snack foods
Chips and pretzels
Snack foods are packaged, ready-to-eat items designed for casual eating between meals—chips, pretzels, crackers, nuts, popcorn, and similar fare.
The term usually implies processed, commercially produced products rather than fresh fruit or homemade treats: The vending machine was stocked with snack foods.
Often shortened to snacks.
- pretzelsTwisted baked snack food
- cookiesSmall sweet baked goods
- potato chipsThin fried tuber slices
- trail mixPortable snack blend
- crackersCrispy flat biscuits
cheese and crackers · rice cakes · chips · nuts · jerky · string cheese · granola bars · popcorn · cheese puffs · baby carrots · hard-boiled eggs · pork rinds · candy bars · munchies · crisps · tortilla chips · marshmallows · fun size
- food processingcanning, freezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization
- groceriesfruits, grocery store, melons, supermarket, watermelon
- retailretail sales, Amazon, marketplace, clearance, sale
- food productscanned goods, condiments, sauces, spreads, seasonings
- obesity factorsfast food, junk food, soda, sedentary lifestyle, processed food
- junk foodfrench fries, cookies, pizza, candy, potato chips
snack foodshealth foods
Nutrient-dense dietary products
whole foods · superfoods · clean eating · fresh produce · balanced diet
snack foodsformal dining
Structured, ceremonial eating
fine dining · sit-down dinner · family dinner · dinner party · ceremonial feast
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