What is Snack?
[[File:Rostbrater.JPG|thumb|[[Bratwurst]] is a common snack in [[Germany]]]] [[File:Potato-Chips.jpg|thumb|right|[[Potato chips]], a popular snack]] [[File:Sliced cucumbers and tomatoes.JPG|thumbnail|right|[[Vegetables]] are a healthy snack]] A '''snack''' is a small amount of [[food]] eaten between meals. It can be any kind of food that you do not eat in large [[amount|amounts]]. People eat snacks if they are [[hungry]] between meals. For example, eating [[potato chips]] after lunch but before dinner is eating a snack. Other foods that can be eaten as snacks are [[fruit]], [[candy]], [[muffin]]s, [[ice cream]], and [[popcorn]]. Snacking has surged during the [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] pandemic in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Moss|first=Michael|date=2020-06-16|title=Has Pandemic Snacking Lured Us Back to Big Food and Bad Habits?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/16/well/eat/pandemic-snacking-junk-food-habits-eating-weight.html|access-date=2021-06-01|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Now only a few people do not snack. Most snacks bought are [[processed food]]s. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Food-stub}} [[Category:Snack foods]]