% of people have increased their snack consumption and a strong majority of people said they eat snacks more often than they eat meals.

Resources:

• 2021 Global Consumer Snacking Trends Study
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