Part of the Meals series

Common meals...

Breakfast

Second breakfast

Elevenses

Brunch

Tiffin

Lunch

Tea

Dinner

Supper

Dessert

Snack

See also...

Cuisine | Kitchen Meals image This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... For the coarsely ground flour, see flour. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Second breakfast is a meal eaten after breakfast, but before lunch. ... In the United Kingdom and Commonwealth, elevenses is a snack that is similar to afternoon tea, but eaten in the morning. ... Brunch is a late morning meal between the typical time for breakfast and lunch, as a replacement for both meals, usually eaten when one rises too late to eat breakfast, or as a specially-planned meal. ... Tiffin is an Indian and British term for a light meal eaten during the day. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Tea (the meal, as opposed to the beverage), means different things in different countries. ... An amount of formality may be present at a dinner Dinner is the main meal of the day, consisting normally of a combination of cooked animal proteins (meat or fish), vegetables, and starch products like rice, noodles, or potatoes. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A selection of desserts Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one, such as some cheeses. ... Cuisine (from French cuisine, cooking; culinary art; kitchen; ultimately from Latin coquere, to cook) is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a specific culture. ... A kitchen is a room used for food preparation and sometimes entertainment. ...

A snack food (commonly shortened to snack) is seen in Western culture as a type of food not meant to be eaten as a main meal of the day (breakfast, lunch, dinner) but one that is intended rather to assuage a person's hunger between these meals, providing a brief supply of energy for the body, or as a food item consumed between meals purely for the enjoyment of its taste. For the coarsely ground flour, see flour. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... An amount of formality may be present at a dinner Dinner is the main meal of the day, consisting normally of a combination of cooked animal proteins (meat or fish), vegetables, and starch products like rice, noodles, or potatoes. ... Hunger is a feeling experienced when the glycogen level of the liver falls below a threshold, usually followed by a desire to eat. ...

Appeal

Snack foods are generally designed to be portable, quick and satisfying. Processed snack foods are designed to be less perishable, more durable, and/or more appealing than prepared foods. They often contain substantial amounts of sweeteners, preservatives, and appealing ingredients such as chocolate, peanuts, and specially designed flavors (such as flavored potato chips). Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sugar substitute. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... Binomial name L. This article is about the legume. ... Saratoga chips Potato chips (British English or Hiberno-English: crisps) are slim slices of potatoes deep fried or baked until crisp. ...

Nutritional concerns

Foods manufactured primarily as snack foods are often subjectively classified as junk food: they have little or no nutritional value, and are not seen as contributing towards general health and nutrition. With growing concerns for diet, weight control and general health, government bodies like Health Canada[1] are recommending people make a conscious effort to eat more healthy, natural snacks such as fruit, vegetables, nuts and cereal grains while avoiding high-calorie, low-nutrient junk food. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with empty calorie. ... The updated USDA food pyramid, published in 2005, is a general nutrition guide for recommended food consumption. ... In nutrition, the diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. ... Measuring body weight on a scale Dieting is the practice of ingesting food in a regulated fashion to achieve a particular objective. ... sex Canada (French: Santé Canada) is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for national public health. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... A plate of vegetables Vegetable is a culinary term which generally refers to an edible part of a plant. ... Hazelnuts from the Common Hazel Chestnut A nut can be either a seed or a fruit. ... This article is about cereals in general. ...

Industry concerns

Potato chips or crisps.

The snack food industry in market-driven societies such as the United States generates billions of dollars in revenue each year. The market for processed snack foods is enormous, and a number of large corporations are constantly struggling to capture larger shares of the snack food market. Consequently, heavy promotions are used to convince consumers to buy snack foods. Processed snack foods are advertised far more than regular nutritional foods (such as fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy products), and the flashiest TV commercials and advertising campaigns are often designed to sell these products. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1461 KB) Typical brands of Potato Chips at a superstore. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1461 KB) Typical brands of Potato Chips at a superstore. ... Saratoga chips Potato chips (British English or Hiberno-English: crisps) are slim slices of potatoes deep fried or baked until crisp. ... From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... Advertising is paid, one-way communication through a medium in which the sponsor is identified and the message is controlled. ...

Types of snack foods

Cheese puffs are a puffed corn snack, coated with a mixture of cheese or cheese-flavored powders. ... It has been suggested that Cheese puffs be merged into this article or section. ... A modern factory produced hard pretzel. ... Potato chips A potato chip or crisp is a thin slice of a potato, deep fried or baked until crisp. ... Pork rinds in bags, from the central United States Pork rind is the cooked skin of a pig. ... Tortilla chips A tortilla chip is a snack food made from corn tortillas, which are cut into wedges and then fried. ... A Twix bar, broken in half Candy bar is the most popular term in the U.S. for confectionery usually packaged in a bar or log form, often coated with chocolate, and sized as a snack for one person. ... Jelly Belly beans come in more than 50 flavors, each one marked by a different color. ... Gumdrops are a type of candy. ... Hard Candy is the fourth studio album by the Counting Crows released in 2002 on Geffen Records. ... Hong Kong style unpackaged beef jerky Jerky is meat which has been cut into strips with the fat trimmed off, marinated in a spiced, salty or sweet liquid for a desired flavor, then dried with low heat (usually under 70°C/160°F) or occasionally salted and sun-dried. ... A Cheez-It cracker. ... A chocolate chip cookie In the United States and Canada, a cookie is a small, round, flat cake. ... Doughnuts being glazed at a Krispy Kreme store in Sydney, Australia. ... Mixed nuts Mixed nuts are a snack food consisting of any mixture of nuts in the culinary sense, particularly peanuts, almonds, walnuts, Brazil nuts, cashews, filberts, and pecans. ... Popcorn Popcorn or Popping Corn is a type of corn which explodes from the kernel and puffs up when heated. ... A common variety of gorp (trail mix, California mix) made out of peanuts, raisins, and M&Ms. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... A plate of vegetables Vegetable is a culinary term which generally refers to an edible part of a plant. ... A dipping sauce or dip is a common condiment for many types of food. ...

Gallery

Popcorn Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1067, 683 KB) Popcorn File links The following pages link to this file: Popcorn ... Popcorn Popcorn or Popping Corn is a type of corn which explodes from the kernel and puffs up when heated. ...	Trail mix Image File history File links Download high resolution version (650x616, 94 KB) Summary A common variety of gorp (trail mix) made out of peanuts, raisins, and M&Ms. ... A common variety of gorp (trail mix, California mix) made out of peanuts, raisins, and M&Ms. ...	A Cheez-It cracker Download high resolution version (800x710, 86 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Cheez-It Categories: Snack food images ... Cheez-It crackers and promotional packaging (2005) Cheez-It crackers are a snack food manufactured by the Kellogg Company. ... Look up Cracker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...	Candy Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x2601, 2341 KB) Summary An amazing range of candy on display on a market in Barcelona, Spain. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Confectionery. ...
Candy bar Download high resolution version (1665x723, 678 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A Twix bar, broken in half Candy bar is the most popular term in the U.S. for confectionery usually packaged in a bar or log form, often coated with chocolate, and sized as a snack for one person. ...	Chocolate chip cookie Download high resolution version (1185x825, 972 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... A chocolate chip cookie In the United States and Canada, a cookie is a small, round, flat cake. ...	Fruit Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2555x1697, 2673 KB)a nice picture of a woman looking at a selection of fruits in barcelona This photograph was taken by me, Daderot, and I have tagged it with Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ...	Vegetable market.jpg Vegetables A plate of vegetables Vegetable is a culinary term which generally refers to an edible part of a plant. ...

See also

• List of snack foods
• Canapés

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External links

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