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I'm trying to have a few healthy snacks throughout the day and have been mainly eating fruits and nuts. Someone gave me some of a peanut snack mix that had those sesame sticks in them and I just love them. My questions is are those sesame sticks a good snack? Can I purchase just the sticks at Market Street or are they only available in snack mixes? How are they usually made? Fried or baked? Are they whole grain or made with flour? Thanks!!

 

Good job on incorporating healthy snacks throughout the day. Also, kudos for questioning your food. So many people just assume foods "can't be too bad for me".

Sesame sticks contain the following nutrition information. This is a general representation and specific brands may vary.

Serving Size 28g (~1 oz.)

  • Calories 160
  • Calories From Fat 100
  • Total Fat 11g
  • Saturated Fat 1.5g
  • Cholesterol 0mg
  • Sodium 410mg
  • Total Carbohydrate 13g
  • Dietary Fiber 0g
  • Sugars 0g
  • Protein 3g

You can purchase the sesame sticks in the bulk foods section of Market Street.

Sesame sticks are made with the following ingredients: Unbleached wheat flour (contains malted barley flour as a natural enzyme additive), soybean oil, sesame seeds, bulgur wheat, salt, beet powder, turmeric

They would not be considered a whole grain. We would want the ingredients to say "100% whole wheat flour".

The sesame sticks are cooked in oil but the majority of the fat in these snacks are coming from unsaturated fats and therefore provide some redeeming nutrition.

My best suggestion would be to enjoy these sesame sticks mixed with other foods. Make sure to include some protein and fiber in your snacks so they keep you full longer (ex. string cheese, apple and a few sesame sticks).

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Alicia M. Brown, MS, RD, CSSD, LD
Health & Wellness Marketing Manager

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