Healthy Living - Healthy Snack Options

Healthy Living

“Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease.”

Healthy Food from Tropical Foods

‘Healthy Foods’ as defined by the FDA are foods that are low in fat, low in saturated fat, limited in cholesterol & sodium, and have at least 10% of one or more of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Iron, Calcium, Protein and Fiber.

These items from Tropical meet the guidelines to be considered Healthy Foods:

Fruit

Apricots, Cantalope, Cherries, Currants, Date Coconut Roll, Date Pieces, Dates, Figs, Mango, Natural Pineapple, Peaches, Pears, Prunes, Raisins, Raspberry, Strawberry

Fruit Mixes

Bazaar Mix, Imperial Mixed, Fruit Medley

Specialty Foods

6 Grain Blend, 9 Grain Blend, Bulgur Wheat, Cous Cous, Flakes, Barley, Flour-Barley, Flour-Corn, Flour-Rye, Flour, Soy, Flour-Spelt, Flour-Whole Wheat, Flour-Whole Wheat Pastry, Garbanzo Beans, Granola 35% Muesli, Granola Low-fat Strawberry, Granola Low-fat Strawberry Raspberry, Granola Low-fat Raisin Almond, Lentils, green & red, Mushrooms, Oat Bran, Pearled Barley, Rolled Oats, Rye Berries, Rye Flakes, Steel Cut Oats, Sun-dried Peppers, Wheat Berries, Wheat Germ