A Guide to Sensible Snacking

It's the middle of the night, your relaxing on your comfy couch watching a movie, when suddenly you get a case of the munchies. That bag of Oreo's are staring you in the face, those BBQ potato chips are screaming at you to devour it, and you can't forget that bag of M&M's sitting in the corner. Your relaxing mood has become stressed as your temptations start to grab hold and you loose determination of that calorie counting diet you have been on for the last three months. Eating these munchies would throw your diet out of sync. So what do you do?

Normally when we feel the need to snack, we turn to the chips, the chocolate, the cookies, the cakes, and the candy. But which ones are safe to eat without damaging your hard earned diet?

Let's start with potato chips. Pringles has always been my favorite. The Original Pringles has a serving of 14 chips per person. With this serving it contains 160 calories, 11g of fat, no saturated fat, 14g of carbohydrates, and no cholesterol. This is a great option of calories considering 14 chips is a pretty accurate snacking amount. Pringles also has many flavors available. Their Cheddar Cheese flavor gives you the same nutritional values as the Original. Their Loaded Baked Potato lets you eat 15 chips with consuming less calories than the Original, 150 calories, gives you only 10g of fat, and still no trans fat or cholesterol and still only 14g of carbohydrates. Sour Cream and Onion, Jalapeño, Chili Cheese, Pizza, and Ranch flavors offer you the same nutritional values. If your craving Pringles, grab anything but the Original and Cheddar Cheese, you get an extra chip and more nutrition!