Healthy + Recipes + Afternoon Snack

Healthy Baked Oatmeal **VIDEO**

Healthy baked oatmeal is always a hit in my house. It is like a muffin (and like a pudding).....

Low Calorie Cereal Recipe

Low calorie cereal is easy to make. I know you want to buy it - but it tastes much better to make it........

Low Calorie Rice: A Vegetable Makes Life Lighter

This low calorie rice is a win-win substitute for real rice......

Roasted Sugar Pumpkin Recipe

This roasted sugar pumpkin recipe is not sweet. Instead it is salty, sour, sweet, and fun to make.....

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....

Healthy Apple Crisp Recipe **VIDEO**

This healthy apple crisp recipe is THE dessert of fall. It only uses one apple!....

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!

The Most Fun Apple Snack

Last year, I posted this concept and it got rave reviews. Sometimes simple is best.

Try Your Dates With A Little Bit of Nut Butter

It is very hard to find something that peanut butter doesn’t make better....

Time for Apple Oatmeal Muffins

My backyard has 14 apple trees and guess what? This is a great year for apples. Y’all want to come over and pick some? (not kidding)

Chia Seed Chocolate Pudding

About a year ago, I wondered why anyone would use Chia seeds for anything....

A Fun Breakfast for The Rush: Energy Balls

My children’s school no longer allows them to bring any nuts. No peanuts, almonds, pecans, cashews, walnuts, hazelnuts – NADA!....

Peanut Butter and Jam Cookies (Vegan and Gluten-Free)

I am not on a gluten-fee vegan kick right now, but there are some great recipes coming from that crowd....

The Flavors of Carrot Cake In A Smoothie

Snack Girl is a bit obsessed with smoothies right now. Something about the weather heating up, makes me want to drink frothy drinks....

Secret Ingredient Pancakes: Healthy, Delicious, and Light

Mmmmmmm, pancakes. Pan….cake. How can you go wrong?.....

Kale Chips: The Legend Continues

Kale chips are a food that everyone is eating. And, when I mean everyone, I mean my own kids will wolf them down....

Chocolate Popcorn Rocks

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

Muffinize Your Irish Soda Bread

The St. Patrick’s Day posts keep coming here on Snack Girl. I’m not Irish but I like to celebrate....

A Slice of Yummy Cake for 80 Calories

Every once in a while, Snack Girl can’t get enough of a certain food or idea....

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!....