Snacks nation

Food makers turning everything into snacks

Spam Snacks, left, Skippy P.B. Bites, center, and Hillshire Genoa Salami with cheese and crackers are arranged for a photo Wednesday in New York. As around-the-clock grazing upends the way people eat, companies are reimagining foods that arent normally seen as snacks to elbow in on the trend. That means everything including grilled chicken, cereal, chocolate, peanut butter and Spam are now being marketed as snacks. - photo by Associated Press

W Everything Is A Snack Ledb — Spam Snacks, left, Skippy P.B. Bites, center, and Hillshire Genoa Salami with cheese and crackers are arranged for a photo Wednesday in New York. As around-the-clock grazing upends the way people eat, companies are reimagining foods that arent normally seen as snacks to elbow in on the trend. That means everything including grilled chicken, cereal, chocolate, peanut butter and Spam are now being marketed as snacks. - photo by Associated Press

NEW YORK — There are no meals anymore, only snacks. As around-the-clock grazing upends the way people eat, companies are reimagining foods that aren't normally seen as snacks to elbow in on the trend. That means everything including grilled chicken, cereal, chocolate, peanut butter and even Spam are now being marketed as snacks.

Associated Press

Associated Press