Snack 1 article

A snack is a smaller eating occasion between meals, ranging from fruit, nuts, yogurt, vegetables with hummus, or cheese to packaged snack products. Its practical value comes from portion size, protein, fiber, added sugar, sodium, and whether the snack is a whole food or a formulated product. The concept is flexible rather than prescriptive, so nutrition coverage should describe the foods and portions actually involved instead of attaching a universal healthy-or-unhealthy label to snack.