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![]() | How To Incorporate Veggies in Your Breakfast Thursday March 11, 2010 Snack-Girl is always looking at great snack ideas - and What's Gaby Cooking? is an inspirational food blog.... read more |
![]() | Feeling Crabby? Try This Cure Monday March 8, 2010 Convenience foods are typically worse for you than food that you make yourself. But, once in a while a product shows up that is truly healthy and helpful to the time-stretched among us.... read more |
![]() | Turn Cauliflower into YUMMYflower Monday March 1, 2010 You can eat 2 cups of cauliflower and only add 88 calories to your waistline. Not only that, but the stuff is really good for you. This is one of the vegetables your doctor is telling you to eat.... read more |
![]() | DIY Crackers from Sagan Sunday February 28, 2010 The great cracker quest continues with a guest post from a Snack-Girl reader.... read more |
![]() | Visit the Doctor to Get an Awesome Cracker Wednesday February 24, 2010 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.... read more |
![]() | Beyond Hard Boiled Eggs Monday February 22, 2010 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 :)... read more |
![]() | Ten Calories of Salty, Healthy, Whole Food Crunch Thursday February 18, 2010 When we dream of the perfect salty snack we tend to think of Potato Chips. Dah-duh-duh-dah! Snack-Girl to the rescue!... read more |
![]() | Fastest, Easiest, and Tastiest Guacamole Tuesday February 16, 2010 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.... read more |
![]() | Are Kashi Crackers (cover your ears) Kashit? Monday February 8, 2010 After taking on Ritz Crackers, I decided to look into other brands of crackers. Kashi crackers really SCREAMED to me from the supermarket shelf. 8g Whole Grains!.... read more |
![]() | Pump Up Your Frozen Pizza Tuesday February 2, 2010 in Half Junk Some of my readers make pizza dough, tomato sauce, dice vegetables, grate cheese, own a pizza stone, and create amazing pies in their oven. Thank you for reading Snack-Girl, Martha Stewart.... read more |
![]() | Sneak Healthy Dip into Your Super Bowl Party Monday February 1, 2010 in Makeover When we think of the Super Bowl, we think of BBQ chicken wings, pizza, 7 layer dip, guacamole, Potato Chips, Doritos, beer, etc. (mouth watering, yet?)... read more |
![]() | 3 Reasons to Avoid Ritz Crackers Wednesday January 27, 2010 I'm locking my doors tonight in case the people from Nabsico try to take their revenge. Why, Snack-Girl, do you need to mess with an American icon?... read more |
![]() | A Grecian Snack for All Time Thursday January 21, 2010 Simple, elegant, and delicious, you can't go wrong with olives for a healthy snack. Olive bars have been popping up in supermarkets all over the country, and I, for one, am a BIG fan.... read more |
![]() | Comfort Food without the Uncomfortable Guilt Wednesday January 20, 2010 Comfort food, by definition, makes us feel better. The BEST comfort food are the ones that both make us feel better and are healthy.... read more |
![]() | The Worst Pizza on the Planet Monday January 18, 2010 What evil mind came up with this pizza combination? Was it the corporate folks at Domino's? Or some neighborhood pizzeria trying to change the world?... read more |
![]() | A Whole Food Snack of Salty Deliciousness and A Winner! Thursday January 14, 2010 in Makeover I really appreciate Snack-Girl readers, and am thrilled when someone suggests something that I need to review. Crystal wrote me a very nice e-mail admonishing me for leaving these veggie goodies off the site. So, today, I will fix this situation.... read more |
![]() | How To Bake Your Own Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day Tuesday January 12, 2010 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?... read more |
![]() | A Puffy and Cheesy Snack of Deliciousness Wednesday December 30, 2009 Let's be honest. A party is not ONLY about being healthy. Yesterday's post: Party-Snacks was yesterday.... read more |
![]() | The Tiniest (and Yummiest) Pizzas on The Planet Monday December 28, 2009 in Makeover The quest for the quickest (and healthiest) pizza continues! One dedicated Snack-Girl reader, Theresa, sent me her solution for a pizza makeover after I posted English Muffin Pizza.... read more |
![]() | How To Make A Healthy and Glamorous Snack Tuesday December 22, 2009 Holiday parties don't have to be about meatballs, 7 layer dip, and cheese. You can do festive things with vegetables and people won't even realize they are eating them.... read more |
![]() | Be a Rock Star at Your Next Holiday Potluck Thursday December 17, 2009 Is there something that you could bring that would be festive, delicious, easy to make, cheap, and give your friends 350% of their recommended daily allowance of Vitamin A per serving?.... read more |
![]() | Homeless People Don't Need Vegetables Friday December 11, 2009 in Healthy Habits A couple days before Thanksgiving, I called our local "Survival Center" to find out how I could help. I was ready to roast a turkey, clean up, or help serve.... read more |
![]() | What You Should Know About Snack Wraps Monday November 30, 2009 McDonald's is not somewhere I would usually go for a snack. But, sometimes, you are stuck. Because I write about snacks, I was curious about the McDonald's Snack Wrap and I was hopeful that it was a healthier alternative to their usual menu.... read more |
![]() | Ready Snax - in the Produce Aisle Friday November 20, 2009 in Fab Find 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).... read more |
![]() | Keep Your Kid Occupied While You Cook Thursday November 19, 2009 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.... read more |
![]() | Replace Potato Chips - First Step Monday November 16, 2009 in Makeover Diets that advise you to stop eating Potato Chips and start eating Celery Sticks are asking too much! Celery Sticks , while crunchy, do not taste anything like a potato chips.... read more |
![]() | Lara Bar - Only 2 Ingredients Friday November 13, 2009 in Fab Find The 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 Friday November 6, 2009 in Fab Find 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).... read more |
![]() | How to Eat More Vegetables Wednesday November 4, 2009 in Healthy Habits There can be no doubt that eating vegetables is good for you. Scientific study after study proclaim their health benefits.... read more |
![]() | A Dip that Won't Kill You Monday November 2, 2009 in Makeover Have you noticed how many calories a sour cream and onion dip has? We can fool ourselves into believing we are eating healthily by dipping veggies in these dips.... read more |
![]() | Quick and Healthy Pizza Monday October 26, 2009 in Makeover Is it necessary to add 3/4 of a pound of cheese to a pizza to have it be delicious? Do you need a cheese stuffed crust to have a great eating experience? I don't think so.... read more |
![]() | Is There Such a Thing as Tasty Paper? Monday September 21, 2009 Hidden in the "Asian" section of your supermarket is a papery substance that is food. My package actually proclaims that the company that makes the stuff has been in business since 1690.... read more |
![]() | Which Favorite Snack has 35 Ingredients? Thursday September 17, 2009 There is a snack that earns Frito-Lay around $600 million a year. The multiple flavors of this chip and colors of the packages are incredibly enticing.... read more |
![]() | How to Turn the Dull into the Delicious Monday September 14, 2009 Sitting on the shelf with all the bright colored Fritos and Doritos is the lowly pretzel.... read more |
![]() | Pop Your Way to Less Calories and Save Money Monday August 10, 2009 You CAN make popcorn in the microwave without the prepackaged products from the supermarket. All you need is popcorn, lunch bags, tape, and some flavorings.... read more |
![]() | The world's favorite salty snack Thursday July 23, 2009 In 2005, 16.4 billion dollars were spent on potato chips globally. Potato chips captured a third of all "salty snack" spending for that year.... read more |
![]() | Cheesy and cheery to make you chunky Monday July 13, 2009 Are Cheetos nutritious? No, the cheese part does not make them nutritious. They are filled with salt, processed cheese, and corn... read more |
![]() | The possibilities are endless Monday June 15, 2009 This classic combination turns out to be an pretty good snack. The key is to use real cheese... read more |
![]() | Are baked snap peas as good as fresh snap peas? Monday June 8, 2009 Baked snap peas are mashed green peas shaped into a pea shape and baked with oil and salt. They have the same calories per ounce as potato chips.... read more |
![]() | A tube of whole food goodness Thursday June 4, 2009 Also known as string cheese, this cheese stick is an example of a packaged snack that is good for you... read more |
![]() | A Japanese snack with benefits Monday June 1, 2009 Wasabi peas are fried peas with a mustard sauce on them. They go great with beer and are a great replacement for Doritos or Fritos... read more |
![]() | Low calorie crunch to stop your chip craving Thursday May 28, 2009 Isn't celery mostly water? Yes, but it is chocked full of other great nutrients. It has protein, Vitamin K, and lots of other vitamins to keep you going.... read more |
![]() | High fiber, whole grain but then they added cheese Friday May 8, 2009 Pre-packaged popcorn is healthier than potato chips but more expensive and less healthy than popping it yourself... read more |
![]() | Crunchy puffs of rice, salt, and sugar Friday May 8, 2009 These lovely little crackers hail from Japan. Are they bad for you?.... read more |
![]() | Would you like an order of fat with your burger? Friday March 13, 2009 Onion rings are another delicious fast food. I love the soft oniony inside and the crunchy batter outside. Unfortunately, the deep frying part renders these puppies into a very fatty snack.... read more |
![]() | America's Favorite Vegetable Friday March 13, 2009 The average American eats 30 pounds of french fries a year. I found this statistic on a website devoted to the history of french fries. French fries are a much loved staple for us Americans. We probably out do the Belgians who consider them a national treasure. read more |
![]() | Corn, oil, and salt combined to fill you up Friday March 13, 2009 Hey, wait a minute! Almost 600 calories in a bag of Fritos??!! That is ludicrous. Yeah, it is. Maybe YOU will be able to stop yourself from eating the entire bag. read more |
![]() | Mechanically separated meat is not good for you Friday March 13, 2009 The stick of jerky photographed here is actually not beef. I was shocked to discover that I had purchased a stick of jerky made with pork and something called "mechanically separated chicken". Okayyy. read more |
![]() | Fun to eat and good for you Friday March 13, 2009 "Eat. Spit. Be Happy." says DAVID, a manufacturer of sunflower seeds. I can't agree more. If not for the fact that I've been trying to teach my children not to spit, these would be a perfect snack. read more |
![]() | What is the vegetable in these chips? Potatoes Thursday March 5, 2009 It sounds so great doesn't it? Veggie Chips! I can have vegetables AND chips. Woo-hoo! Yeah.... read more |
![]() | If it is good enough for NASA is it good enough for you? Thursday March 5, 2009 What can I say? This one is tough (ha!), shoe leather tough in fact. I bought this package to review for Snack Girl and I literally can't eat it. This has got to be one of the first that I find myself totally unable to swallow or chew.... read more |
![]() | Pizza is better for you than a candy bar Thursday March 5, 2009 What is the size of a slice of pizza? It can really vary. I use a measure from Domino's because, while I don't like their pizza, I think we all know what a Domino's pizza looks like. read more |
![]() | Pork Rinds - high in protein and (sadly) salt Thursday March 5, 2009 Pork rinds are (mysteriously) not that bad a snack. George W. Bush, near the beginning of his presidency said that they were his favorite snack, and sales shot up. read more |
![]() | A few slices of salami go a long way Thursday March 5, 2009 Why do I recommend salami? Well first of all, the taste is very strong. If you have a few thin slices for a snack, you probably won't be able to eat much more. read more |
![]() | Full of salt and lacking in nutrients Friday February 20, 2009 Is this a snack or a meal? Well, I think many people would still feel hungry if you had just a cup of noodles for lunch, so I think it is a snack.... read more |
![]() | Low in calories as long as you hold the butter Tuesday February 3, 2009 Microwave popcorn is a fast and easy snack that can be satisfying and nutritious but you need to choose carefully if you are on a diet... read more |
![]() | A simple whole grain cracker that tastes good Monday February 2, 2009 If you like crackers, Triscuits (or whole wheat baked snack crackers) are for you. They are salty and crunchy and great alternative to the higher fat alternatives such as potato chips or Doritos.... read more |
![]() | Nuts are nutritious and portable Monday February 2, 2009 Are you nuts about nuts? I sure am. Roasted, salted, plain or slivered, almonds are a wonderful snack.... read more |
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