Which Is Worse? How to Avoid Unhealthy Snacks

Which Is Worse? How to Avoid Unhealthy Snacks

Triscuit Original vs. Smartfood Popcorn
The baked whole wheat cracker or the popcorn (also a whole grain) topped with cheddar cheese and salt: Which is worse?

Worse: Smartfood Popcorn
Popcorn is a wonderfully healthy food until you start putting stuff on top of it. “People think, ‘it’s popcorn; I’m not eating something bad,’” says Cheryl Kestenbaum, C.D.N, of Columbia Doctors Medical Group. “But the way the industry makes it taste good is by loading it with fat and salt.” The Smartfood has 10 grams of fat (2 saturated) compared to 4.5 grams in the Triscuits. You know what do.