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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....

April 15, 2020  47 Comments

SUBWAY Veggie Delight: FAST But Fresh and Healthy?

SUBWAY Veggie Delight is the poster sandwich for a healthy fast food choice. The ingredients include whole wheat bread and a ton of veggies.

June 4, 2017  55 Comments

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Will "Newtons Fruit Thins" Keep You Thin?

Snack Girl believes the holy grail of snack foods to be the healthy cookie. Both yummy and good for you, this cookie would solve all my snacking problems....

July 6, 2011  26 Comments


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Raspberry Lemonade With 50% Less Sugar From Tropicana: Healthy?

After Snack Girl's trip to McD's last week (see: McDonald's Frozen Strawberry Lemonade: Don't Believe The Hype ), she decided to hit Target for the latest from Tropicana....

June 1, 2011  22 Comments

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Can Domino's Deliver A Healthy and Tasty Meal?

You would have to be living under rock to miss the Domino's marketing campaign. Seems that they changed their recipe, and their food doesn't taste like cardboard....

March 1, 2011  18 Comments

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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....

January 27, 2011  37 Comments

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A Low Cal Fudge Snack That Works

The ice cream aisle is flooded with low calorie choices. Last week, I shared one of my favorites - Haagen Dazs small cups....

January 11, 2011  18 Comments


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Kashi Cereal Bars - Are They Healthy?

Cereal bars are a grab and go meal for many busy people. They make it easy to get out the door when time is running short.

December 30, 2010  14 Comments

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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?....

October 21, 2010  48 Comments

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Reduced Fat Chips Can Be Delicious

Snack Girl never stops searching for healthy snacks. Even on vacation, she tirelessly hunts down tasty treats!....

August 19, 2010  1 Comment

wheatthinsb

When 100% Whole Grain Means Nothing

Snack Girl's search for healthy crackers never ends. I am always looking for that holy grail of a packaged snack that is also good for you....

August 2, 2010  30 Comments


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Is Veggie Pirate's Booty a Healthy Snack or Junk Food?

When you see "Veggie" in the title, you want it to be a healthy snack! Hey, I'm eating my veggies, mom!....

July 19, 2010  7 Comments

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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?...

June 23, 2010  19 Comments

cliffzb

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....

June 8, 2010  7 Comments

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Is a GoGurt a Healthy Go or a Junk Food No?

The convenience of yogurt in a tube is phenomenal. No need for spoons and SO easy to pack make GoGurts a potential healthy choice for parents looking for something fun to add to lunch boxes....

June 1, 2010  28 Comments


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What NOT To Have For Breakfast

Snack Girl has begun to receive many products and books for review on the website. If I don't like something, I usually just don't mention it - why be negative? There is so much negativity in the world!...

May 19, 2010  28 Comments

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Cut Your Soda Consumption By Half In One Easy Step

After posting Shawn's Story, I have been hearing from people who want to quit soda - both diet and regular. Not everyone can be strong like Shawn and kick it by going cold turkey....

May 17, 2010  10 Comments

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Pop or Flop? Crunchy Snack Review and Giveaway

Can a potato chip be magical? If you could wave a wand and do something to a chip - what would it be?...

March 16, 2010  43 Comments

Half Donut

A 130 Calorie Donut

Can you reduce a donut by half its calories and retain something that tastes good?....

February 26, 2010  13 Comments


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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....

February 19, 2010  4 Comments

chobanib

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....

February 15, 2010  37 Comments

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Are Kashi Crackers (cover your ears) Kashit?

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!....

February 8, 2010  26 Comments

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Pump Up Your Frozen Pizza

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....

February 2, 2010  1 Comment

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A Delicious and Reasonable Ice Cream Treat

Ice cream is a dreamy concoction. It tastes best when you make it yourself right out of the ice cream maker. But, who has time to make it? The supermarket seems to have an endless aisle of choices to answer our craving....

January 8, 2010  3 Comments

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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....

December 14, 2009  14 Comments

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Replace Potato Chips - First Step

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....

November 16, 2009  1 Comment

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Healthy Halloween Candy?

Is there a brand of candy that you can feel good about putting in a child's plastic pumpkin? Is it worth the risk of getting your house toilet-papered to hand out boxes of Raisins?....

October 22, 2009  5 Comments

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The world's favorite salty snack

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....

July 23, 2009

Bagged Popcorn

High fiber, whole grain but then they added cheese

Pre-packaged popcorn is healthier than potato chips but more expensive and less healthy than popping it yourself...

May 8, 2009  5 Comments

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Crunchy puffs of rice, salt, and sugar

These lovely little crackers hail from Japan. Are they bad for you?....

May 8, 2009  4 Comments

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Fast food with a nutritional upside

If you are hungry, this is a perfectly fine snack. Everything is relative of course, and if you are watching your weight you would want to avoid something with so many calories....

March 13, 2009  2 Comments

low-fat beef jerky

If it is good enough for NASA is it good enough for you?

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....

March 5, 2009

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Pizza is better for you than a candy bar

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.

March 5, 2009

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Pork Rinds - high in protein and (sadly) salt

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.

March 5, 2009  1 Comment

graham crackers

Better than cookies but not as good as fruit

Graham crackers can be pretty yummy. There are a lot of different brands but they all average out to be about the same for calories...

March 5, 2009  1 Comment

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Chewy Granola Bar

Wait a minute, these are supposed to be healthy! Do you really consider these a treat?

March 5, 2009  2 Comments

Mallomars

An okay cookie for a treat

Mallomars are a weird Northeastern United States phenomenon. If you have not lived in New York or New Jersey, you may have never seen one.

March 5, 2009  4 Comments

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