It would be great if every snack and meal we ate was a healthful balance of whole foods we cooked at home. But also, it wouldn't, because packaged and processed foods are delicious, and also sometimes convenience trumps all.
So, to find out how to still eat your favorite stuff while maintaining a healthy, balanced diet, we reached out to registered dietitians Jessica Jones, of Food Heaven Made Easy and co-author of 28-Day Plant-Powered Health Reboot, and Brian St. Pierre, director of performance nutrition at Precision Nutrition.
Here's what they told us: