Can healthy snacks satisfy?
Weigh in. Add your thoughts in the Reader Comments section below. While just a small portion of the snack market, meat products are also expected to grow in sales this year, according to a March report by San Jose-based market research firm Global Industry Analysts. That could be because health-conscious consumers are still leery of carbohydrates or they’re looking for a snack that feels like a meal. Either way, meat snacks are breaking down the old gas-station food stereotype. Meat snack manufacturer Jack Link’s, for example, is branching out and offering new 50-calorie portion-control snack packs in varieties such as prime rib tender cuts, strips of beef that are marinated and slow cooked before being smoked and dried. One .6-oz. package contains no trans fats and six grams of protein. And if you’re looking for organic snacks, Hillside Candy has obtained the USDA organic seal for its GoNaturally Hard Candies, now available in pomegranate. Another choice is Sensible Foods’ year-old li
