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Morningstar Farms Veggie Bites
There are about 9 Morningstar Farms Veggie Bites in a box, which costs $2.98. One serving is 3 pieces, and has 190 calories, 10 grams of fat (15% of the recommended daily amount), 2 grams of saturated fat, 660 milligrams of sodium (28% of the RDA), 1 gram of fiber, 7 grams of protein, and quite a few vitamins and minerals, including 50% of your daily recommendations of vitamin B12. The best thing about the nutrition is the vitamin content, but I was shocked at the amount of calories in just 3 pieces. McDonald's chicken nuggets actually have similar nutritional values. There's 210 calories in 5 chicken nuggets (5 nuggets are about the same weight as 3 bites), 12.5 grams of total fat, 2.5 grams saturated fat (1 gram of trans fat too), and less sodium (563 mg). Of course, McDonald's nuggets have little vitamins and don't provide a vegetable serving - so if you look at the total picture, the veggie bites would turn out to be better for you. I would suggest the veggie bites as part of a healthy meal. I don't think eating 3 or 4 veggie bites will be filling for anybody. I think would be great for kids who don't particularly like vegetables. Comments
Fri: May 30, 2008
Jax said: Awesome after-school snack for some college students trying to stay healthy. My boyfriend loves them and he rarely eats anything that isn't meaty or completely full of preservatives. |
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glowlita said:
i just had these. i was into it. i happen to like broccoli and cheese together but i wanted a healthier incarnation than hot pockets, twice baked potatoes, etc and this is pretty good.