healthy snacks

Wholesome between-meal bites

Healthy snacks are foods eaten between meals that are relatively nutritious—typically lower in sugar, salt, and processed ingredients than chips or candy.

The term is flexible and marketing-driven; what counts as healthy depends on dietary philosophy: Nuts are my go-to healthy snack.

Parents pack healthy snacks for children; dieters reach for them to avoid temptation.

Opposites
nutritional value

healthy snacksjunk food

Low-nutrition processed snacks

candy · chips · sweets · empty calories · fast food

food processing level

healthy snacksTwinkies

Cream-filled sponge cakes

Cheetos · Pop-Tarts · Doritos · Oreos

Family

healthy, snacks

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G