Healthy Packaged Snacks
Yes, there are some out there if you know where to look.
 | Sweet Snack Product Finds 17  February 21, 2013Snack Girl receives a package a day at her house sent from businesses around the USA.... read more |
 | Inexpensive & Delicious Salsa in Seconds: JD's Salsa Mix September 10, 2012 Snack Girl thinks you should eat more salsa. Why? read more Sponsored by JD's Salsa |
 | UFO or Sandwich? You Decide 58 August 7, 2012It’s a bird! it’s a plane! it’s a sandwich?? Yo, this looks a wee bit strange.... read more |
 | Try Out These Lighter, Tastier, and Gluten-Free Chips: Healthier Chip Reviews 12 July 27, 2012Snack Girl is always looking for a way to have that potato chip CRUNCH without the calories.... read more |
 | Healthy Packaged Frozen Treats For Summer 14 June 22, 2012After flaming Snapple for their sorbet bars, I decided to be more positive and share some of the better healthy frozen treats you can find in your freezer section.... read more |
 | Brown Rice In 10 Minutes: Does It Work? 33 June 14, 2012A reader asked me about Minute Brown rice and I had never tried it. I had always associated it with instant oatmeal.... read more |
 | It's Raining Popcorn: Healthy Packaged Popcorn Reviews 16 June 8, 2012I could FILL a small baby pool with the popcorn that I have received to review. That's right, folks, I could swim in popcorn (or at least try).... read more |
 | Check Out These New Snack Finds 19 March 9, 2012Someone called Doug sent me these nuts. Guess what he calls them? Doug's Nuts!... read more |
 | The New and Improved Wheat Thins 26 March 6, 2012Snack Girl has a long history with Nabisco. We go WAYYY back to 2010.... read more |
 | The Skinny on Bagel Thins 38 February 28, 2012Thomas' has managed to put two words together that spend most of their time apart - "bagel" and "thin". Nobody is getting thin eating bagels, trust me. read more |
 | Are Whole Grain Goldfish Healthier Than Regular Goldfish? 22 February 14, 2012Have you checked out your local cracker aisle? At last count, there were ELEVEN different bags of Goldfish!.... read more |
 | Healthy And Delicious Snack Finds 9 February 10, 2012Snack Girl receives a bunch of snacks in the mail from companies that would like to be featured on this website.... read more |
 | Peanut Butter Lovers: A 45 Calorie Solution That Will Save Your Waistline 78 January 4, 2012Snack Girl features peanut butter A LOT. I happen to love the stuff and I use it almost every day.... read more |
 | More Delicious Snack Finds 6 December 16, 2011Last week, Snack Girl bumped this post with beef jerky to celebrate being put on a list of GREATEST. I received many e-mails from upset readers.... read more |
 | Delicious Snack Finds For Healthy Eating 9 November 11, 2011Looking for a way to drink hot chocolate without a bunch of calories? The stores are filled with artificially sweetened hot cocoa mix that tastes...well...okay.... read more |
 | Fab Snack Finds For Healthy Snacking 10 October 14, 2011Looking for a way to have salty potato chip taste and crunch for a mere 16 calories a serving? Well, I have a snack for you!... read more |
 | Looking For A Healthy Halloween Candy Option? Problem Solved! 21 October 4, 2011Last year, Snack Girl jumped into the healthy "candy" arena with a post that angered my readers.... read more |
 | Sneaky Canned Soup: Tips To Keep It Healthy 19 September 20, 2011Snack Girl has been asked multiple times about canned soup and I couldn't bring myself to research the topic. Why?.... read more |
 | Fab Snack Finds For Keeping It Fun 8 September 16, 2011Snack Girl LOVES to surf.....the internet. Actually, I have tried actual surfing in the ocean and my style is more "under the water" surfing.... read more |
 | A Lower Calorie Pistachio For Your Snack Consumption 15 August 9, 2011Nuts are a great snack and Snack Girl advocates for them everyday. Light to carry, packed with nutrients, and satisfying, pistachios are a perfect snack.... read more |
 | Delicious Healthy Snacks and Treats: Product Round-Up 4 July 29, 2011Snack Girl wishes that there were amazingly yummy snacks to be found at her local grocery store. Frequently, we have to look harder for the best snacks out there.... read more |
 | Starbucks Bistro Box: A Grab and Go Under 500 Calorie Lunch 18 July 26, 2011Do you go to Starbucks in the AM to grab that cup of joe? Many people do including one of my best pals, Samantha.... read more |
 | A Tasty Low Calorie Bar With 50% of Your Daily Fiber 162 June 16, 2011Snack Girl wishes that she liked packaged bars. Most of them are reaching for a nutrition halo that they simply don't deserve.... read more |
 | The Problem With Trail Mix Solved 129 May 13, 2011Trail mix should be the perfect snack. It is portable and will stay fresh in your backpack for hours!.... read more |
 | A Healthy Packaged Snack For Your Lunch Box 15 April 29, 2011If your kids are like mine, they love packaged things above fresh things. Why?.... read more |
 | Organic Tamari Roasted Almonds 79 April 8, 2011When I saw these, I just HAD to try them. Could these be the perfect snack?.... read more |
 | Sugar Free Gum Without Artificial Sweeteners or Colors? It Exists! 30 April 5, 2011Sugar free gum is a great tool for helping you lose weight. AND, chewing a piece of gum (instead of a cookie) can help you relieve stress.... read more |
 | What Is Your Favorite Salsa? 137 March 25, 2011Salsa is one of those rare food that gives you LOTS of flavor for very few calories. (Why, dear butter, haven't you learned from salsa?)... read more |
 | A Jello Makeover: Cool Cups 5 March 18, 2011Healthy packaged snacks are incredibly hard to find. The "snack" aisle is filled with stuff, but much of it is just plain junk food.... read more |
 | Delicious Gluten-Free Cereal With The Ingredients You Love (Giveaway) 45 March 11, 2011Snack Girl wastes a lot of time in the cereal aisle. It takes FOREVER to look at all the labels to try to understand what I am truly buying.... read more |
 | Love Breakfast Sausage but Hate Jimmy Dean? Try This! 81 March 4, 2011Snack Girl is a mostly vegetarian website because I have mixed feelings about eating meat and it is SO easy to create yummy snacks with fruits and vegetables....2SVDVERCAWM2 read more |
 | Makeover Frozen Pizza into Super Healthy Pizza 8 February 18, 2011Some of my readers make whole wheat pizza dough, homemade tomato sauce, own a pizza stone, and create amazing pies in their oven. Thank you for reading Snack-Girl, Martha Stewart.... read more |
 | Are Canned Peaches A Healthy Snack? 28 February 17, 2011Snack Girl is seriously missing her peaches. Summer seems years away!... read more |
 | The Benefits of Cheese Sticks 22 February 4, 2011The nice thing about individually packaged food is that you know exactly how many calories you are going to inhale.... read more |
 | A Magical and Healthy Packaged Snack 179 January 21, 2011Snack Girl has a confession to make. She has begun to receive MANY snack samples in the mail.... read more |
 | Need Some Intense Dark Twilight Delight? 13 January 20, 2011Since this is a family blog, you KNOW I am talking about dark chocolate. Snack Girl was cruising through the candy aisle when she found these.... read more |
 | A Low Cal Fudge Snack That Works 16 January 11, 2011The ice cream aisle is flooded with low calorie choices. Last week, I shared one of my favorites - Haagen Dazs small cups.... read more |
 | A Healthy Snack Friend In The Ice Cream Aisle 14 January 6, 2011Snack Girl tends to avoid the frozen foods aisle. Why? Well, when she sees the 2 for $5 Ben & Jerry's she gets weak in the knees.... read more |
 | Don't Forget This Classic 13 December 16, 2010Out of fresh fruit? Can't make it to the store?... read more |
 | Lessons From a Coconut 14 December 8, 2010I was driving my minivan packed with soccer kids, drinking a pina colada.....when I woke up.... read more |
 | Is There A Healthy Frozen Dinner Out There? 17 December 6, 2010The frozen section of the supermarket is not known for its healthy choice. (Ben and Jerry's anyone?)... read more |
 | A Healthy Tortilla 20 November 23, 2010Tortilla means "little cake" in Spanish. Many of these little cakes are not the healthiest option for a snack.... read more |
 | What You Need To Know About Hot Dogs 26 November 16, 2010The post Guess What's in The Picture got a lot of attention. And, it forced me to take a good long look at hot dogs.... read more |
 | Pretzels Can Make You Dance (Giveaway) 156 November 12, 2010It is Friday and Snack Girl is READY for the weekend. Here at the homestead we have a Friday night dance party consisting of tunes by the Village People.... read more |
 | Fast, Delicious, Healthy - What Else Could You Want? 11 November 8, 2010Snack Girl's daily snack conundrum comes down to convenience. What can I grab to shove in my face when I'm hungry?.... read more |
 | Want To Prevent Breast Cancer? Try This Awesome Snack 10 November 4, 2010Can your diet lower your chances of getting cancer? The answer is yes!... read more |
 | Cut Your Morning Sugar Consumption in Half With This Cereal 11 November 2, 2010Since posting: Candy or Breakfast? Evaluate Your Cereal, Snack Girl has scoured the cereal aisle looking for healthy choices.... read more |
 | Can A New Drink Change Your Life? 37 October 18, 2010Recently, a reader sent me a strange message about Almond Breeze. She wrote that it had CHANGED HER LIFE!... read more |
 | How To Make Healthy Nachos 13 October 11, 2010I know what you are thinking. The words "healthy" and "nachos" do not belong together in a sentence. But, Snack Girl has been sent a new product that has changed her mind.... read more |
 | Bake Some Nutritious Treats 73 October 6, 2010Is it possible to change the nutritional profile of a chocolate chip cookie? How about a birthday cake? What if you used whole wheat flour?... read more |
 | Healthy Halloween Candy: Take Two 27 September 30, 2010Last weeks post on Healthy Halloween Candy got mixed reviews. I decided to take out an insurance policy in case someone blamed ME for their house getting toilet papered.... read more |
 | You Have Never Had Beef Jerky Like This! 120 September 22, 2010A few weeks ago, Snack Girl featured an alarming photograph of mechanically separated chicken. Is this what goes into our food?... read more |
 | Mix It Up For A Delicious Snack 35 September 21, 2010Do you sometimes get bored with the same old snack? Perhaps the snack you brought to work is SO dull, you make a little trip to the vending machine.... read more |
 | Healthy Halloween Candy 30 September 20, 2010Snack Girl visited her neighborhood Target this weekend and found Halloween candy stacked to the rafters. So, I decided I would beat out all the other healthy eating blogs on October's favorite topic - candy.... read more |
 | A Great Choice For A Frozen Waffle 13 September 16, 2010Breakfastpalooza continues here on Snack Girl with a question about frozen waffles.... read more |
 | Avoid The Evil Muffin at Starbucks With This Healthy Snack (Giveaway, too!) 170 September 8, 2010Starbucks is a great place for a pick me up. People stop there and grab something to keep them awake.... read more |
 | The Healthiest Microwave Popcorn 16 September 6, 2010A while back, I wrote a post on Homemade Microwave Popcorn that was enjoyed by many. The simplicity of it was shocking.... read more |
 | A Yummy and Healthy Cookie Under 100 Calories 9 August 26, 2010One holy grail of healthy snack foods is the healthy cookie. A tasty cookie, that has natural ingredients, and won't make you fat is a beautiful thing.... read more |
 | Natural Jif: What's The Dif? 41 August 25, 2010After Snack Girl's recent exposé on Whole Grain vs Original Wheat Thins, readers have started sending her other potential food fakes.... read more |
 | A Breakfast Cereal You Can Feel Good About 12 August 5, 2010Back in March, I wrote Candy or Breakfast? Evaluate Your Cereal and since then I have been on a search for cereals that pass my, "Healthy or Crappy Cereal Test" (patent pending :)... read more |
 | How To Pick A Healthy Jam or Jelly 21 July 26, 2010A few weeks ago, I wrote How To Choose Healthy Peanut Butter. People wrote and thanked me for this review, but then they wanted to know about the jelly.... read more |
 | A Nutritious, Nutty, and Chocolately 100 Calorie Snack 16 July 15, 2010It is not easy to combine the words "chocolate" and "100 calories" in the same sentence. While Dark Chocolate is nutritious, you have to be careful with the quantities.... read more |
 | Gourmet Chips For Healthy Snacking 9 June 28, 2010There is one great perk to being Snack Girl: free chips. Of course, this isn't so great since I am trying to lose weight (see Challenge: Week 7). I DO love to try new things.... read more |
 | 20 Yummy Potato Chips for 120 Calories 11 May 26, 2010It is not a secret that Snack Girl LOVES chips. I have tried a number of them for the site, and my favorite has been Baked Lays. Move on over Baked Lays - a NEW chip is in town.... read more |
 | KINDa Fabulous: A Nutritionally Dense Snack Bar 12 May 11, 2010What the world needs is some serious KINDness. Okay, that doesn't seem realistic - but you could pick up KIND at your local convenience store!... read more |
 | A Zero Calorie Drink With A Twist 9 April 15, 2010Drink manufacturers know that Soda is harming many people. They want to help you end your Soda addiction with a bunch of new flavored and low calorie alternatives.... read more |
 | Love Ice Cream? Try This 130 Calorie Makeover 40 March 2, 2010Snack-Girl has been on the hunt for yogurt that makes her heart flutter. A yogurt so good that she wouldn't even miss ice cream. Is it possible?... read more |
 | This Food is An Instant Party in Your Mouth 8 January 26, 2010Is there a food out there that can explode with taste and also fight cancer? The obvious answer is berries, but the fresh ones are pretty pricey.... read more |
 | Customize Your Healthy Chocolate Treat 3 January 15, 2010What if you could create the chocolate of your dreams in a few easy steps? What would you add to your chocolate if you had a ton of different flavors at the tips of your fingers?.... read more |
 | Much Yummier than a LaraBar 5 December 3, 2009Dear Snack-Girl Readers, I receive snacks from manufacturers to review for this site. I always put a line at the bottom of the review to indicate that status.... read more |
 | Ready Snax - in the Produce Aisle 3 November 20, 2009Do you have time to cut up an apple or peel and slice a carrot? No? Well, join the club. Every day, I get up, run to my fridge and start chopping (in my dreams).... read more |
 | Lara Bar - Only 2 Ingredients 5 November 13, 2009The holy grail for healthy packaged snacking is finding a snack with fewer than 5 ingredients. The Lara Bar fits this definition well.... read more |
 | A Healthy 100 Calorie Snack Pack 2 November 6, 2009How can you eat healthy without spending a lot of time or money? This is a vexing question because most of us are limited in either money or time (and most likely - both).... read more |
