10 Healthy (and 10 Terrible!) Vending Machine Snacks

Healthy Snacks

These 10 low-fat and fat-free vending machine offerings are the best of the bunch -- and some even include nutritious fiber, protein, and healthy fats!

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 Original
210 calories, 3g fat, 0g sat fat, 4g fiber
The Bottom Line: Surprisingly fiber-full

Other Smart Snacks

3. Sun Chips Original
140 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 Popcorn
120 calories, 5g fat, 1g sat fat, 2g fiber
The Bottom Line: Low fat, and has fiber!

6. Peanut M&M's
250 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 & Honey
180 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 Chunk
110 calories, 2g fat, 0.5g sat fat, 1g fiber
The Bottom Line: Guilt-free chocolate

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

Originally published in Fitness magazine, June 2006.

 

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Comments ( 3 )
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tsammons2 wrote:

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1/28/2010 03:08:23 AM 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
sandabaskin wrote:

I am sorry, but you missed the truly best vending machine snack of all time: Fiber Gourmet Lite Cheese snacks- a FULL bag of cheese snacks, notlike those tiny air-filled 100-calorie packs, and it has 11g of fiber, and only 50 CALORIES!!If they don't have it in vending machines near you, look it up on fibergourmet.com

12/21/2009 09:46:31 AM Report Abuse

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