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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 Baked Oatmeal **VIDEO**
Healthy baked oatmeal is always a hit in my house. It is like a muffin (and like a pudding).....
Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges: A Little Cheese Goes a Long Way
These Laughing Cow Cheese wedges are an interesting take on cheese.....
DIY Peppermint Mocha Recipe
This DIY peppermint mocha recipe with save you money and calories! (and a trip to Starbucks).....
What You Need To Know About McDonald's Oatmeal
McDonald’s oatmeal has been around since 2011 and it has barely changed since its debut....
A "No Peel" Apple Recipe To Make You Swoon
The apple season is in full swing here in New England and I can't stop buying them. The taste of fresh apples is one of life's great joys....
Healthy Apple Crisp Recipe **VIDEO**
This healthy apple crisp recipe is THE dessert of fall. It only uses one apple!....
Time for Apple Oatmeal Muffins
My backyard has 14 apple trees and guess what? This is a great year for apples. Y’all want to come over and pick some? (not kidding)
Freeze it For a Fast Summer Breakfast
Are you hot? How would you like some steaming oatmeal?
Stovetop Granola in Minutes
I am a big fan of granola. It is my “cookie replacement” and my breakfast instead of sugary cereal....
Need A Muffin That Will Fill You Up? Check out this Bran Muffin
I have to admit to hating bran muffins for most of my life. Then I decided to make my own, but I did encounter a few hurdles.
Do-It-Yourself Instant Oatmeal: Healthy and Insanely Easy
There is an entire ¼ aisle of my grocery store devoted to little packages of oatmeal....
PB&J Protein Smoothie from Eating Bird Food
Doesn’t that look good? A lot better than bird food no doubt....
How To Become a Marathoner and Spiced Butternut Squash Muffins from Fannetastic Food
Anne is a Registered Dietician and a marathoner. How healthy can you be?...
A Fun Breakfast for The Rush: Energy Balls
My children’s school no longer allows them to bring any nuts. No peanuts, almonds, pecans, cashews, walnuts, hazelnuts – NADA!....
A New Spin on Fried Eggs
Snack Girl loves eggs. They are nutritious, cheap, and fast to cook....
Get Out Your Mason Jars: DIY Iced Mocha
Whew! Snack Girl doesn’t know what temperature it is in your neck of the woods, but here it is hot....
Watch Out Taco Bell - Here Comes The Snack Girl Waffle Taco
A couple weeks ago, Snack Girl flamed Taco Bell’s new waffle taco....
Secret Ingredient Pancakes: Healthy, Delicious, and Light
Mmmmmmm, pancakes. Pan….cake. How can you go wrong?.....
Do-It-Yourself Breakfast Sausage: It Rocks!
What are you gonna do about breakfast sausage? It is one of those foods that is sitting in the dog house of the supermarket....
Gluten-Free Cranberry Orange Muffins for a Post Holiday Breakfast
Snack Girl hopes you have a lovely Thanksgiving and that you enjoy your food....
Give Holiday Banana Bread This Season
Can you trick your pals into believing you used a stick of butter to make your banana bread? I think so!...
The Pumpkin Spiced Latte Makeover
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.
Apple Oatmeal Muffins For Fall
Sometimes, Snack Girl goes on a food jag. Her latest is apples....
Change Up Breakfast With Baked Oatmeal
If you combine whole grains, eggs, yogurt, milk, and fruit what do you get? Breakfast!...
Mason Jar Yogurt Parfait
Do you know those containers of fruit flavored yogurts? You know the ones I am referring to - Yoplait, Chobani, Dannon. etc.....
A Super Cold Breakfast For Summer
Are you hot? How would you like some steaming oatmeal?....
Save Money and Calories With This Iced Mocha
Whew! Snack Girl doesn’t know what temperature it is in your neck of the woods, but here it is hot....
Try A New Breakfast With An Old Favorite
Are you bored with hard boiled eggs? Yeah, they are dull. Let me introduce you to an old friend....
You Can Make Your Own Donuts (Without A Deep Fryer)
Snack Girl has a donut problem. She can tell you within a five mile radius where all the delicious donuts can be purchased....
A Healthier Pancake and French Toast Topping
A couple of weeks ago, Snack Girl was waxing lyrical about maple syrup (see: A Healthy Sugar Made From Tree Juice).
A Cheese Danish Makeover
Let’s say you are a fledging food photographer and your husband eats your garnish. What should you do?...
A Fruit Dip To Keep Life Interesting
Snack Girl has long advocated for an apple and peanut butter for a perfect snack. Basically, you got your fruit with a another whole food (peanuts) just blended up. Super yum!...
No Time To Make Real Oatmeal? Try This
Do you have time to make real oatmeal? I didn’t think so.
Try This Instead of The Shamrock Shake
Can you see the green in there? That isn’t food coloring.....
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....
Do It Yourself Deep Chocolate VitaTop Recipe
The inspiration for today’s post came from a reader who is tired of buying VitaTops because they are expensive.
November Means Peppermint Mocha Season
Are you cold? I don’t know about where you are, but the weather is changing here....
Good Read: How To Enjoy Fresh Cranberries
After picking on dried cranberries last week (see: The Truth About Dried Cranberries), I decided to feature the fresh variety....
Rock The House With Your Toaster Oven
Sometimes 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....
Wake Up To These Pumpkin Pancakes
In case you hadn’t noticed Snack Girl takes requests. Freebird!!! (cue lighter)...
Greet October With A Lighter Pumpkin Spiced Latte
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....
Rethink Your Breakfast: Turkish Style
Snack Girl has been fortunate to visit Turkey twice in her 43 years. Both trips taught me so much, and I remember them vividly....
A Pumpkin Pie Smoothie For Fall
Last week, I introduced Fall with a no bake pumpkin oatmeal cookie. But, I had a problem....
A No Bake Cookie That Salutes Fall
I’ve spent some time trying not to bake, but I still love cookies. The best cookies, of course, are made with love....
Have You Tried Baked Oatmeal?
If you combine whole grains, eggs, yogurt, milk, and fruit what do you get? Breakfast!....
The Best Brand of Yogurt You Can Buy
The title here is purposely misleading. I am just trying to get you to pay attention....
Cantaloupe For An Easy Healthy Breakfast
I want to know which creative thinker came up with a "bread" bowl. That person was ON to something. Of course, most of us need to avoid bread bowls (especially if they are filled with a clam chowder)...
Hide An Entire Carrot In This Wrap
Do you want to sneak some veggies in without anyone noticing? Use the sushi method of vegetable hiding....
No Need For A Deep Fryer With These Corn Fritters
Deep frying food is cheating in my book. You can make a pencil taste delicious if you deep fry it....
Heat Up Your Pan And Make Some Healthy Pancakes
Snack Girl keeps working on the perfect pancake. It is the "cake" part that gets me striving for the elusive goal of tasty and nutritious....
An Inspirational Post On Strawberry Jam
See those jars of jam up there? I made them - before you click off in disgust - there is a GIVEAWAY at the end of today’s post...
Refreshing Breakfast On A Stick
Are you hot? How would you like some steaming oatmeal?....
How To Replace A Cinnabon
Snack Girl reserves black and white photos for foods that trigger people to eat. One of my pals told me that my photo of onion rings made her hungry and ever since then I use black and white....
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....
Good Morning Sunshine! Wake Up With This Egg Dish
Are you bored with hard boiled eggs? Yeah, they are dull. Let me introduce you to an old friend...
Brown Is Beautiful: Making The Switch To Brown Rice
Hey, we all want to be beautiful. How about trying some brown rice to aid your efforts?...
Spread It On or Dip It: The Best Yogurt Fruit Dip
Snack Girl has long advocated for an apple and peanut butter for a perfect snack. Basically, you got your fruit with a another whole food (peanuts) just blended up. Super yum!....
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....
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!...
The Skinny on Bagel Thins
Thomas' 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.
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?....
A Simple Way To Dress Up An Egg
Snack Girl is on an egg kick because eggs are just SO nutritious....
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....
This Valentine's Day Give Your Love A Healthy Heart
Yes, it is time to show your love and devotion to your partner. Do you want to give him/her a box of chocolates?....
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....
Peanut Butter Lovers: A 45 Calorie Solution That Will Save Your Waistline
Snack Girl features peanut butter A LOT. I happen to love the stuff and I use it almost every day....
Lighter Latkes (Potato Pancakes) For Hanukkah
THE holiday food of Hanukkah is the potato pancake (AKA latke). The traditional recipe for potato latkes can include 3-4 cups of oil.....
Vegan, Luxurious, Hot......Chocolate
Snack Girl finds that most hot chocolate mixes are missing something important. They lack the most important flavor of all....
You Need To Cook With This Berry NOW! (Healthy Muffin Recipe)
Have you noticed the lovely bags of red berries greeting you in the produce aisle? Fresh cranberries are here!...
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....
A Fantastic Snack From A Scary Place
You guys been anywhere scary lately? How about Costco where all your money seems to get scared out of your wallet?....
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?....
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?....
Fab Snack Finds For Keeping It Fun
Snack Girl LOVES to surf.....the internet. Actually, I have tried actual surfing in the ocean and my style is more "under the water" surfing....
Who Else Lost Their Virginity This Month?
See those lovely jars of apple butter? Snack Girl made them in a fit of unbridled domesticity....
Rethink Your Breakfast: Turkish Style
Snack Girl has been fortunate to visit Turkey twice in her 41 years. Both trips taught me so much, and I remember them vividly....
Mix Pancakes With Oatmeal And You Get A Super Breakfast
Snack Girl keeps working on the perfect pancake. It is the "cake" part that gets me striving for the elusive goal of tasty and nutritious....
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?....
Better Than Real Eggs
Going vegan seems like a big trend right now as we look at our calorie intake and our environmental impact. I never thought eggs were such a big deal because nothing was slaughtered to get them....
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....
One More Thing To Do With Watermelon
Snack Girl has been obsessed with watermelon. My fridge seems always to have half a watermelon staring out at me....
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....
Create A Better Snack With Carrots
The healthiest eaters among us incorporate vegetables or fruit in every meal. This can be tricky because vegetables take time to peel, dice, chop and wash....
How Cantaloupe Can Keep Your Dishes Clean
I want to know which creative thinker came up with a "bread" bowl. That person was ON to something. Of course, most of us need to avoid bread bowls (especially if they are filled with a clam chowder)....
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!
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 Tasty Low Calorie Bar With 50% of Your Daily Fiber
Snack Girl wishes that she liked packaged bars. Most of them are reaching for a nutrition halo that they simply don't deserve....
I Can't Believe You Don't Eat Butter!
Snack Girl doesn't watch much television because she hates commercials. She does watch The Daily Show online for her nightly laughter meditation.....
Suppress Your Appetite Without Drugs
Snack Girl receives desperate e-mails almost every day from people who are hungry and don't want to eat. Frankly, I never know what to say....
You Don't Need Sugar For A Refreshing Summer Drink
It is FINALLY beginning to heat up here in the middle of nowhere and Snack Girl loves cold drinks when it is hot outside.
The Problem With Trail Mix Solved
Trail mix should be the perfect snack. It is portable and will stay fresh in your backpack for hours!....
Hate Bananas? Try These Pumpkin Bites
Back in April, Snack Girl posted what she thought was an awesome cereal bar recipe. People complained!
Why Don't Americans Serve Eggs Like This?
Why did it take an Australian to show me the light on a low calorie, delicious, and fast breakfast? Where has this idea been hiding?....
A Healthy Packaged Snack For Your Lunch Box
If your kids are like mine, they love packaged things above fresh things. Why?....
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....
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....
Satan Would Hate This Recipe
Yes, this photo does look like "deviled" eggs, but Snack Girl has a fix to make them much less evil....
Try This: Vegan Toast
Guess what I didn't use on my toast this morning?....
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.....
The Egg McMuffin Makeover
Seems like everyone and their house, dog, and spouses get makeovers. Perhaps my favorite makeover moment was Oprah's attempt at improving stay-at-home mothers who live in their sweats....
Love Breakfast Sausage but Hate Jimmy Dean? Try This!
Snack 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
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....
The Cheater's Guide to Healthy Yogurt
Is it possible to find a yogurt that tastes great and doesn't inflate your waist? Yes! Does yogurt have to have Sucralose or other artificial sweeteners to be low calorie? No!...
You Will LOVE This 81 Calorie Egg Recipe
Eggs are incredibly nutritious. Just think, a baby embryo was supposed to consume that yolk to become a chick! (hmmmm, maybe you don't want to think about that :)...
Save Money, Your Waistline, And The World By Making Your Own Cereal
Okay, maybe I have gotten a bit dramatic with this title. But, you HAVE to try making your own cereal....
Are Canned Peaches A Healthy Snack?
Snack Girl is seriously missing her peaches. Summer seems years away!...
Can A Frozen Breakfast Sandwich Cure You Of Your Egg McMuffin Habit?
The NEW Vitalicious Egg-n-Cheese sandwich is in my Stop-&-Shop's freezer. And it boasts a mere 150 calories per sandwich....
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....
Simply Lovely Valentine's Day Breakfast
You don't want to kill your Valentine with killer food, do you? Show your love by making something healthy....
This Smoothie Will Blow Your Mind
Snack Girl isn't really a fan of smoothies because she finds them too sweet. But, there is one style of smoothie that motivates her to get out the blender.
Starbucks' Oatmeal vs. McDonald's Oatmeal - Which one should you choose?
Last week, I posted What You Need To Know About McDonald's Oatmeal. Immediately, I was asked about Starbucks' oatmeal....
Healthy Homemade Bread in Five Minutes A Day
Let's face it - homemade bread rocks.....
Simple, Delicious, and Low Calorie Smoothie Recipes from Camp Shane
If you’re looking for a snack that tastes delicious AND is good for you, then you’re in for a treat!
Try This Breakfast Solution: Faster and Healthier Than Cereal
Are you running out of time every morning and grabbing a cereal bar? Try this instead....
Make Winter Warmer With Apple and Peanut Butter Oatmeal
Are you bored with your oatmeal? Let's give it a makeover!....
Don't Forget This Classic
Out of fresh fruit? Can't make it to the store?...
You Won't Miss The Butter In This Holiday Banana Bread
Can you trick your pals into believing you used a stick of butter to make your banana bread? I think so!...
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.
Want To Prevent Breast Cancer? Try This Awesome Snack
Can your diet lower your chances of getting cancer? The answer is yes!...
A Pumpkin Spice Latte With 77 Calories
Do you have any buddies who anxiously await the arrival of the Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte? It has been here for a month and people love it....
Cut Your Morning Sugar Consumption in Half With This Cereal
Since posting: Candy or Breakfast? Evaluate Your Cereal, Snack Girl has scoured the cereal aisle looking for healthy choices....
A Healthy Halloween Snack
Halloween is arriving in a mere 12 days and it is all my kids can talk about. We are decorating the house and getting ready for the festivities....
Can A New Drink Change Your Life?
Recently, a reader sent me a strange message about Almond Breeze. She wrote that it had CHANGED HER LIFE!...
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!...
Got Apples? Try This Awesome Healthy Snack
If you read this website, you BETTER have apples in your fridge (or I'm gonna buy you some :) This is it people - apple season!...
Chocolate Pumpkin Protein Bars - YUM!
You would expect that a food blog called Lilveggiepatch.com would be set in a rural spot like Athens, GA....
Mix It Up For A Delicious Snack
Do 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....
Healthy Halloween Candy
Snack 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....
A Great Choice For A Frozen Waffle
Breakfastpalooza continues here on Snack Girl with a question about frozen waffles....
Want Your Kid To Eat A Healthy Snack? Use a Stick
Sick of trying to get your kids to eat something healthy? Try my method of persuasion involving a stick....
A Grab And Go Breakfast With Staying Power
My daughter begged me to serve her pancakes for her first day of school. Pancakes are usually a weekend treat, but how could I deny her?...
A Cherry Tomato Salad For Summer
My farm share just gave us the go ahead to pick AS MANY cherry tomatoes as we want! Is that crazy?....
Sugar Free Jam In Seconds (No Artificial Sweetener!)
This was my breakfast this morning! Snack Girl had to show off her recent innovation inspired by Freezer Jam For Dummies....
Freezer Jam For Dummies
Freezer jam was absolute mystery to Snack Girl until a few weeks ago. I had never even heard of it until readers commented on How To Pick A Healthy Jam or Jelly....
A Breakfast Cereal You Can Feel Good About
Back 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 :)...
Want Fewer Dirty Dishes? Try This Healthy Trick
I want to know which creative thinker came up with a "bread" bowl. That person was ON to something. Of course, most of us need to avoid bread bowls (especially if they are filled with a clam chowder)....
How To Pick A Healthy Jam or Jelly
It isn’t that hard to find a healthy jam or jelly if you know what to look for....
You Need A New Food Obsession
Do you ever find yourself driving around in search of the perfect food? The vision of this food haunts you and keeps you hunting for the experience of tasting it again....
How To Make a Power Breakfast (44% of your DV of Iron)
Snack Girl has a problem. It is a GREAT problem to have - too much fresh spinach in her refrigerator....
How To Prevent Cancer
Cancer is a tough disease to prevent. It exists in many forms and there is no vaccine....
The Odwalla Smoothie Dilemma
What could be wrong about an entire mango in a bottle of juice? What if there was no added sugar but just non-GMO fruit mixed in a bottle for your healthy consumption?...
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?...
An Amazing Apple Pie Makeover In Two Minutes
Is it possible to cut the calories of apple pie in half and have it still taste good? Well, when you are working with food as great as Apples anything is possible....
How To Choose Healthy Peanut Butter
Peanut butter is a great addition to a healthy snack. Spreading it on apples or crackers is an excellent way to add fat and protein (and taste!) to a dull food....
A Kid's Energy Bar for Lunch Boxes and Adults
I was first introduced to these bars on a tour of a supermarket with a nutritionist. "THESE are great bars!", she said. I was skeptical....
When It Heats Up Try This Simple Zero Calorie Drink
There is usually just one small step from ordinary to elegant. I know that sounds optimistic, but sometimes just a little change makes ALL the difference.
Elegant, Easy, and Eggilicious
The best way to enjoy an egg doesn't involve any butter or cheese! Really! I know all those quiche lovers out there aren't going to believe me - but you have to give this a try....
KINDa Fabulous: A Nutritionally Dense Snack Bar
What the world needs is some serious KINDness. Okay, that doesn't seem realistic - but you could pick up KIND at your local convenience store!...
Try Rhubarb - In Season Now and Super Yummy
The best place to find healthy eating inspiration is your local produce source. And if you pay attention, you will see that there are vegetables and fruits that arrive at different times of year....
Cheerios: A Good Choice For a Healthy Snack?
Snack Girl has spent A LOT of time in the cereal aisle looking for a great choice for Snack Girl readers. It isn't easy to find a cereal that passes the Candy or Breakfast? Evaluate Your Cereal test...
Eat Asparagus for Breakfast from Eat Real Good
One of the ways that I know that Spring is here is that asparagus starts showing up in supermarkets. I love the stuff and get so excited when I see it priced as low as $1.50 per pound....
A Drink for Super Heroes
Do you like to soar through the sky with your cape flapping? I do! Snack Girl has a cape and she jumps from her bed often to feel the rush - as she screams "Snack Girl to the RESCUE!!!"
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....
Banana Quesadilla: A Delicious After-Exercise 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 Zero Calorie Drink With A Twist
Drink 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....
Applesauce On The Go - A Packaged Snack With Promise
Why is it that something with a wrapper is preferable to a a whole food such as Apples? One of the reasons processed food sells so well is that an apple doesn't have a gold wrapper around it....
How To Pick Healthy Bread - A Toast to Toast
One of the first snacks suggested for Snack-Girl was toast. It is simple, versatile, and if you choose right, a healthy choice....
Change Your Deviled Eggs into Angeled Eggs (Low Cal Recipe)
Snack-Girl is a working mother and sometimes she doesn't get around to things as timely as other food writers. I would say most food blogs featured deviled eggs last week. Now that I have 2 dozen Hard Boiled Eggs in my fridge, I am ON IT!...
Have it Your Way (and I'm not talking about BK)
Snack-Girl has become a cereal magnet now that she starting writing about breakfast.The best part of this new development is that yummy things show up on my doorstep....
Healthy Lavash Chips from Danica's Daily
Snack-Girl is always on the hunt for other blogs that inform her readers. Danica of Danica's Daily posts her healthy food consumption every day for people to follow.
Better and Faster than A Bowl of Cold Cereal
Life hasn't been easy since Snack-Girl set a new cereal standard in our house. I've tested many of our cereals and I've come up with very few that pass the Candy or Breakfast? Evaluate Your Cereal test....
Replace French Fries with This Easy and Healthy Snack
The most eaten vegetable in the United States is the potato. Found in fast food venues from coast to coast the delicious French Fries are hard to avoid....
How To Incorporate Veggies in Your Breakfast
Snack-Girl is always looking at great snack ideas - and What's Gaby Cooking? is an inspirational food blog....
DIY Cereal For A Healthy Snack
National Cereal Day is this Sunday. How should we celebrate? How about making your own cereal? I'm sure the people at General Mills will LOVE this idea....
Love Ice Cream? Try This 130 Calorie Makeover
Snack-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?...
Streamline Your Morning in One Step
Do you dread getting out of bed in the morning? Are you overwhelmed by the enormity of the tasks ahead? Take one job off your list right now!...
Visit the Doctor to Get an Awesome Cracker
The search for a great cracker has ended with an entry from Texas. Organic and artisan-baked, these crackers are better than anything I have tried in a LONG time....
Easy Apple Strudel from A Fit And Spicy Life
Using apples in a recipe is always a great idea. This post from A Fit and Spicy Life is a delicious way to enjoy them for a sometimes treat....
Desperately Seeking Delicious and Healthy Yogurt
The yogurt choices in the supermarket seem infinite. They seem to be only surpassed by cereal with all the crazy flavors and brands. After posting Yoplait Strawberry Yogurt, Snack-Girl has been on the hunt for a great yogurt choice....
This Food is An Instant Party in Your Mouth
Is 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....
No-Bake, Nut Butter, Oatmeal Cookie
Let's be honest. Nobody has time to bake. Okay, if you have time to bake, you are in the minority. My favorite snacks are one that are just assembled from readily available ingredients and served with no mess....
Stressed is Desserts Spelled Backwards
The inclination to grab for food when you are stressed is completely understandable. Food calms you down and makes you feel good....
How To Bake Your Own Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day
If you could make your own healthy bread in five minutes a day would you do it? Could you find the time for such an enterprise?...
The Fastest, Healthiest Snack in the West
Are you bored with the same old dull snacks? Do you need a way to "dress-up" your healthy snack?...
Save Money, Calories, and the Environment with this Yogurt
Is it possible to find a yogurt that tastes great and doesn't inflate your waist? Yes! Does yogurt have to have Sucralose or other artificial sweeteners to be low calorie? No!...
Replace Your Morning Scone (or Donut): First Step
I know what is stopping me from losing the tire of chub that sits on my belly. Baked goods....
How to Replace Butter without Sacrificing Flavor
Is it possible? Can you remove butter from a great recipe and still want to eat it? Well, I was skeptical, until I decided to work this out for my waistline....
Much Yummier than a LaraBar
Dear 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....
Winter's Miracle Fruit
Their dazzling color and shape are too lovely to believe. Shall I buy them for Christmas? Shall I give them as a gift?...
Ready Snax - in the Produce Aisle
Do 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)....
Keep Your Kid Occupied While You Cook
We have featured Hard Boiled Egg before as a great snack. My pal, Damaris, over at The Little Foodie has a great idea for keeping kids quiet while you cook dinner....
Lara Bar - Only 2 Ingredients
The holy grail for healthy packaged snacking is finding a snack with fewer than 5 ingredients. The Lara Bar fits this definition well....
A Healthy 100 Calorie Snack Pack
How 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)....
How to Eat More Vegetables
There can be no doubt that eating vegetables is good for you. Scientific study after study proclaim their health benefits....
Eat a Little Bit of Sunshine
We don't ordinarily think about the sun, water, and nutrients absorbed by a food when we eat it. We usually just eat it....
A Healthy Snack for a Busy World
Do you have time to sit and peel a fresh mango every time you want a snack? No? Well, I'm sure you are in the majority....
Imagine Being On Vacation
Are there certain foods that remind you of vacation spots? It seems that most tropical destinations have a form of fruit salad to start your day....
How to Get What You Pay For
We take medicine to make us feel better when we get sick. We undergo all kind of treatments to get rid of diseases such as cancer and diabetes, and we pay oodles of money for these treatments....
How to Make an Apple Last 2 Years
Bear Fruit Bars do not occur in nature, but they are made of natural ingredients. They are made by a small, family run company called Mountain Organic Foods....
Healthy Homemade Granola
You can buy all sorts of different brands of granola. Granola comes in bags, boxes or bulk. It is found in the cereal aisle, the health food store, and the corner market....
The secret to eating lots and not getting fat
How much can you eat before you start gaining weight? Obviously, this depends on what you eat....
A new sports drink?
Most of us don't think of milk as a sports drink. The drink aisle abounds with neon colors of Gatorade and Powerade to entice us to recharge after and during exercise....
How to replace soda without mourning
Seven percent of the average American's calories come from soda (see reference below). What if you could reduce or even eliminate soda from your diet?...
Energy Bar Recipe
At $2 per bar, products like PowerBar can really take a bite out of your wallet. Of course they are incredibly convenient to buy and eat. Can you really make these at home?...
The goodness of tomato packed in a melon
Isn't watermelon just water? It is actually over 90% water, but that leftover 10% is pretty great. For example, watermelon has more lycopene than tomatoes....
Fun for kids to make and eat (adults too!)
Ants on a log is a combination of celery, cream cheese (or peanut butter), and raisins...
Snap along to a healthy place
Pre-washed stringless sugar snap peas can be found in your local supermarket in a plastic bag. Those of us...
Roasted bean juice is a nutritious drink
Coffee is roasted bean juice. Since we don't pick the beans, roast them, and grind them, we forget that coffee is derived from plants....
All the benefits of red wine without the alcohol
Most of us have heard that red wine has health benefits. The theory was conceived when we noticed that all those French people consumed alot of it and didn't get heart disease at the same rates as Americans. How amazing! An alcoholic drink that is actually good for you....
Everybody needs water
Are you thirsty? If you are - try to grab a glass of water. The price is usually close to free and it may stop your hunger craving.
77 calories packed with nutrition
You get protein, lots of vitamins, fat and a whole slew of compounds that your body needs. So, eat eggs! Do not be afraid. But, try to keep it to 2 a day....
Tropical fruit for North Americans
I never had a mango until I visited Mexico in 1987. I bought one from a street vendor, and just sunk my face into it. Wow! If a mango is perfectly fresh, it is an almost euphoric experience to eat it....
A zero calorie alternative to soda
I have to admit my love of sparkling water. I just love those little bubbles....
The taste of candy - and nutritious!
Raisins are "nature's candy". I suppose that is true. They are SUPER sweet and yummy, and a great snack for those with a sweet tooth....
America's favorite fruit
Americans are bananas for bananas! They are the most consumed fruit in the United States and the world.
Orange you fabulous!
My grandfather would to send us a box of oranges for Christmas. I was pretty disappointed as a youngster because I was hoping for toys. But as an adult, I would appreciate the gift....
Slices of heaven
Biting into a fresh nectarine is like tasting a summer's day. So many flavors play over your tongue as you taste one....
Cherries - a luscious springime treat
"If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What am I Doing in the Pits?", Erma Bombeck, (1985). I guess I am dating myself with this title, but it always makes me laugh....
Luxurious, low in calorie, and nutritious
If fresh raspberries were cheaper, I would eat them all the time! They are sweet, luscious, and arguably very good for you....
An apple a day is cheaper than health insurance
"An apple a day will keep the doctor away" goes the proverb. I think we can all agree that apples are much cheaper than health insurance. Can an apple really make good on its promise?...
