Eating well does not have to be expensive. For about the cost of a soft drink, you can eat a nutritious, quick, and delicious snack. The following snacks are about the same price as one soft drink from a vending machine and are healthy choices.

• One small apple and one ounce of cheese
• One small banana and one tablespoon peanut butter
• One carrot stick, or rib celery and two tablespoons low-fat Ranch dip
• ½ cup applesauce and two sheets graham crackers
• One medium orange
• Pudding cup
• Three cups popcorn and orange juice spritzer (½ cup juice with ½ cup club soda)
• One cup cereal and ½ cup low-fat milk
• ½ cup cucumber slices and four tablespoons salsa

 

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