The Best and Worst Vending Machine Snacks

by Caroline Schaefer, DETAILS

You're at the office and you're hungry. It's also late, you're tired, and there's just no way you're going to walk outside the building and buy some truly healthy food-like a salad or an apple. So you stare at the office vending machine for a few minutes trying to decide if popcorn is healthier than granola. Here's a cheat sheet for those desperate evenings.

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THE LOSERS

Twizzlers (1.5 oz)
The Good: Nutritionally bankrupt, but if you bite off the ends, they work as fun, fruity straws.
The Bad: Eighteen grams of sugar, courtesy of corn syrup.
The Bottom Line: Skip, unless you're splitting the pack with a friend (or seven).
Photo by: courtesy of candyfavorites.com
THE LOSERS

Twizzlers (1.5 oz)
The Good: Nutritionally bankrupt, but if you bite off the ends, they work as fun, fruity straws.
The Bad: Eighteen grams of sugar, courtesy of corn syrup.
The Bottom Line: Skip, unless you're splitting the pack with a friend (or seven).

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