Post on 17-Jun-2020
Concentrated Sweets Snack Replacements,
with Equivalent Carbohydrates
Snacks with Concentrated Sweets
(often considered “junk food”)
Replacements
About 20-25g CARbohydRAtES
Fig Bar Oatmeal Cookies Graham Crackers Animal Crackers Gelatin
Pretzels Yogurt w/ Fruit (6 oz. container)** Chex Snack Mix Popcorn Pudding Cups** Ginger Snaps (when available with fruit juice, not sugar)
About 15-19g CARbohydRAtES
Oatmeal Cookies Sugar Cookies Vanilla Wafers
About 10-14g CARbohydRAtES
Chocolate Chip Cookies Ice Pop
Plain Yogurt (4 oz.) Pudding Cups (sugar-free)**
About 5-9g CARbohydRAtES
Rice Cake
Less than 5% of the average daily carbohydrates on Mainstay’s My25 menus are derived from snacks that might be considered “junk food” or snacks with concentrated sweets. Based on requests we routinely receive, however, we compiled the following as a further guidepost for you.
This list does not include snacks used frequently in My25 menus, such as: Woven Whole Wheat Crackers (such as Triscuit, 15g carbs), Wheat Crackers (similar to Wheat Thins, 18g carbs), and Granola Bars (sm, 15g carbs). Nor does this list include fruits that are not used in My25 menus, but are often used as a snack substitute by our customers, such as Fruit Cocktail (15g carbs).
Many of the replacements noted below are much more expensive than the items they replace. The very expensive replacement items are noted by **.
Concentrated Sweets Snack Replacements, with Equivalent Carbohydrates
Ritz CrackersCheez-ItsGoldfish CrackersSun ChipsKeebler Club CrackersMost Fresh Fruits
Veggie Chips**FritosDry CerealPlain Yogurt**(4 oz., with consumers’ own fruit)
Sunflower Seeds**Cottage Cheese (4 oz., ½ cup)**String Cheese** Most Canned Fruit
Steamed or Raw Veggies(such as cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, etc.)