TABLE 2.

Snack characteristics and palatability of NO SNACK, BARS, and HUMMUS snack patterns¹

	NO SNACK	BARS	HUMMUS
Snack mass, g	0	54	83
Energy content, kcal	0	240	240
Energy density, kcal/g	0	4.44	2.89
Protein, g	0	4	6
Carbohydrate, g	0	38	31
Sugar, g	0	16	2
Fiber, g	0	2	4
Fat, g	0	9	11
Palatability,2 mm	N/A	76 ± 3	85 ± 1*

¹BARS, granola bars; HUMMUS, hummus and pretzels snack; NO SNACK, no afternoon snack.

²Palatability assessed from the 100-mm visual analog scale; Values are means ± SEMs, n = 39. *Different from BARS, P = 0.01.