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Research group Circana says that last year 48.8% of consumers snacked three or more times a day, up 2.7 percentage points over 2024.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

In between pulls, she snacked on freeze-dried duck liver bits and got a massage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Guests snacked on canapés and hors d’oeuvres before proceeding upstairs for the main course.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2025

Survey participants who were controlling their type 2 diabetes ate fewer sugary foods and snacked less overall than participants without diabetes and those whose blood sugar levels indicated they were prediabetic.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2023

Out in the fields, where he weeded and harvested from August to October, he snacked on corn, cabbage, and other vegetables.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden