snack mix realy that good for you???

Ok so yesterday was my "day off" and i bought a bag of quaker baked cheddar snack mix, its good and somthing that i thought was bad, but then today i logged it on to see the grade for it and it got a b plus. so is it right? beacuse i find it hard to beleive so now i dont know if i trust this grading thing.......someone help me out.  thankss

just because something has a good grade doesn't necessarily mean it's good for you. look at the fat, sodium, and sugar content and be your own judge. also, is it made with whole grain or white flour (99% of the time it will be white flour)? the complex carbs of whole grain are much better for you than white flour. finally does it have a nutrients? calcium, iron, fiber, etc.? that being said, it can certainly be a part of a hleathy lifestyle- everything in moderation! one serving or even two servings (make sure you measure!) as snacks can be totally fine.

Beware the infamous calorie-count grading system! Sometimes it rates some foods very low (or fairly high) based on criteria different than you might use.

Take Green Giant canned asparagus spears. 5 spears, just 20 calories. A yummy green vegetable. What grade does it get? It gets a D- .... that's right, a D-!!! Why? Because it has a lot of sodium in it. (By the way, small fries from McDonald's get a better grade (C-) than Green Giant asparagus.

When using the food grading system, be sure and know what criteria you are looking for .... protein? fat? carbs? fiber? calories? sodium? sugar? And you really need to look at how you are doing, overall, for the whole day...... did you eat plenty of fruits and veggies? Some good fats? A good ratio of protein to carbs?

=^..^=  MOLLY

ahhhhh thats confusing i suck at being able to just look and tell if its good.  this is so much harder than i thought

Hey Molly!  Thanks!  Great post!