Top 25 Diabetic Snacks

Another interesting article from  http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com This one on everyone's favorite Snacks! I'll be showing one of the top rated ones each day.So if your going to snack make it one of these. Hope you find it interesting.

Top 25 Diabetic Snacks

by Marsha McCulloch, R.D., L.D., and Laura Marzen, R.D., L.D.
Stomach grumbling or blood glucose a bit low? Reach for one of our top 25 consumer-tasted and dietitian-approved snacks. Diabetic Living's dietitians scoured the supermarkets to find the most nutritious packaged snacks, and a panel of taste-testers (including people with diabetes) ranked the treats. From chips and dip to cookies and popcorn, see which snacks were awarded the Diabetic Living What to Eat Seal of Approval.

How These Snacks Made the List

Selecting smart between-meal munchies is simple if you're satisfied with a basic banana or apple. But sometimes our taste buds scream for something a little more fun and flavorful.

How we chose the best snacks:
1. Diabetic Living's dietitians scoured the supermarkets to find the most nutritious packaged snacks in 25 different categories.
2. In a rigorous taste test, an average of 50 people, including people with diabetes, sampled each snack (with the brand concealed), picking the best among three choices in each category.
3. Based on their ratings, we've awarded the top 25 snacks the Diabetic Living What to Eat Seal of Approval.

Read on to see all the winners and honorable mentions. At the end, get a FREE two-page guide featuring the winners that you can print at home!


Best Fruit Snack Packs

Winner: Del Monte Fruit Naturals No Sugar Added Peach Chunks (fruitundressed.com)

Why it won: Pick up these Splenda-sweetened peaches in the refrigerated produce section, and you'll save 40 percent of the calories and sugar of peaches in extra light syrup. Plus, you get 100 percent of your daily vitamin C needs in just half a cup.

Taste-tester's quote: "Surprisingly flavorful; almost like eating fresh peaches."

Nutrition facts per 1/2 cup (half container):

    * 40 cal.
    * 12 g carb.
    * 0 g fat
    * 1 g pro.
    * 0 mg sodium
    * 2 g fiber

Honorable mention:

    * Musselman's Healthy Picks Blueberry Pomegranate Applesauce, No Sugar Added
    * Dole Pineapple Tidbits in Pineapple Juice

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