Beware of the easy-to-munch-on bar snacks that can sabotage your diet.
Heading out for a night on the town can mean lots of drinking and snacking, but if you’re trying to get fit, watch for dangerous bar snacks that are “oh so easy” to munch on.
Here’s your breakdown of popular bar treats. Actual serving sizes are shown … Yes, 10 M&M’s is one serving size, not the whole bag.
Snack: Dry Roasted Cashews, salted Serving Size: 1 oz Calories: 162 Fat: 13 g Protein: 4 g Carbohydrates: 9 g Sodium: 181 mg If you ate 1 cup of Dry Roasted Cashews, salted, you would consume 786 calories and 64 grams of fat.
Snack: M&M Chocolate Candies, Peanut Serving Size: 10 candies Calories: 103 Fat: 5g Protein:2g Carbohydrates:12g Sodium: 10 mg If you ate 1 cup of M&M candies you would consume 876 calories and 44 grams of fat.
Snack: Pretzel Classic Style, Sticks Serving Size: 1 oz Calories: 100 Fat: Under 0g Protein: 2g Carbohydrates: 23g Sodium: 580 mg If you ate five servings of pretzels you would consume 500 calories and 0 grams of fat.
Snack: Pickles Serving Size: 1 small pickle Calories: 4 Fat: under 1g Protein: under 1g Carbohydrates: 1g Sodium:324 mg If you ate four pickles you would consume 16 calories and under 1 gram of fat.
Snack: Chicken Wings Serving Size: 2 wings Calories: 85 Fat: 1.5g Protein: 8g Carbohydrates: 1g Sodium: 140 mg If you ate 10 chicken wings you would consume 425 calories and 7.5 grams fat.
Snack: Caramel Popcorn Serving Size: 1 cup Calories: 232 Fat: 9 g Protein: 1.5 g Carbohydrates: 38 g Sodium: 232 mg If you ate 2 cups of caramel popcorn you would consume 464 calories and 18 grams of fat.