Morning Snack + Kid Friendly + Sweet + After Exercise

The Fastest, Healthiest Snack in the West

Are you bored with the same old dull snacks? Do you need a way to "dress-up" your healthy snack?...

How to Replace Butter without Sacrificing Flavor

Is it possible? Can you remove butter from a great recipe and still want to eat it? Well, I was skeptical, until I decided to work this out for my waistline....

Much Yummier than a LaraBar

Dear Snack-Girl Readers, I receive snacks from manufacturers to review for this site. I always put a line at the bottom of the review to indicate that status....

Winter's Miracle Fruit

Their dazzling color and shape are too lovely to believe. Shall I buy them for Christmas? Shall I give them as a gift?...

Ready Snax - in the Produce Aisle

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)....

Lara Bar - Only 2 Ingredients

The holy grail for healthy packaged snacking is finding a snack with fewer than 5 ingredients. The Lara Bar fits this definition well....

A Healthy 100 Calorie Snack Pack

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)....

Eat a Little Bit of Sunshine

We don't ordinarily think about the sun, water, and nutrients absorbed by a food when we eat it. We usually just eat it....

A Healthy Snack for a Busy World

Do you have time to sit and peel a fresh mango every time you want a snack? No? Well, I'm sure you are in the majority....

Imagine Being On Vacation

Are there certain foods that remind you of vacation spots? It seems that most tropical destinations have a form of fruit salad to start your day....

How to Get What You Pay For

We take medicine to make us feel better when we get sick. We undergo all kind of treatments to get rid of diseases such as cancer and diabetes, and we pay oodles of money for these treatments....

How to Make an Apple Last 2 Years

Bear Fruit Bars do not occur in nature, but they are made of natural ingredients. They are made by a small, family run company called Mountain Organic Foods....

Healthy Homemade Granola

You can buy all sorts of different brands of granola. Granola comes in bags, boxes or bulk. It is found in the cereal aisle, the health food store, and the corner market....

The secret to eating lots and not getting fat

How much can you eat before you start gaining weight? Obviously, this depends on what you eat....

A new sports drink?

Most of us don't think of milk as a sports drink. The drink aisle abounds with neon colors of Gatorade and Powerade to entice us to recharge after and during exercise....

Energy Bar Recipe

At $2 per bar, products like PowerBar can really take a bite out of your wallet. Of course they are incredibly convenient to buy and eat. Can you really make these at home?...

The goodness of tomato packed in a melon

Isn't watermelon just water? It is actually over 90% water, but that leftover 10% is pretty great. For example, watermelon has more lycopene than tomatoes....

Fun for kids to make and eat (adults too!)

Ants on a log is a combination of celery, cream cheese (or peanut butter), and raisins...

Snap along to a healthy place

Pre-washed stringless sugar snap peas can be found in your local supermarket in a plastic bag. Those of us...

Fast food that is good for you

Hey, these look like fries!! Yes, they are "fry posers" created by Burger King to help you (and your children) avoid eating French Fries. Will it work?...