Article: Is 100-calorie snack craze healthy?

Laura Scheidt used to buy those tiny plastic bags and put snack foods inside, creating the perfect, healthy and portion-controlled snack.

The 100-calorie snack craze, which has cornered the market, has saved

Scheidt the time. The craze also has created a range of choices for

dieters, even the Girl Scouts of the USA has a 100-calorie snack pack with

its new Cinna-Spin cookies.

"I think the 100-calorie snacks are good," said Scheidt, who leads a

weekly Weight Watchers meeting in South Elgin. "It limits your serving

size. Instead of digging into the big bag of chips or cookies, there are

reasonable portion sizes."

Weight Watchers has its own product line of snacks that beats cravings

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