Snack hardness

Among snacks, hard pretzels and other wheat-based prodncts are relatively lower in calories compared to other snacks. The nntritional valne of these products more closely resembles bakery products than snacks. The main difference is that since these prodncts are low in moistnre, they are nsnally more energy-dense than soft bakery prodncts. Pretzels are considered low energy because most formulations do not contain any added fat (Table 17.15). Most commercially available snacks are high in sodium, and therefore are not recommended for patients with hypertension. One 100 g serving of most snacks provides more than 800 mg sodium. 

Soybeans. Soybeans are not eaten raw because they are too hard and have an unpalatable grassy—beany flavor. Small amounts are roasted and salted for snacks. Nut substitutes for baked products and confections are also manufactured from soybeans. Larger amounts are used in Oriental foods, some of which are increasingly popular in the United States. 

On the other hand, it is hard to concentrate fully when you are hungry. If it has been awhile since dinner, you may want to snack. Generally speaking, snacks are fine. There are two categories of foods you may want to avoid, however. Those are sugary snacks (e.g., candy, cookies, and ice cream) and caffeinated drinks (e.g., coffee, colas, and some teas). 

I don t have any hard-and-fast rules. Organic may not always be the best choice, especially what I call boutique organic —meaning long-distance imports or the fancy, highly processed (and very expensive) health foods that come as packaged meals and snacks. Convenience food is okay in a pinch, but not as a lifestyle. For me, simplicity is usually the best choice in food, as in child rearing on the whole. We always tended to skip the... 

Figure 10.23. The effect of moisture on the perceived crunchiness and hardness rating of a puffed snack. Notice that the loss of brittleness and moisture toughening can be sensed simultaneously not only by machines (Figures 10.19-10.22) but also by humans.

Yet there are definitely ways you can, at the very least, limit the amount of weight you will gain. Follow a healthy diet that s low in fat, nutrient-poor carbohydrates, and calories. When choosing snacks and nibbles to replace cigarettes throughout the day, opt for those lowest in calories, such as pretzels, popcorn, sugar-free hard candies, carrot sticks, celery stalks, and the like. And be certain to engage in some physical activity each and every day. 

While most gardeners stick to sweet corn, other types of corn are just as easy to grow. Popcorn, ornamental corn, and field corn are harvested when the seeds are hard and mature and the husks are dry. Popcorn is popped for a tasty, low-calorie snack. Dent (field) corn and flint (Indian) corn cultivars are used for corn-meal and decoration. Flour corn is starchy and used for flour and decoration. 

Of course, the Sun and the Moon aren t the only celestial bodies that may have changed signs on the day you were born. On December 10, 1982, for example, Mercury, Mars, and the Moon all changed signs. If you were born on that eventful day, you would have to calculate the positions of all three. Or — as I suggest in Chapter 2 — you could skip the hard work and go directly to the Internet. But you should know Those of us who learned how to cast horoscopes back when Apple was nothing more than a snack and a record label consider that a cheat. 

John is now 13 years old. He never utters a word. He sometimes shouts and screams without apparent reason. He hardly ever responds to instructions. He appears distant when attempts are made to interact with him. But he responds to the word take if you look at him while you hold a biscuit or some other snack. He ll then snatch the biscuit and eat it at once. He ll sometimes run around the room in circles, apparently with glee, and he ll stop running only when he s physically forced. 

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Nuts encompass a botanically diverse collection of fruits that contain an edible and usually rather hard and oily kernel within a hard or brittle outer shell. They are consumed raw or roasted as snack foods or decorative/comparatively minor ingredients in baked goods and confectionary. Data on the composition of the edible tissues are scarce, and the emphasis has clearly been on those nuts with potentially undesirable constituents. Much of what follows is taken from Shahidi and Naczk (1995) and the NEODIET series of reviews of Lindsay and Clifford (2000). 

The ideal popcorn kernel possesses a thick pericarp and practically 100% vitreous or corneous endosperm. The Indians selected these traits in order to obtain specialty maizes that, upon bursting, provided a delicious and highly nutritive product. Maize is not the only grain used to produce popped snacks. In India and neighboring countries, special types of hard-endosperm sorghum, such as Shallu, have traditionally been used to produce popsorghum. 

Pretzels A glazed salted bakery or snack product generally baked in the form of a loose knot or bow tie. Pretzels are divided into soft and hard, and the fermented dough is generally dipped in sodium bicarbonate or lye solutions prior to baking. Hard pretzels are one of the most popular snack foods. 

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