9781422287866 Building a Healthy Diet with the 5 Food Groups

BUILDING A HEALTHY DIET WITH THE 5 FOOD GROUPS 40

When you make popcorn yourself with an air popper or on the stove, it can be a very healthy snack, but microwave popcorn and movie theater popcorn are usually high in fat and salt.

Apples and cheese slices also make a great snack. Apples and peanut butter are another good choice. Get some extra veggies into your day with snacks. Cut up carrots, peppers, cucumbers, celery, and more into sticks. Then dip them into a yogurt dip or hummus, which is made out of chickpeas and counts as protein. Popcorn is a healthy grain snack. As long as you don’t load it up with butter and salt, popcorn is great. You can pop loose kernels on the stove or in a brown paper bag in the microwave.