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 Sweets and
Snacks
Some sweets
and snacks -- like baked goods (cakes and cookies) cheese crackers, and some
chips -- often are high in saturated fat and cholesterol.
Here are some
low fat sweets and snacks to buy and use only now-and-then:
- Angel food
cake topped with fruit puree or fresh fruit slices
- Fat free or
low fat brownies, cakes, cheesecake, cupcakes, and pastries
- Fat free or
lowfat cookies like animal crackers, devil’s food cookies, fig and other
fruit bars, ginger snaps, and vanilla or lemon wafers
- Frozen lowfat
or nonfat yogurt, fruit ices, ice milk, sherbet, and sorbet
- Gelatin
desserts - watch the whip cream!
- Graham
crackers
- Puddings made
with 1% or skim milk
Just
remember that, while these treats are may be low in fat, most are not
low in calories. So choose them only every now-and-then, especially if you are
trying to control your weight to improve your blood cholesterol
levels.
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Sweets and Snacks - Try It!
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Try one of the things below.
 The next
time I crave a cookie, I will try a new fat free type (But not too many -
remember the calories!)
Instead of
buying ice cream, I will try ice milk or nonfat frozen yogurt.
Instead of
snacking on regular chips, I’ll try pretzels or butter-free air popped
popcorn.
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Not all snack
foods are high in saturated fat and cholesterol. Buy some of these low fat ones
and keep them on hand for snack attacks:
- Bagels
- Bread sticks*
- Ready-to-eat
cereals without added sugar*
- Frozen grapes
or banana slices; or other fresh fruit
- Fruit leather
or other dried fruit
- Low fat or
fat free crackers* like melba toast, rice cakes, rye crisp, and soda crackers
- No-oil baked
tortilla chips*
- Popcorn (air
popped or "light")*
- Pretzels*
- Raw
vegetables with nonfat or low fat dip
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*If you are watching your sodium intake, be sure to look for low sodium or
unsalted varieties.
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