McKee Foods Corporation produces various snack food brands, including Little Debbie snack cakes, which debuted in 1960. According to sales data from McKee Foods, the top-selling Little Debbie varieties are Oatmeal Creme Pies, Swiss Cake Rolls and Nutty Bars. If you choose one of these Little Debbie snacks, you should know the basic nutritional information about them.
Serving Size
Little Debbie products have different serving sizes on which nutritional information is based. One 100-calorie Nutty Bar or Oatmeal Creme Pie counts as a single serving. Two regular Nutty Bars or Swiss Cake Rolls count as one serving.
Calories
Of the three top-selling Little Debbie snacks, the choice with the fewest calories is the 100-calorie Nutty Bar snack. This is a special low-calorie version of the regular Nutty Bar, which the Calorie King website advises has 310 calories per serving.
The Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie has 170 calories per serving, and a serving of the Swiss Cake Roll snack has 210 calories, according to the Daily Plate.
Fat Content
In terms of total fat content, the best nutritional choices are the 100-calorie Nutty Bar and the Swiss Cake Rolls. Both of these snacks have 6 g of fat, notes the Daily Plate. Swiss Cake Rolls contain slightly less saturated fat, at only 2 g versus 2.5 g in 100-calorie Nutty Bars.
Oatmeal Creme Pies contain 7 g of total fat. They contain the least saturated fat of the top-selling Little Debbie snacks, at only 1.5 g.
Regular Nutty Bars are the worst choice for total fat content, as they contain 18 g of total fat. Their saturated fat content is also the highest, at 7 g.
Carbohydrates
If you limit your carbohydrate intake, choose the 100-calorie Nutty Bar. This snack contains only 11 g of carbohydrates. However, the 100-calorie Nutty Bar contains 0 g of dietary fiber and 7 g of sugars.
The Oatmeal Creme Pie has 26 g of carbohydrates, including 0.5 g of dietary fiber and 14 g of sugars.
Swiss Cake Rolls contain 38 g of carbohydrates. Of this content, 1 g is dietary fiber and 27 g are sugars.
Regular Nutty Bars have 33 g of carbohydrates. Like the Swiss Cake Rolls, they also contain 1 g of dietary fiber. However, Nutty Bars contain fewer sugars, at only 22 g.
Sodium
Each of the top-selling Little Debbie snacks contains a different amount of sodium. The 100-calorie Nutty Bars contain the least sodium, at 35 mg. Regular Nutty Bars and Swiss Cake Rolls contain 115 mg and 150 mg of sodium, respectively. Oatmeal Creme Pies contain the most sodium, with 190 mg.
References
- Little Debbie: Fast Facts
- The Daily Plate: Calories in Little Debbie Nutty Bar Singles 100 Calories
- The Daily Plate: Calories in Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie
- The Daily Plate: Calories in Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls
- Calorie King: Calories in Little Debbie, Cookies--Nutty Bars, Wafers w. Peanut Butter
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