10 Healthy (and 10 Terrible!) Vending Machine Snacks

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Guilty Pleasures
Healthy 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.

By Virginia Sole-Smith

Guilty Pleasures

These 10 snacks top our "just-don't-do-it" list. Most are packed with sugar, fat, and calories. Check out what you should avoid -- and then choose from our smart snack options instead.

The Worst Pick

1. Drake's Apple Fruit Pie
440 calories, 27g fat, 7g sat fat, 8g trans fat
The Bottom Line: Nutritional nightmare

Second Worst

2. Austin Cheese Crackers with Cheddar Cheese
210 calories, 10g fat, 2g sat fat, 4g trans fat
The Bottom Line: A trans fat fest

Other Guilty Pleasures

3. Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry
420 calories, 10g fat, 2.5g sat fat, 40g sugar
The Bottom Line: For sharing only

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

5. Skittles
250 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 Original
160 calories, 10g fat, 3g sat fat
The Bottom Line: Nothing but empty calories

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

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

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

Nutritional information is for contents of entire package, unless otherwise noted.

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a3984502 wrote:

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1/31/2012 02:58:59 AM Report Abuse

towerdeli wrote:

This list is really helpful. Those who read this should completely avoid those food. They're not food, they're junk. We should always make effort to eat healthy and teach our kids about healthy living as well.

9/30/2010 05:15:47 AM Report Abuse

aharlin1 wrote:

huntingmom44, the healthiest picks are on the second page. the link is kind of hard to find. it is down at the bottom in blue. and sun chips and seeds are on there!

9/23/2010 01:11:58 PM Report Abuse

tcgray1 wrote:

How can I get the picture that goes with this article? Cheryl

7/23/2010 03:51:15 PM Report Abuse

huntingmom44 wrote:

Well, how about listing the 10 best vending machine picks? My hunting club offers sun chips,assorted nuts/seeds,health bars, and jerky. How about doing a listing on these choices? Thanks.

12/26/2009 07:11:31 PM Report Abuse