Healthy + Party Snacks + Late Night + Sweet

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....

Turn Strawberry Shortcake Into Strawberry Healthycake

Have you ever made a traditional Strawberry Shortcake? Well, I have and the "shortcake" part calls for cream AND butter. Wowza!

Make These Strawberry Santa Hats

You know how you have a holiday favorite that you make EVERY year....

A New Lighter Thanksgiving Pie To Try

Do you ever want to make a pie and don’t have a crust or want to make one? There is a simple solution.

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....

Make Your Own Sherbet With A Blender

Who doesn’t love blenders? Whhhhhhirrrrrr, and voila, a frothy beverage...

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!....

How To Make Dark Chocolate Last Forever

Drizzle: to pour in a fine stream. Drizzle is a super cool word because you can hear it....

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!...

An Awesome Portion Control Trick For Homemade Cookies

So, you like to bake - but you have a problem. Yes, I know that problem well.....

Return To An Old Favorite Snack (With A Twist)

Sometimes we need a little inspiration to make a healthy snack. We get into snack ruts because we are super busy....

Vegan, Luxurious, Hot......Chocolate

Snack Girl finds that most hot chocolate mixes are missing something important. They lack the most important flavor of all....

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?....

Love Salted Chocolate Caramels? Try This Healthy Candy Alternative

No one is ever going to accuse Snack Girl of not loving a WEE bit of chocolate. But, my taste bud credentials have been called into question....

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?....

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 Lot Less Float For Your Boat (Awesome 53 Calorie Dessert)

Snack Girl wants to share about serving sizes of ice cream. Ummm, what happened?....

Chill Out With Some Watermelon Tomato Soup

You see that leaf of basil up there? I wish that was ME! Why? Because it is 100F, and that soup is COLD....

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!