Healthy Vending Options
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The following list can help guide you to healthy pre-packaged snacks. The
snacks are whole-grains, fruits, nuts or seeds low in fat, saturated fat and
trans fat. They are limited in sodium and sugar and do not contain artificial
sweeteners.
| SNACKS |
| Healthy Choices |
Examples |
| Low-Fat Popcorn |
- Pop Secret 94% Fat Free
- Jolly Time Healthy Pop
- 94% Fat Free Orville Redenbacher
|
| Whole Wheat Crackers |
- Wheat Thins Multi-Grain
- Triscuits, any flavor
|
| Baked Tortilla Chips |
- Snyder's Multi-Grain Tortilla Chips
- Frito Lay Baked Tostitos Scoops
|
| Rice Cakes |
- Quaker Multigrain Cakes, any flavor
|
| Unsweetened Cereal |
- Post Shredded Wheat
- General Mills Cheerios Cereal
- Kashi Go Lean
|
| Granola Bars |
- Kashi Chewy Granola Bars, any flavor
- Kellogg's Raisin Bran Crunch
- Nature Valley Maple Brown Sugar
- Nature Valley Oats' N Honey
- Nature Valley Pecan Crunch
- Nature Valley Peanut Butter
- Nature Valley Roasted Almond
|
| Dried Fruit |
- Sun Maid Raisins, Currants, Fruit Bits, Apricots and Figs
- Sunsweet Apricots and Dried Plums
- Fruit & Veggie Crunchies, Strawberries and Raspberries
- Stretch Island Fruit Leather, any flavor
|
| Nuts and Seeds |
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Refrigerated Units - Healthy Choices |
- Fresh Fruit
- Canned Fruit (lite or packed in own juice)
- Mini Carrots and Other Pre-Packaged Vegetables
- Salads with Low-Fat/Non-Fat Dressing
- Canned Vegetable-Based Soups
- Yogurt
- String Cheese
- Low-Fat Pudding
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Beverages - Healthier Choices |
- Water and Flavored Water
- Non-Fat and 1% Low-Fat Milk, Flavored and Unflavored
- 100% Fruit and Vegetable Juices
- Tea � Regular and Herb Teas � Hot or Cold; Unsweetened
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Snacks - Healthier Choices |
- Animal Crackers
- Baked Chips
- Chex Mix
- Graham Crackers
- Goldfish Crackers
- Pretzels
|
Please note:
- The American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend peanuts and
tree nuts before the age of 3 due to the risk of food allergies and whole
peanuts and tree nuts before the age of 4 due to the risk of choking.
- Peanuts and tree nuts and products containing these ingredients
should not be served to children, or in the same location/facility of
children, who have a nut allergy.
- This is not an exhaustive list and inclusion on this list does not
serve as an endorsement by Fit City Challenge or The Mecklenburg County
Health Department.
If your favorite snack is not listed above, visit the Healthy Snack Calculator to see if it really is a healthy option.