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Low Calorie Cereal Recipe
Low calorie cereal is easy to make. I know you want to buy it - but it tastes much better to make it........
Healthy Apple Crisp Recipe **VIDEO**
This healthy apple crisp recipe is THE dessert of fall. It only uses one apple!....
Make This Delicious Brownie And Eat It Every Day Guilt Free
Snack Girl's survey on Friday gave me some great information! One suggestion was a makeover for brownies.
Taking Cauliflower To A New Level
For me, the challenge with cauliflower is making it taste like something. Bland food is simply not enjoyable to eat and I want to enjoy my food!
Kale Chips: Believe The Hype
Kale is getting a lot of press and finding its way on all the top blogs. I had to ask this kale to stop on the red carpet to photograph it....
How To Make Dark Chocolate Last Forever
Drizzle: to pour in a fine stream. Drizzle is a super cool word because you can hear it....
Take On The Prickly Fruit: In Season and Super Sweet
Pineapples are in season right now and costing about $2 each in my neck of the woods. YUM!...
Want To Have It All? Try This Trick For Healthy Ice Cream
This photo is not going to win any awards. It is hard to shoot anything resembling ice cream because it melts!...
Give The Healthiest Vegetable on The Planet Some Love
Yes! You know the vegetable that I am referring to - KALE. Kale is on every list for "healthiest vegetable".
Eight Exciting Things To Do With Bananas
When people meet me for the first time, what do you think they ask me? Where did you get your nails done?....
The Healthiest and Easiest Breakfast (Bye-Bye Breakfast Cereal)
Cereal is the most amazingly simple breakfast to serve. All you do is pour from a box....
Looking For A Low Cal Burger? Give This Yummy, Simple, and Vegan Burger A Shot
I recently noticed that my favorite brew pub has a VEGGIE burger on its menu. Yes, we have shifted a bit when it comes to our burger consumption....
Sunshine in Your Fridge: Grapefruit Made Less Sour
Do you know when citrus fruits are in season? The one bright spot of the winter growing season is that NOW is the best time for fresh oranges and grapefruits....
Broccoli With Peanut Sauce Is For Everyone (Even The Broccoli Haters)
Raise your hand if you like steamed broccoli with nothing on it! One, two.....TWO of you :)....
The Unthinkable: A Christmas Salad
Snack Girl will not apologize for her continued healthy holiday search. Today's entry: The Christmas Salad.
Vegan, Luxurious, Hot......Chocolate
Snack Girl finds that most hot chocolate mixes are missing something important. They lack the most important flavor of all....
Need Umami? Try Using Mushrooms Instead of Meat
When you think of foods that will help you replace red meat in your diet, what comes to your mind? Obviously, not celery....
A Nutty Solution To Holiday Snacking
Looking for a way to make it through the holidays without adding to your muffin top? I know I am....
The Healthiest and Tastiest Potato Chip In The World
What if you could make FAT-FREE crispy chips in your microwave? Wouldn't that solve all of your problems?...
Love Late Night Desserts? Try This Healthy Version of Creme Brulee
For Snack Girl, there are two food groups that derail her mostly healthy eating efforts: alcohol and desserts. Don't you DARE mix the two together....
Turn A Healthy Food That You Hate Into A New Love
How many of you out there hate Brussels Sprouts? I bet you are really looking forward to them on your Thanksgiving table....
Love Salted Chocolate Caramels? Try This Healthy Candy Alternative
No one is ever going to accuse Snack Girl of not loving a WEE bit of chocolate. But, my taste bud credentials have been called into question....
Embrace Fall With This Pumpkin Themed Skinny Drink
Some people think fall has arrived when the leaves start changing and apples become abundant. Others know it is here with the arrival of the pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks....
Dress Your Oatmeal Up For Halloween
Are you going to go out and buy a costume for Halloween? How about your oatmeal? Is it going to have a costume?....
A Delicious Almost Zero Calorie Snack (Really!)
When you look at those mushrooms up there do you think they are covered in olive oil? Yes?...
Dress Up Your Apple Slices With Cookie Dough Dip
Bored with the same old apple and peanut butter? Love to eat cookie dough out of the bowl?....
Who Else Lost Their Virginity This Month?
See those lovely jars of apple butter? Snack Girl made them in a fit of unbridled domesticity....
This Muffin Can Save Your Life
I know what you are thinking. How can a muffin save a life? Don't we usually use things like electrified paddles?....
Got Fruit On The Edge? Don't Toss It - Try This
Snack Girl is a sucker for "buy one get one free" and she finds herself stocking up on perishables. Not a smart move since these perishables tend to rot before my family eats them....
Chill Out With Some Watermelon Tomato Soup
You see that leaf of basil up there? I wish that was ME! Why? Because it is 100F, and that soup is COLD....
A Refreshingly Sweet Zero Calorie Beverage With No Artificial Sweetener
When did you all start to drink Diet Coke? For Snack Girl, it was high school and I thought the stuff was awesome!
Think Like A Vegan And Make Jicama Slaw
Snack Girl listens to her readers and recently one (Danny) asked me to feature jicama. So, I decided to see if I could find it and figure out what to do with it....
Why Watermelon Makes Us Feel Good
Snack Girl is chomping on watermelon and loving it. A hot day, a slice of watermelon, and watermelon juice all over the place. This is summer!...
A Fruit You Just Gotta Try
Something green and yummy is sitting right now in your supermarket and it will make your taste buds sing. This fruit resembles a tomato and is a staple of Mexican cuisine...
Lighter, Fluffier Trail Mix
Trail mix is for taking on your hike. Anyone been on a hike lately? No? Me, neither....
Sweet Corn Is A Stellar Snack
Don't tell me you haven't noticed the piles of corn at the front of your local grocery store. The stacks of 10 ears for $2 are calling Snack Girl....
Skip The Ice Cream: Grill Your Dessert
Summertime is happenin' and I am SURROUNDED by ice cream stands. What is it about the middle of nowhere that leads to the proliferation of ice cream stands?....
How To Make A Healthy Cake Pop
Snack Girl is a mother of a first grader who is now reading. Yesterday, she decided to read the newspaper where there was a feature on something called "Cake Pops"....
Wow Your Friends This Memorial Day With Salad Sticks
If it would just STOP raining, Snack Girl would get excited about Memorial Day weekend. Click your heels together and repeat after me, "My children will not watch twenty hours of TV over Memorial Day weekend."....
Who Else Wants Restaurant Quality Indian Food Without The Calories?
Snack Girl LOVES Indian food and would eat it more except for a few things. Let me list them for you: cream, butter, and oil....
Lime, Salt, Ice, and Heidi Swanson (Giveaway)
Spring is here and Snack Girl is revving up her blender. My neighbors are a bit annoyed :)...
Get Your Spring On With This Vegetable
Last year, Snack Girl featured one of her FAVORITE Spring vegetables and no one read my post. No, I won't give up....
A Grab 'N Go Breakfast With ZERO Added Sugar (and you will love it)
Anybody else sick of packaged cereal bars? But, they are just SO easy and fast....
See How Easily You Can Turn Cauliflower Into An Awesome Snack
Wouldn't it be cool if the snack aisle of your supermarket had bags of delicious cauliflower? Alas, you are going to have to break out your kitchen knife and make your own.
This Green Smoothie Does NOT Taste Like Grass
Snack Girl has had MANY readers tell her to try "green" smoothies. Well, before last Tuesday, I had one word for them - YUCK!...
Never Eat Fast Food French Fries Again
Yes, you can do it! You can give up your beloved french fries and celebrate their exit from your life.....
Green Thing...You Make My Heart Sing
Green thing, I think I love you. Your arrival in my neighborhood Stop-&-Shop means SPRING is coming soon....
Try This Healthy Pie.....Naked
Here at Snack Girl headquarters clothing is optional (for the 4 and under set). This is also true of our pies....
My Friends Use To Laugh At Me...And THEN I Made This Broccoli Recipe
Do you think Snack Girl is done trying to convince you to eat broccoli? I will NEVER give up (really)....
Makeover Kettle Corn Into "Can Do" Corn
Kettle corn has that perfect combination of crunchy, salty, and sweet that keeps you eating it long after you should stop....
Give the Gift of A Healthy Snack (Your Friends Won't Even Know Its Healthy!)
Looking for that perfect gift for that special someone? Put down your credit card and rev up your food processor.
Last Minute T-Day Side or Healthy Snack
Kill it on Turkey day with a fresh side that goes with everything, takes 10 minutes to make, and will WOW your guests....
Replace Mayo With This Healthy Spread
Seems like it is time to take on mayonnaise. I love the stuff, but when you start adding it to sandwiches, the calories sky rocket...
Healthy Banana Pudding from Jack LaLanne
Before Jillian Michaels, Jane Fonda, and Zumba there was Jack LaLanne. He presented fitness and exercise advice on TV for 34 years!...
63 Calories of Salty, Sweet, Sour, Spicy and Veggie Goodness for a Dime
After writing about Parmesan Corn Recipe, I felt bad about adulterating corn into a high calorie food. Parmesan Corn Recipe is a GREAT snack, but not the best choice for us who are watching our weight....
DIY Popsicles: A Happy, Healthy Snack
Summer is here, baby! My town hit 87 degrees and I was hot. Fortunately, I had just made some of these delicious treats for the website....
DIY Microwave Popcorn: Healthy, Yummy, and CHEAP
Popcorn is a whole grain snack that is really low in calories and has that great crunch we crave. But, the packaged stuff in the supermarket is expensive and can be high in sodium....