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Stocking Up on Smart Snacks

Most of us love to nibble in between meals. If you plan to stock up your kitchen, do so with these low-fat items:

Plain popcorn kernels for air poppers
Fruit and fig bars
“Lite” or “reduced-fat” microwave popcorn
Low-fat granola bars and chewy cereal bars (preferably calcium-fortified and with 2+ grams of fiber)
Oat bran pretzels and baked chips
Lower-fat whole grain crackers
Animal crackers, ginger snaps, and graham crackers
Raisins and other dried fruit
Frozen fruit pops and sorbet
Trail mix
Flavored rice cakes
Soy crisps

Also, use our Snack Finder to decide on healthy alternatives to fattening favorites.

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Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Total Nutrition � 2005 by Joy Bauer. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Used by arrangement with Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

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