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Ever since childhood, we are told that too many junk foods are bad for our health. But no matter how hard we try, we cannot deny having a munch of these tasty comfort snacks! Good thing there's a healthier solution for that.

This 2020, swap your junk foods with these five guilt-free and locally-made snacks.

1. Faru's Sea-Charon

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Faru's Sea-Charon offers a unique take on seafood by making it into one of Pinoy classic snack, chicharron. Their Crispy Seaweed Crackers are made from Nori seaweeds, the Japanese edible seaweed used as sushi roll wrapper. This healthy snack comes in many flavors: original, spicy, salted egg, cheese, flame grilled BBQ, sour cream, and onion.

They also have two other flavors worth the try - the Crispy Crab Sticks and Crispy Fried Tahong.

Recommended: Crispy Seaweed Crackers from Faru's Sea-Charon for PhP85.00 (50g) or PhP190.00 (120g)

2. Take Root

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On-the-go champorado? Game!

Take Root's Champorado Granola has a crunchy twist on the Filipino-favorite chocolate porridge. According to their website, this delicious treat combines crispy rice and rolled oats with 100% pure cacao from Davao. Another great thing about this is that it contains no preservatives or artificial additives!

Recommended: Champorado Granola from Take Root for PhP150.00

3. Honest Junk

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Oh, everybody loves gummy bears. Thank goodness Honest Junk created a guilt-free alternative called the Super Gummies. Now, we can all enjoy this yummy gummy candy at any time of the day. Plus, their Super Gummies are sweetened with the right amount of tart.

This Philippine-made product is also nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, low in sugar and sodium, and fortified with superfoods and vitamin C.

Recommended: Calamansi Super Gummies (80g) from Honest Junk for only PhP80.00

4. Veganola

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Grab a sweet bite of Veganola PH's Coffee Walnut Energy Bites. With a very delectable taste, these all-natural tidbits contain healthy almond butter and coffee with energy-boosting Chia seeds. On top of that, it has a high fiber content that helps improve bowel movement!

Veganola's Energy Bites has an expiry period of six months.

Recommended: Energy Bites - Coffee from Veganola for PhP150.00 (Tub of 8) or PhP300.00 (Tub of 20)

5. Chicharooms

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As Chicharooms say, “Deliciously creamy. Unbelievably healthy!”

The Crispy Mushroom Chips of Chicharooms are packed with flavorsome taste without using salt or MSG. This Filipino-made snack is made from fresh and organic hand-picked oyster mushrooms, which has many health benefits.

According to Healthline, while there are various types of mushrooms, they all have similar nutritional profiles. They are a low calorie, low carbohydrate food that is also rich in an antioxidant called selenium and certain B vitamins. In fact, mushrooms are diabetic-friendly!

Recommended: Original Crispy Mushroom Chips (100g) from Chicharooms for PhP175.00

There you have it! Start your journey to a healthy lifestyle with these healthy snacks.