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Okay, so I’ve been talking about all these crackers you DON”T want to eat, how about some that are healthier?
Following is a list of brands/types of crackers that have at least 3-grams of fiber per 30-gram (1 ounce) serving, and many are 100% whole grain. There are NO saturated or trans fats in any of these, and [...]
Cracker Quirks
When you’re in the grocery store deciding what crackers to buy, there’s a few more little quirks to watch out for. Stuff that sounds like it would make crackers good health food is once again not all it’s cracked up to be.
One important quirk to look for is the kind of fat in crackers. [...]
Crackers with Fiber
While we’re looking for whole grains in crackers, it follows we ought to get fiber too.
Some crackers, like Kellogg’s All-Bran Multi-Grain Crackers, even make a big deal of the fiber by putting “5g FIBER” on the front of the box.
That sounds good compared to Finn Crisp Crackers, for example, because they only have 3 grams [...]
Whole Wheat Crackers
If you go to the store and buy a box of Ritz Whole Wheat Crackers, you’ve got real health food crackers made with all grain goodness, right?
Wrong! Remember, it has to say 100% Whole Wheat if you want whole grain. As it turns out, each 15-gram serving of crackers only has 5-grams of whole grain. [...]
Crackers Aren’t Always All They’re Cracked Up To Be
Used to be all you worried about with crackers was how much salt they had. If you picked a low-sodium or no-salt brand, you could feel pretty virtuous about eating healthier food.
Now, however, we’re looking for more whole grain foods and fiber, and eliminating the bad trans fats.
Once again, labels that are supposed to [...]
The Complete Super Hero Health Food Team
As an easy checklist, here’s the complete Super Hero Top 7 Health Food Team. These foods are full of phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals and healthful fatty acids.
> Blueberries (blackberries, boysenberries, cherries, cranberries, raspberries, red grapes and strawberries) – Eat one to two cups of fresh or frozen fruit daily. Full of antioxidants and vitamins C & [...]
Walnuts - A Winning Super Health Food
Completing our team of Super Hero Health Foods are walnuts. These delicious nuts are a great source of those all-important omega-3 fatty acids. They also have relatively high levels of l-arginine, which is an essential amino acid reported to help prevent hypertension.
Several polyphenolic compounds in walnuts, like ellagic and gallic acid, possess antioxidant activity great [...]
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