The Skinny on 6 Snack Picks

Breakfast Cereal

This stuff isn't just for breakfast any more—baggies and boxes go everywhere. They might be easy meals, but the sugar in some cereals (even the ‘healthy' ones) equals that of a couple cookies. Some cereals have as much sodium as a handful of crackers. Instead, read cereal labels carefully and use them judiciously. Keep the number of grams of fibre as close to the number of grams of sugar as possible. A good cereal should have at least 4 grams of fibre per serving and under 10 grams of sugar. Sodium should stay under 100 mg. Use cereal as a dry snack and not as a breakfast food and you should be OK.