Power snack

A power snack is a small, healthful, snack that supplies nutrients and calories between meals.^[1]^[2] Foods that are high in fiber, protein, and complex carbohydrates are preferable: fresh fruit, peanuts, beans, yogurt, and cheese are examples of nutritious snacks. Snack nutrients of concern in many countries are B vitamins, calcium, iron, potassium, and vitamin D.^[1]

Planned power snacks have been incorporated into many modern diet regimes to avoid spontaneous snacking on junk food. Power snacks are also promoted as healthy snacks and as alternatives to foods that are appealing more by taste than by nutrition.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Hess, J. M; Jonnalagadda, S. S; Slavin, J. L (2016). "What is a Snack, Why Do We Snack, and How Can We Choose Better Snacks? A Review of the Definitions of Snacking, Motivations to Snack, Contributions to Dietary Intake, and Recommendations for Improvement". Advances in Nutrition. 7 (3): 466–475. doi:10.3945/an.115.009571. PMC 4863261. PMID 27184274.
↑ Bellisle, F (2014). "Meals and snacking, diet quality and energy balance". Physiology & Behavior. 134: 38–43. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.03.010. PMID 24657181.

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[hess-1] 1 2 3 Hess, J. M; Jonnalagadda, S. S; Slavin, J. L (2016). "What is a Snack, Why Do We Snack, and How Can We Choose Better Snacks? A Review of the Definitions of Snacking, Motivations to Snack, Contributions to Dietary Intake, and Recommendations for Improvement". Advances in Nutrition. 7 (3): 466–475. doi:10.3945/an.115.009571. PMC 4863261. PMID 27184274.

[2] Bellisle, F (2014). "Meals and snacking, diet quality and energy balance". Physiology & Behavior. 134: 38–43. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.03.010. PMID 24657181.