Healthy + Party Snacks + Under 200 Calories
These snacks will give your body the nutrients it needs to function. Keep them on hand for a great snack.
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Healthier Egg Nog Recipe
A healthy eggnog recipe? Can it be done?...
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....
Roasted Walnuts Recipes **VIDEO**
Are you looking for a way to wow your friends and family while doing very little work? Try these roast walnuts recipes!
Another Take on Light Pizza
Pizza is one of my forms of kryptonite. Not crappy Domino’s pizza, but well-made, delicious pizza. I am a bit of a pizza tourist....
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...
Butternut Squash Soup in Pumpkin Bowls
Doesn't this look festive? Your guests will be impressed by your ingenuity (and less bowls to wash)...
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....
Take Your Apple and Peanut Butter To A Whole New Level
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!....
Make Your Own Lighter Caramel Apple
You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to get why these caramel apples are healthier....
Four Ingredient Pumpkin Gingerbread
I bet you are wondering how I can do it – make gingerbread with four ingredients....
A Delicious Portion-Controlled Potato Recipe
Snack Girl features potatoes because they are inexpensive, nutritious, and super yummy....
What To Do With Fresh Tomatoes
Can you believe those colors? You know how they say to "eat the rainbow". Here is your chance!....
Another Healthy BBQ Side: Red Potato Salad
Yeah, baby, it is time for potato salad. I used to buy it at my local supermarket until I found out how much better it is when you make it fresh.....
What To Bring to a Potluck BBQ
Barbeques are great because you don’t have to cook indoors and everyone gets it....
Lighten The Devil In These Eggs
Yes, this photo does look like "deviled" eggs, but Snack Girl has a fix to make them much less evil....
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!...
Make Your Own Mocha Roasted Almonds
Snack Girl is not trying to sell you rabbit poop, it just looks like it.....
A Buffalo Cauliflower Recipe For The Snack Girl Recipe Swap
Last month, I featured a recipe swap with carrots as the featured vegetable. Thanks so much for sharing your recipes.
Tasty Three Layer Dip In A Snap
Do you ever get stuck with having to make something and not wanting to drive to the store?...
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....
Healthier Caramel Apples: Just Do It!
You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to get why these caramel apples are healthier....
Pizza Without Guilt
Snack Girl doesn’t believe in guilt about food. For me, there is no “good” food vs. “evil” food....
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....
Turn Dull Beans Into A Potato Chip Replacement
Yesterday, we featured canned beans in a sneaky way. Today, they come out behind the curtain.
Try Adding This To Your Brownie Mix
I bet you are wondering what “this” is - and it is a natural ingredient from a plant. Not the plant most of you are thinking of because this is a family website....
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....
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....
Are Whole Grain Goldfish Healthier Than Regular Goldfish?
Have you checked out your local cracker aisle? At last count, there were ELEVEN different bags of Goldfish!....
Fish Tacos With Cabbage Slaw: In Season And Yummy
Are you trying to eat seasonal foods? Put down those hard tomatoes and grab some cabbage....
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?...
The Secret To Making Chicken Breast Taste Much Better Than A Hockey Puck
Snack Girl hasn't sucked on a hockey puck lately, but she has grilled skinless chicken breast past the point of edible....
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....
Z Fries: The Latest In Nutritious, Delicious, and Low Cal Fries
Z French like to sspeak like thissss. In France, they call French fries - frites. Don't they know they are French fries? sheesh....
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.....
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....
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....
Who Else Wants Bacon?
What is bacon doing on Snack Girl? This site is supposed to be healthy!...
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....
Try This Pumpkin Pie Makeover For Thanksgiving
Why would Snack Girl mess with Thanksgiving? Come on, live a little!...
A Tomato Salad For Tomato Lovers
Can you believe those colors? You know how they say to "eat the rainbow". Here is your chance!....
Fastest, Easiest, and Tastiest Guacamole
Guacamole 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....
