After Exercise + Afternoon Snack + Salty

Fast, Delicious, Healthy - What Else Could You Want?

Snack Girl's daily snack conundrum comes down to convenience. What can I grab to shove in my face when I'm hungry?....

Want To Prevent Breast Cancer? Try This Awesome Snack

Can your diet lower your chances of getting cancer? The answer is yes!...

Replace Mayo With This Healthy Spread

Seems like it is time to take on mayonnaise. I love the stuff, but when you start adding it to sandwiches, the calories sky rocket...

Don't Toss These Out!

Who likes to feel like their hands are in worm guts? You? The slimy inside of a pumpkin is a SCARY place....

How To Make Healthy Nachos

I know what you are thinking. The words "healthy" and "nachos" do not belong together in a sentence. But, Snack Girl has been sent a new product that has changed her mind....

A Ridiculously Simple and Elegant Party Snack

How can something be so delicious yet so utterly simple? Sometimes less is more when it comes to food....

You Have Never Had Beef Jerky Like This!

A few weeks ago, Snack Girl featured an alarming photograph of mechanically separated chicken. Is this what goes into our food?...

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....

The Healthiest Microwave Popcorn

A while back, I wrote a post on Homemade Microwave Popcorn that was enjoyed by many. The simplicity of it was shocking....

Skinny Italian Tomato Snack Recipe

Skinny Italian seems like an oxymoron. Can you eat pasta by the tons and still be skinny?...

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....

Kale Chips

There are bunches of kale ready to eat in someone's garden right now. What are you going to do with it all?...

Love Bagels and Cream Cheese? Try This Makeover

Has anyone else noticed the size of your bagel getting bigger in the last 20 years? And the amount of cream cheese spread on them seems to be growing too!...

A Tomato Salad For Tomato Lovers

Can you believe those colors? You know how they say to "eat the rainbow". Here is your chance!....

Got Watermelon? Try This Awesome and Simple Recipe

This is the season of watermelon. Supermarkets position these lovely creatures right at the front door so they hop into your cart! Really!...

Makeover French Fries With This Awesome Recipe From Epicuriosa

There are some wonderful food blogs out there - and sometimes Snack Girl is special enough to get to feature one....

Gourmet Chips For Healthy Snacking

There is one great perk to being Snack Girl: free chips. Of course, this isn't so great since I am trying to lose weight (see Challenge: Week 7). I DO love to try new things....

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?...

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 Healthy Choice at McDonald's

Snack Girl is probably the last person on the planet to discover that McDonald's has yummy salads. I don't get out much....