What is the difference between a snack and a treat?

Question

What is the difference between a snack and a treat?

Answer 1

For me a snack is something small to eat that I can get all the time...

A TREAT...is a small amount of anything that I have only on a rare occasion.

Answer 2

A snack is something healthy you can eat, whenever your hungry, because its something like an apple, or carrot.

A treat is something with alot of sugar in it, like cookies, or ice cream.

Answer 3

A "treat" is something special. You may eat a treat as a snack (versus it being a meal)...or it may be a meal (such as eating pasta as a treat because you rarely indulge).

A snack is anything you may consume in between or instead of a meal. A small quantity (not as much as you'd consume at a meal). It may be something you have on a regular basis, or something special you only consume occasionaly (treat).

Answer 4

A snack would be something healthy, like veggies and dip or some yogurt.  A treat would be like a banana split or hot fudge sundae.  Vive la difference!

Answer 5

a treat is something you can eat on occasions but not everyday like a snack

Answer 6

Nothing ... both are between-meal things to eat.  A snack can be a treat, and a treat can be a snack.  Treats don't always have to be sweet and unhealthy, as someone else said;  a treat is just something you eat that makes you feel good

Answer 7

Umm...

I think snacks are considered to be healthy foods that are not complete meals, but are good eat because they keep your metabolism going throughout the day and prevent you from binging.  Treats would be more categorized as desserts...stuff that's not really all that good for you, but they taste great (cakes, cookies, ice cream, etc.)

I actually wrote a blog on Prevention.com about cool SNACKS to take with you to the movies to keep you from overindulging on TREATS.  If you get a chance, check it out:

http://buzz.prevention.com/community/mis...

Answer 8

a snack u would eat between meals and a treat is lk something u have the\at you dont always have lk chocolate or sumthing  

Answer 9

A snack is something you eat between meals. It can be healthy or unhealthy. A treat is usually something that is not healthy and you wouldn't eat it everyday.