5 Vending Machine Snacks To Avoid

Posted by Abby Crawford on

So once 10pm comes around, I usually need a pick-me-up...like a sugar pick-me-up to keep me going until midnight! I'm not proud to say that I've had all of these out of the vending machine at work....:(

 

Skip: Lay's Potato Chips Serving: 1 7/8 oz Calories: 280 Forget this greasy   salt bomb! To prevent rancidity, food industries use BHT--a fat-soluble chemical   also used in petroleum products. What's more is Lay's have 50 percent more volume   and calories than the standard 1 ounce serving.

Skip: Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies Serving: 3 oz Calories: 50 Chocolate   chip cookies will never top a nutrition list, but they sure taste good. Its   portions are the problem, so share with a couple of friends. Mini Chips Ahoy   aren't any better either, costing you 270 calories for 2 oz.

Skip: Snickers bar Serving: 2.07 oz Calories: 280 As convincing as Betty White   is in those Snickers commercials, candy bars do little to surge energy. Why?   Sugar tends to break down so fast that, after providing a short-lived burst   of energy, they leave your blood sugar levels low.

Skip: Skittles Serving: 61 grams Calories: 250 As much as you want to taste   the rainbow, Skittles are more than 2 ounces of pure sugar and not much else.   Plus, that sticky residue left behind is the primary cause of gum disease and   cavities.

Skip: Entenmann's Jumbo Iced Honey Bun Serving: 1/2 Bun Calories: 330 Even   the package describes a serving as half a bun. Don't pick up that Pop-Tart,   either. All you'll be eating is refined white flour stripped of its nutrients,   sugar, corn syrup, and artificial preservatives.

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