Healthy + Under 200 Calories + Vegan
These snacks will give your body the nutrients it needs to function. Keep them on hand for a great snack.
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A Delicious Meatless Stuffing
The key to great stuffing is not the sausage. I believe it is using “real” bread crumbs....
Stop Buying Salad Dressing
It is time to talk about a very dull subject, salad. Ho hum....
End Your Ice Cream Addiction With This Two Ingredient Recipe
Lately, I find myself talking a lot about ice cream. I’m not eating ice cream because it is in the negatives outside (brrr).....
Three Layer Bean Dip: Because Three is Faster Than Seven
I was first introduced to "Seven Layer Dip" in 1995 and I immediately fell in love...
Time To Make Vegan Thanksgiving Stuffing
Are you ready for Thanksgiving? It will be here before you know it....
Asian-Inspired Three Bean Salad from GreenLiteBites
Roni from GreenLiteBites is an inspiration.
Cream Soup Like You've Never Had Before
I cannot believe I am writing about soup already! The overnight lows here have been in the 40’s....
Blender Vegan Key Lime Pudding
I don’t like using my blender because then I have to wash it. It is bulky and takes time to put together and take apart....
Vegetarian Slow Cooker Baked Beans
Yesterday, Snack Girl took on July 4th but she forgot to mention her very favorite recipe for the celebration....
Meet Your New Favorite Fry
Snack Girl knows you have had sweet potato fries and said things like, “Wow! I had no idea how good these are!”
Two Ingredient, Low Calorie, Vegan and Yummy!: Banana Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Snack Girl knows you want to detox right now. How could you have done all that damage?...
Fall Vegetables and Quinoa: A Delicious Combination
Snack Girl can’t stop talking about fall. Perhaps, it is because she is swimming in falling leaves....
An Entire Serving of “Fries” for 133 Calories
Snack Girl can hear you all. Those aren’t fries, those are carrots!...
Simply Delicious, Vegan, Two Ingredient Black Bean Soup
Do you have any relatives who say that they cook and then they just open cans? Yep, this recipe was inspired by a “Can Chef”....
What To Bring to a Potluck BBQ
Barbeques are great because you don’t have to cook indoors and everyone gets it....
GOOD READ: A Springtime Vegetable You Shouldn’t Miss
Once a year, I bring out the “good read” in order to get you to check out my post....
The Fool Proof Way To Cook Brown Rice
Do not fear brown rice. It may look a little different but it is easy to cook....
Wake Up With A Healthier Spread
Guess what I didn't use on my toast this morning?...
No Time To Make Real Oatmeal? Try This
Do you have time to make real oatmeal? I didn’t think so.
Vegetarian Hash For Breakfast: You Don’t Need Bacon
If I am absolutely honest with myself, bacon will be one of the top foods I take to a deserted island....
Got A Blender? Try This No Cook Soup For Instant Deliciousness
Do you have any relatives who say that they cook and then they just open cans? Yep, this recipe was inspired by a “Can Chef”....
Turn Dull Beans Into A Potato Chip Replacement
Yesterday, we featured canned beans in a sneaky way. Today, they come out behind the curtain.
Brown Rice In 10 Minutes: Does It Work?
A reader asked me about Minute Brown rice and I had never tried it. I had always associated it with instant oatmeal....
GOOD READ: A Vegetable You Gotta Try
I decided to put "Good Read" in my title in the hopes that you will actually read what I have to say....
The New and Improved Wheat Thins
Snack Girl has a long history with Nabisco. We go WAYYY back to 2010....
The One Portable Snack That Will Make You Unstoppable
The simplest snacks are truly the best. Nuts, such as almonds, walnuts, or peanuts are a nutritious and portable snack....
Make Your Own Whole Wheat Tortillas - So Yummy!
See that tortilla up there? I made it! And, yes, I am proud of myself....
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....
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.
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?...
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 Lower Calorie Pistachio For Your Snack Consumption
Nuts are a great snack and Snack Girl advocates for them everyday. Light to carry, packed with nutrients, and satisfying, pistachios are a perfect snack....
Fall In Love With A New Whole Grain
The comfort zone of American cuisine is meat, potatoes, and a wee bit of vegetables. When it comes to whole grains, we are sadly lacking....
Lighter, Fluffier Trail Mix
Trail mix is for taking on your hike. Anyone been on a hike lately? No? Me, neither....
Whole Grain, Homemade Chip: Goodbye Potato Chips!
Chips, why do we love you so? Is it the crunchiness? The saltiness? or the just plain deliciousness....
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"....
Vegan Cupcakes Have Taken Over The World
Shhhh....don't tell ANYONE (except all of your friends). Chocolate cupcakes can be delicious without any.....
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....
The BEST Post Workout Snack
Whether you do yoga, walk, spin, bike, run, or swim, you usually get hungry after activity. Many people reach for energy bars such as PowerBar, but with a little creativity, you can do a WHOLE lot better....
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....
Give Me Three Ingredients and I'll Give You Amazing Salsa
If 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....
Try This: Vegan Toast
Guess what I didn't use on my toast this morning?....
This Is Not Your Mother's Rice Krispie Treat
Snack Girl has been working on a "new" Rice Krispie treat for a while now. First, I had to change the name....
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)....
Homemade Whole Wheat Tortillas - So Ridiculously Easy
Back in November, I wrote a post about healthy tortillas (A Healthy Tortilla). A reader who commented on that post changed my world....
A Magical and Healthy Packaged Snack
Snack Girl has a confession to make. She has begun to receive MANY snack samples in the mail....
Transform Broccoli Into a Food the ENTIRE Family Will Eat
Snack Girl KNOWS about the broccoli haters of the world. And she wants to change their minds....
Pretzels Can Make You Dance (Giveaway)
It 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....
Healthier Brownies With A Secret Ingredient
Snack Girl is not someone who thinks you should alter the almighty brownie treat. Why take something so indulgent and delicious and change it?....
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!...
Avoid The Evil Muffin at Starbucks With This Healthy Snack (Giveaway, too!)
Starbucks is a great place for a pick me up. People stop there and grab something to keep them awake....
Turn Your Dull Toast into a Terrific Snack
What can you spread on your toast that will help guard against high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke? Butter, right?...