American Heart Association


 When you get the urge to reach for a snack, it's often the food's appearance and texture that appeal to you as much as its actual taste characteristics.

When it's time to make a delicious snack decision, take a little time to think about what will really satisfy your snack craving. In other words, do you want something smooth or crunchy, hot or chilled?

If you are not sure, use this handy wheel to help you identify and select the perfect snack. Simply click on the category that most appeals to you to receive tasty, heart-healthy snack suggestions that will satisfy your craving.











Crunchies
•  Apples and pears
•  Breadsticks
•  Carrot and celery sticks
•  Green pepper sticks
•  Zucchini circles
•  Radishes
•  Broccoli spears
•  Cauliflowerets
•  Unsalted rice cakes

Hot Stuff
•  Clear soups - homemade vegetable or tomato (commercially canned soups may be high in sodium)
•  Cocoa made with nonfat milk

Munchies
•  Unsalted sunflower seeds
•  Whole-grain breads
•  Mozzarella (part-skim)
•  Ricotta (part-skim)
•  Plain low-fat yogurt
•  Bagels
•  Almonds, walnuts and other nuts

Thirst Quenchers
•  Nonfat milk or buttermilk
•  Unsweetened juices
•  Tomato or mixed vegetable juice (commercially canned vegetable juices may be high in sodium)

Sweet Stuff
•  Unsweetened canned fruit
•  Thin slice of angel food cake
•  Baked apple
•  Raisins
•  Dried fruit gelatin gems
•  Frozen Bananas
•  Frozen Grapes
•  Fresh fruit