At one point in time or another, you have probably found yourself indulging in a Little Debbie products. You may have found Little Debbie snacks as a treat from Mom in your brown bag lunch for school. You may even sneak the occasional Little Debbie today as your guilty pleasure. Little Debbie products range from cookies, snack cakes, breakfast pastries and the latest addition, 100-calorie snack packs. While they may taste good, Little Debbie products have nutritional valuable that is less than desirable.
Background
According to LittleDebbie.com, the Little Debbie product line is part of McKee Foods. McKee foods started its business at the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s. The story began when the young entrepreneur O.D. McKee started selling snack cakes out of the back of his car. McKee was very eager to get into the baking business. After college, McKee married, and the newlyweds purchased a small bakery and got to work. It was not until the 1960s that the couple's product line really took off. The McKees began selling their product line as Little Debbie, named after their granddaughter. The bakery continued to grow and profit. Today, Little Debbie products are sold in grocery stores, drugstores, big box stores and convenience stores across the country.
Product Types
McKee Foods indicates that the Little Debbie line includes six varieties of snacks: snack bars, breakfast pastries, cakes, brownies, cookies and holiday treats. Products include Fig Bars, Nutty Bars, Honey Buns, Glazed Donuts, Devil Squares, Cosmic Brownies, Oatmeal Creme Pies, Christmas Tree Cakes and Marshmallow Pies.
Calorie Content
The calorie range of Little Debbie products depends largely on the snack product you consume. Little Debbie offers a variety of 100-calorie products. Low-calorie products include Snow Puff Cookies and single Nutty Bars. According to MyPlate, the Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls are among the higher-calorie products. A single packet of two cake rolls contains 270 calories. Another high-calorie product is a package of two Zebra Cakes, which contains 320 calories. Little Debbie Star Crunch -- 150 calories -- and Oatmeal Creme Pies -- 170 calories -- are among the mid-range calorie items in the Little Debbie product line.
Fat Content
Little Debbie products are all high in fat. Fat content ranges from about 12 g to over 16 g of fat. Swiss Cake Rolls have a fat content of 12 g. Single Nutty Bars have only 6 g of fat, according to MyPlate. Overall, Little Debbie products contain anywhere from 6 to 16 g of fat.
Sodium Content
The sodium levels in Little Debbie products vary largely by product. The Swiss Cake Rolls contain 115 mg of sodium. The Single Nutty Bar 100-calorie snack has 35 mg of sodium. The snack product guilty of the highest levels of sodium is the Oatmeal Creme Pie with 190 mg.
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