Healthy Snacks ?

[JeremyCampbell]

My wife is watching what she eats and yesterday she buys a couple packs of beef jerky.It says like most things these days 0 trans and blah blah.Is beef jerkey something that would be a good protein avenue or is it all too high in sodium to even touch.We were wondering because it sure taste good and we been trying to replace some of the snacks in our cabinets.

[setterguy]

Sounds like you know the answer, is it better than chips yes. Is it as good for you as fruit or vegetables, no.

It really depends on why she's watching what she eats...is it to loose weight? Then beef jerky is relatively low in calories for how much protein you are getting. If its for overall health, then probably not. When I wonder is something is "good" for me I simply look at the packaging. Is it wrapped in plastic or cellophane? If if is, its probably not very good for you. Raw almonds, tuna fish, smoked salmon would be better high protein snacks.

[delcecchi]

One can buy beef jerky from the butcher shop. If you or her have a blood pressure problem you might skip it due to high sodium. Otherwise, it is low fat high protein and not bad. my opinion.

[JeremyCampbell]

She was asking me about it last night and I told her I would check the fishing report thingy and get a second opinion.She's just trying to replace the Doritos and the Oreos,things like that.The food for healthy snacking doesn't appeal to us .Were trying to find yummies for are tummies with some taste to it.

[nofishfisherman]

Considering things like oreos and doritos have really no nutritional value jerky will certainly be better for you. Jerky does have a good amount of sodium but at least its a decent amount of protein.

Although, if you try to replace all your snacks with just jerky you might not find it to be all that healthy any more. Moderation is the key.

Some other snack options would be nuts and dried fruits.

You could also do a little more work and make snacks for yourself. There are a lot of options of making healthy snacks. My wife just made some cookies that are essentially just peanut butter, oatmeal, some chocolate chips, a little butter, and brewers yeast. There is no flower or added sugar. They are pretty good and filling.

[delcecchi]

Nuts and dried fruit is a good idea. Triscuits are also good, being basically just whole wheat.

Beef jerky also takes a good while to eat. You have to be careful with fruits and nuts since it is easy to eat many calories in a short time, if that is a concern. But they are good for you and tasty too.

[Malt]

Well,

Healthier snacks are so good for the health and get energy so we should be eat healthier snacks.According to me that vegetarian snacks are the best way for get the vitamins and nutrition so i like the vegetarian snacks.....