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snack
Also known as snack food, convenience snack food, convenience snack, snack product, snacking food, snacking product, snack foods, light meal
thumb|Trail mix is a snack food commonly made with [[peanuts, raisins, and candy, such as M&M's.]]
AI overview
A snack is a small amount of food eaten between meals, like trail mix made with peanuts, raisins, and candy. Snacks matter because they provide convenient nourishment and energy when people need a quick bite outside of their regular mealtimes.
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Research
12,685 papers- Snack Food, Satiety, and Weight.ReviewAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2016Njike VY, Smith TM, Shuval O et al.DOI: 10.3945/an.115.009340
- Snack food and beverage consumption and young child nutrition in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Pries AM, Filteau S, Ferguson ELDOI: 10.1111/mcn.12729
- Snack Consumption Patterns among Canadians.Nutrients · 2019Vatanparast H, Islam N, Patil RP et al.DOI: 10.3390/nu11051152
- Snacking in nutrition and health.ReviewInternational journal of food sciences and nutrition · 2019Marangoni F, Martini D, Scaglioni S et al.DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2019.1595543
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- North America
- Canada
- United States
- Middle East
- Asia
- Japan
- Nutrition
- Types
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thumb|Trail mix is a snack food commonly made with [[peanuts, raisins, and candy, such as M&M's.]]
A snack is a small portion of food generally eaten between meals. Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged snack foods and other processed foods, as well as items made from fresh ingredients at home.