If you are one of the many people who consume at least half a litre of soft drinks a day, you may be putting yourself at risk of asthma or the severe breathing condition Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder.

Half a litre is only just over 1.5 cans of soft drink a day.

 An Australian study of over 16,000 people over the age of 16 found one in 10 drank at least half a litre of soft drinks a day.

Fresh Pineapple – full of juice and flavour. It is high in fibre, magnesium and a good source of Vitamin C and low in calories.

Pineapple and yoghurt

80g pineapple - peel and chop into bite size pieces

2 tablespoons of Greek yoghurt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Voila you have the perfect snack! Only 75 calories

Eat this and you have had 1 of your 5 a day.

Two British apples have been mathematically approved because of their diameter, texture and mouth size.
Zari has the optimum buoyancy in water, perfect texture and density. This is perfect for the apple bobbing game, which children love to play on Halloween.

Ultra Fuel Powder Let me explain why this is an excellent snack! The muscles that drive performance are 75% water. The most important nutrient in your body is plain water. The quality of tissues, their performance and their resistance to injury is absolutely dependent on the quality of the water your drink. And you have to drink it constantly. Then there is the question of absorption.

Munchy Seeds Omega Sprinkle have a Snack Nutritional Rating (SNR) or 91.

An excellent snack to have anytime.

The Snackcheck team are happy to let you know that Munchy Seeds Omega Sprinkle are now available in snack size packets.

We have to tell you about Reese's Pieces the worst snack on our site.
The SNR is -83!!!!!!

Why does it have such a bad rating?

Looking at the packet it contains peanut butter, that's not bad for you surely! It gives you energy and is full of protein.

The 5 Worst Chocolate Snacks - which contain the highest amount of saturated fat are.

In first place we have Aero Bubbles which contains a whopping 19.40% of saturated fat

Followed by Dairy Milk Buttons containing 18.79% of saturated fat

In third place Cadbury Milk Chocolate with 18.37% of saturated fat

Mars have launched a new version of the trusty Mars Bar, with chocolate caramel and nougat making up the Mars Triple Choc. So how does it compare to a normal Mars Bar, and could it ever be considered a healthy treat?

Here at the SnackCheck team we thought this would be a really healthy drink. The SNR for V8 Vegetable Juice is -26. How disappointing.
Let's look at what is inside a can of V8 Vegetable Juice. Eight vegetables, made up of Tomato Juice From Concentrate 87%, Vegetable Juice 13% made up from Concentrate (Carrots, Celery, Beets, Parsley, Lettuce, Watercress, Spinach), Salt, Spice Extract.
Notice that V8 is from concentrate

Nestle have recently launched Kit Kat Pop Choc, a bitesize version of their old favourite, the Kit Kat.

The packet proudly proclaims that they are free from artificial colours, flavours or preservatives, whilst the front of the packet also displays a small box featuring the words 108 calories, 5% of an adult's GDA. Great......you'd think. However, upon closer inspection, that is for a 9 sweet serving, a relatively vague measure.