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![]() | Ice Cream Cravings Making You Crazy? Give This Healthier Dessert A Try 24 March 27, 2013Snack Girl is ALWAYS looking for ways to makeover treats into healthy food. And, she loves banana splits!.... read more |
![]() | Rock The House With Your Toaster Oven 26 October 25, 2012Sometimes the simplest snacks are the best. I suppose the above snack isn’t going to win me any awards, but I still wanted to feature it.... read more |
![]() | Healthier Caramel Apples: Just Do It! 8 October 10, 2012You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to get why these caramel apples are healthier.... read more |
![]() | Got A Blender? Try This No Cook Soup For Instant Deliciousness 21 August 23, 2012Do you have any relatives who say that they cook and then they just open cans? Yep, this recipe was inspired by a “Can Chef”.... read more |
![]() | What's The Deal With Quinoa? 35 May 16, 2012Seems like everyone is talking about kale and quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah). It only took about 10 readers to ask me about it before I got my butt into gear.... read more |
![]() | Brown Is Beautiful: Making The Switch To Brown Rice 42 April 23, 2012Hey, we all want to be beautiful. How about trying some brown rice to aid your efforts?... read more |
![]() | The One Portable Snack That Will Make You Unstoppable 21 March 2, 2012The simplest snacks are truly the best. Nuts, such as almonds, walnuts, or peanuts are a nutritious and portable snack.... read more |
![]() | What Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Doing In My Salmon Burger? 16 February 21, 2012Have you heard the warning about sugar hiding in your food? People are usually surprised when they find high fructose corn syrup in bread and ketchup.... read more |
![]() | Simple and Fun: DIY Pizza Lunchable 27 October 25, 2011Do you know how children bug you for junk food? Well, I brought home a "Lunchables" for review on this site and my kids went bonkers.... read more |
![]() | Lighter, Fluffier Trail Mix 11 June 30, 2011Trail mix is for taking on your hike. Anyone been on a hike lately? No? Me, neither.... read more |
![]() | Who Else Wants Restaurant Quality Indian Food Without The Calories? 15 May 12, 2011Snack Girl LOVES Indian food and would eat it more except for a few things. Let me list them for you: cream, butter, and oil.... read more |
![]() | Hate Bananas? Try These Pumpkin Bites 33 May 10, 2011Back in April, Snack Girl posted what she thought was an awesome cereal bar recipe. People complained! read more |
![]() | A Grab 'N Go Breakfast With ZERO Added Sugar (and you will love it) 54 April 18, 2011Anybody else sick of packaged cereal bars? But, they are just SO easy and fast.... read more |
![]() | Give Me Three Ingredients and I'll Give You Amazing Salsa 9 April 6, 2011If you are like me (and, hopefully, you are not), you can't create recipes on the fly. Snack Girl is mired in lists when she goes to the grocery store.... read more |
![]() | Replace Mayo With This Healthy Spread 19 October 26, 2010Seems like it is time to take on mayonnaise. I love the stuff, but when you start adding it to sandwiches, the calories sky rocket... read more |
![]() | How To Make a Power Breakfast (44% of your DV of Iron) 12 June 30, 2010Snack Girl has a problem. It is a GREAT problem to have - too much fresh spinach in her refrigerator.... read more |
![]() | Fastest, Easiest, and Tastiest Guacamole 7 February 16, 2010Guacamole is not a dip that should be avoided because of the calories. Of course, if you add guacamole to something that is already calorie dense (such as a cheese and meat filled burrito), you are throwing gas on the fire.... read more |





























