Packaged + Worst Snacks

A 530 Calorie Drink That Is Everywhere You Look

Anyone else notice the ad campaign that happens as McDonald’s rolls out a new beverage or food item?...

Can You Guess The Food Product In the Photo?

What? As much fiber as a bowl of oatmeal and as much Vitamin C as a cup of blueberries?...

McDonald's Frozen Strawberry Lemonade: Don't Believe The Hype

Snack Girl couldn't help but notice a coupon for a FREE cup of frozen strawberry lemonade from the Golden Arches in her newspaper....

This Yogurt Has More Grams of Sugar Per Ounce Than In Coca Cola

Recently, Snack Girl went to the yogurt aisle and tried Yoplait Greek yogurt and wrote this award winning review: Three Reasons To Avoid Yoplait Greek Yogurt ....

Do You Recognize This Bag? Bet You Can't Guess The Source

Snack Girl is consistently amazed at the power of marketing. More specifically, the power of food marketing....

Rethinking The Egg McMuffin

The McDonald's Egg McMuffin is on Snack Girl's radar. After reviewing, McDonald's Oatmeal she got a bunch of questions on the iconic McMuffin....

The Worst Snack of 2010

It was a difficult decision. Snack Girl has made her choice.

Check Out This Cookie (Scary)

Snack Girl has a problem she wants to share....

Are High Fiber Pop-Tarts a Healthy Choice?

Lately, Snack Girl has been deluged by requests about toaster pastries and frozen waffles. So, I decided to take a walk down the cereal aisle....

Is This A Healthy Snack Food?

There is an entire portion of an aisle in your supermarket devoted to "fruit snacks". If you don't have kids, you might have missed it....

This Blueberry Muffin Has a Dark Secret

This blueberry muffin seems like an innocuous food. But, lurking in its floury depths lies a painful truth....

The Worst Snack You Can Drink

The largest market for energy drinks, such as RockStar, RedBull, and Monster is between the ages of 12 and 24 years old. These drinks feature caffeine and sugar.

This "Juice" Has HFCS and More Sugar Per Serving Than Soda

The inspiration for Snack-Girl was a bottle of juice. That juice was one that my 3 year old daughter chose from a cooler in a convenience store...

A Dangerous Combination, Like Teenagers and Alcohol

The results of this duo are not unprotected sex, but unwanted pounds. This terrifying image will probably haunt you all day long...

Candy or Breakfast? Evaluate Your Cereal

The longest aisle in the supermarket is the breakfast cereal aisle. It seems to stretch forever with boxes of so many colors and sizes. How is a person to choose the healthy option?...

3 Reasons to Avoid Ritz Crackers

I'm locking my doors tonight in case the people from Nabsico try to take their revenge. Why, Snack-Girl, do you need to mess with an American icon?...

What is the First Piece of Advice Doctors give Dieters?

If you drink soda, you could lose over 15 pounds by just giving it up. Any doctor will tell that giving up soda cold turkey will lead to a dramatic reduction in your weight....

Which Favorite Snack has 35 Ingredients?

There is a snack that earns Frito-Lay around $600 million a year. The multiple flavors of this chip and colors of the packages are incredibly enticing....

What Everybody Ought to Know about Chips Ahoy

They look so delicious floating in the air. They are the perfect cookie. They have lots of chips, and they are symmetrically round. BUT...

Artificial sweetener marketed to kids

Rewarding your child with a treat is a wonderful thing to do. A parent usually assumes that something that has a rabbit on a label is safe for their child....