Store bought and packaged snacks - should you eat them?

Store bought and packaged snacks - should you eat them?

Let's be honest - making your own snacks or eating whole food snacks (hello fruit and nuts) is always the better option for our heath as store bought snacks can be highly processed and not good for our health even if they are low in calories - NEWSFLASH health is not all about calories! 


It is REALLY IMPORTANT TO READ THE LABEL of any store-bought snacks to see what’s REALLY in the ingredients. 

Here’s the truth 
  • Many packaged snacks are loaded with:
  • Added sugars (often hidden under names like fructose, glucose syrup or icing sugar)
  • Refined flours and empty carbs
  • Processed oils and emulsifiers
  • Preservatives, thickeners and artificial flavours
Even snacks that claim to be “high in fibre” or “healthy” can be full of ultra-processed ingredients that do nothing for your gut, energy or wellbeing.

 What to look out for
  •  Short ingredient lists you can understand
  •  Wholefood ingredients like nuts, seeds, dates, oats, and natural spices
  •  Naturally sweetened options (like fruit-based)
  •  Added fibre from real foods (think chia, flaxseed, chicory root)
  •  High protein from clean sources
At the end of the day, wholefood is ALWAYS best. 

Why? Because your body knows exactly what to do with it. It fuels you, supports your hormones, boosts your gut health, and gives you sustained energy — no sugar crashes here!

Your health is worth reading the label. Choose snacks that nourish, not just fill you up. 

Nutritionist Mel recently took a trip to the supermarket to check out some of the frozen and refrigerated pre-made meals and other easy options for when us ladies are in a hurry. 

Check out some of her favourite grab n go options HERE!

10 Healthy homemade snacks 

Zing Wellbeing has hundreds of healthy snack ideas for you to choose from including:

  • Weetbix slice
  • Tortilla Quiche
  • Choc bliss balls 
  • Homemade chocolate trail mix
  • Homemade granola
  • Muesli bars
  • Rice bubble crunch
  • Snickers slice
  • Cashew Nut bar
  • Protein balls 

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