Saturday, July 16, 2011

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 Nutrition Bar

Winner: Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars, Oats 'N Honey (naturevalley.com)

Why it won: Each foil pouch holds two crunchy and sweet whole grain oat bars. Eat one to stay under 15 grams of carbohydrate. If they fit your carb allowance, two bars supply 16 grams of whole grain, which counts as one of your three daily recommended whole grain servings.

Taste-tester's quote: "Crunchy, toasty, and buttery."

Nutrition facts per 2 bars:

    * 180 cal.
    * 29 g carb.
    * 6 g total fat (0.5 g sat. fat)
    * 4 g pro.
    * 160 mg sodium
    * 2 g fiber

Honorable mention:

    * Kashi TLC Cherry Dark Chocolate

http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/food-to-eat/nutrition/top-diabetic-snacks/?page=1

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