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Are Whole Wheat Ritz Crackers Healthy?
Whole wheat Ritz crackers have the potential to be healthy…if they actually existed.....
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....
Wasabi Peas: Are They a Healthy Choice?
What exactly are wasabi peas and are they good for you?....
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.
Healthy Halloween Candy: What To Do?
This year, Snack Girl is in serious trouble. Her annual trip to Target to find a healthy choice ended in defeat.
Jimmy Dean Delights: Delightful or Destructive?
What? A 260 calorie Turkey Sausage Muffin? Where can I get one of those?....
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?...
Brown Rice In 10 Minutes: Does It Work?
A reader asked me about Minute Brown rice and I had never tried it. I had always associated it with instant oatmeal....
Drink Water Not Sugar With These Refreshing Summer Drinks
Snack Girl is always on the hunt for drinks that will replace soda, sweet tea, and lemonade without anyone noticing they are gone....
The New and Improved Wheat Thins
Snack Girl has a long history with Nabisco. We go WAYYY back to 2010....
The One Portable Snack That Will Make You Unstoppable
The simplest snacks are truly the best. Nuts, such as almonds, walnuts, or peanuts are a nutritious and portable snack....
The Skinny on Bagel Thins
Thomas' has managed to put two words together that spend most of their time apart - "bagel" and "thin". Nobody is getting thin eating bagels, trust me.
Are Whole Grain Goldfish Healthier Than Regular Goldfish?
Have you checked out your local cracker aisle? At last count, there were ELEVEN different bags of Goldfish!....
What Happens When You Remove Fat And Sugar From Ice Cream
Does anyone else think the image of a skinny cow is a little strange? My kids thought the packaging was hilarious....
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?...
Peanut Butter Lovers: A 45 Calorie Solution That Will Save Your Waistline
Snack Girl features peanut butter A LOT. I happen to love the stuff and I use it almost every day....
A Nutty Solution To Holiday Snacking
Looking for a way to make it through the holidays without adding to your muffin top? I know I am....
Looking For A Healthy Halloween Candy Option? Problem Solved!
Last year, Snack Girl jumped into the healthy "candy" arena with a post that angered my readers....
Fab Snack Finds For Keeping It Fun
Snack Girl LOVES to surf.....the internet. Actually, I have tried actual surfing in the ocean and my style is more "under the water" surfing....
What You Need To Know About Cool Whip
Sometimes the food we buy is less about actual food and more about science. This "food" does tend to come in tubs, plastic packages, or bottles....
Delicious Healthy Snacks and Treats: Product Round-Up
Snack Girl wishes that there were amazingly yummy snacks to be found at her local grocery store. Frequently, we have to look harder for the best snacks out there....
Starbucks Bistro Box: A Grab and Go Under 500 Calorie Lunch
Do you go to Starbucks in the AM to grab that cup of joe? Many people do including one of my best pals, Samantha....
A Refreshingly Sweet Zero Calorie Beverage With No Artificial Sweetener
When did you all start to drink Diet Coke? For Snack Girl, it was high school and I thought the stuff was awesome!
Coconut Milk Ice Cream Sandwiches from So Delicious
Yes, folks, it is FRIDAY and time to give away some ice cream to a lucky reader. Where I am located it is HOT and STICKY. I usually advocate for homemade popsicles but today is different...
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....
Lighter, Fluffier Trail Mix
Trail mix is for taking on your hike. Anyone been on a hike lately? No? Me, neither....
A Tasty Low Calorie Bar With 50% of Your Daily Fiber
Snack Girl wishes that she liked packaged bars. Most of them are reaching for a nutrition halo that they simply don't deserve....
I Can't Believe You Don't Eat Butter!
Snack Girl doesn't watch much television because she hates commercials. She does watch The Daily Show online for her nightly laughter meditation.....
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....
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....
Suppress Your Appetite Without Drugs
Snack Girl receives desperate e-mails almost every day from people who are hungry and don't want to eat. Frankly, I never know what to say....
The Problem With Trail Mix Solved
Trail mix should be the perfect snack. It is portable and will stay fresh in your backpack for hours!....
A Healthy Packaged Snack For Your Lunch Box
If your kids are like mine, they love packaged things above fresh things. Why?....
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 ....
Organic Tamari Roasted Almonds
When I saw these, I just HAD to try them. Could these be the perfect snack?....
Sugar Free Gum Without Artificial Sweeteners or Colors? It Exists!
Sugar free gum is a great tool for helping you lose weight. AND, chewing a piece of gum (instead of a cookie) can help you relieve stress....
A Jello Makeover: Cool Cups
Healthy packaged snacks are incredibly hard to find. The "snack" aisle is filled with stuff, but much of it is just plain junk food....
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....
Love Breakfast Sausage but Hate Jimmy Dean? Try This!
Snack Girl is a mostly vegetarian website because I have mixed feelings about eating meat and it is SO easy to create yummy snacks with fruits and vegetables....2SVDVERCAWM2
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....
A Surprise Finding, Starbucks Serves Breakfast Sandwiches
The relentless search for a decent egg breakfast sandwich continues with an entrant from Starbucks....
Makeover Frozen Pizza into Super Healthy Pizza
Some of my readers make whole wheat pizza dough, homemade tomato sauce, own a pizza stone, and create amazing pies in their oven. Thank you for reading Snack-Girl, Martha Stewart....
Are Canned Peaches A Healthy Snack?
Snack Girl is seriously missing her peaches. Summer seems years away!...
Can A Frozen Breakfast Sandwich Cure You Of Your Egg McMuffin Habit?
The NEW Vitalicious Egg-n-Cheese sandwich is in my Stop-&-Shop's freezer. And it boasts a mere 150 calories per sandwich....
The Benefits of Cheese Sticks
The nice thing about individually packaged food is that you know exactly how many calories you are going to inhale....
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....
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....
A Magical and Healthy Packaged Snack
Snack Girl has a confession to make. She has begun to receive MANY snack samples in the mail....
Need Some Intense Dark Twilight Delight?
Since this is a family blog, you KNOW I am talking about dark chocolate. Snack Girl was cruising through the candy aisle when she found these....
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....
A Healthy Snack Friend In The Ice Cream Aisle
Snack Girl tends to avoid the frozen foods aisle. Why? Well, when she sees the 2 for $5 Ben & Jerry's she gets weak in the knees....
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.
Try This Breakfast Solution: Faster and Healthier Than Cereal
Are you running out of time every morning and grabbing a cereal bar? Try this instead....
Amy's Frozen Meals: Are They Healthy?
The questions keep rolling in about the frozen foods aisle and I am ready to go!
The Worst Snack of 2010
It was a difficult decision. Snack Girl has made her choice.
Don't Forget This Classic
Out of fresh fruit? Can't make it to the store?...
Lessons From a Coconut
I was driving my minivan packed with soccer kids, drinking a pina colada.....when I woke up....
Is There A Healthy Frozen Dinner Out There?
The frozen section of the supermarket is not known for its healthy choice. (Ben and Jerry's anyone?)...
A Healthy Tortilla
Tortilla means "little cake" in Spanish. Many of these little cakes are not the healthiest option for a snack....
Check Out This Cookie (Scary)
Snack Girl has a problem she wants to share....
What You Need To Know About Hot Dogs
The post Guess What's in The Picture got a lot of attention. And, it forced me to take a good long look at hot dogs....
Pretzels Can Make You Dance (Giveaway)
It is Friday and Snack Girl is READY for the weekend. Here at the homestead we have a Friday night dance party consisting of tunes by the Village People....
Want To Prevent Breast Cancer? Try This Awesome Snack
Can your diet lower your chances of getting cancer? The answer is yes!...
Cut Your Morning Sugar Consumption in Half With This Cereal
Since posting: Candy or Breakfast? Evaluate Your Cereal, Snack Girl has scoured the cereal aisle looking for healthy choices....
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?....
Can A New Drink Change Your Life?
Recently, a reader sent me a strange message about Almond Breeze. She wrote that it had CHANGED HER LIFE!...
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....
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?...
Healthy Halloween Candy
Snack Girl visited her neighborhood Target this weekend and found Halloween candy stacked to the rafters. So, I decided I would beat out all the other healthy eating blogs on October's favorite topic - candy....
A Great Choice For A Frozen Waffle
Breakfastpalooza continues here on Snack Girl with a question about frozen waffles....
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....
Avoid The Evil Muffin at Starbucks With This Healthy Snack (Giveaway, too!)
Starbucks is a great place for a pick me up. People stop there and grab something to keep them awake....
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....
A Yummy and Healthy Cookie Under 100 Calories
One holy grail of healthy snack foods is the healthy cookie. A tasty cookie, that has natural ingredients, and won't make you fat is a beautiful thing....
Reduced Fat Chips Can Be Delicious
Snack Girl never stops searching for healthy snacks. Even on vacation, she tirelessly hunts down tasty treats!....
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....
A Breakfast Cereal You Can Feel Good About
Back in March, I wrote Candy or Breakfast? Evaluate Your Cereal and since then I have been on a search for cereals that pass my, "Healthy or Crappy Cereal Test" (patent pending :)...
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....
How To Pick A Healthy Jam or Jelly
It isn’t that hard to find a healthy jam or jelly if you know what to look for....
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!....
A Nutritious, Nutty, and Chocolately 100 Calorie Snack
It is not easy to combine the words "chocolate" and "100 calories" in the same sentence. While Dark Chocolate is nutritious, you have to be careful with the quantities....
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....
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....
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?...
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....
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....
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....
20 Yummy Potato Chips for 120 Calories
It is not a secret that Snack Girl LOVES chips. I have tried a number of them for the site, and my favorite has been Baked Lays. Move on over Baked Lays - a NEW chip is in town....
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!...
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.
KINDa Fabulous: A Nutritionally Dense Snack Bar
What the world needs is some serious KINDness. Okay, that doesn't seem realistic - but you could pick up KIND at your local convenience store!...
The Healthiest Cracker On The Planet
How would you like a cracker that just oozes health? A cracker that makes you think, "Hey, this is really good for me!!"
Cheerios: A Good Choice For a Healthy Snack?
Snack Girl has spent A LOT of time in the cereal aisle looking for a great choice for Snack Girl readers. It isn't easy to find a cereal that passes the Candy or Breakfast? Evaluate Your Cereal test...
Sneezing Your Way Through Spring? Try This Sweet Cure
Allergy season is in full swing, and most of us are feeling it. At a recent trip to Barnes & Nobles, I thought a clerk was crying before I realized he was just an allergy sufferer!...
When Multigrain Means.....Nothing
Snack Girl recently hosted a guest post on Tostitos that created a lot of controversy. It even generated an invitation to visit a Frito-Lay facility (hurray!)....
A Zero Calorie Drink With A Twist
Drink manufacturers know that Soda is harming many people. They want to help you end your Soda addiction with a bunch of new flavored and low calorie alternatives....
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...
Applesauce On The Go - A Packaged Snack With Promise
Why is it that something with a wrapper is preferable to a a whole food such as Apples? One of the reasons processed food sells so well is that an apple doesn't have a gold wrapper around it....
A Great Choice in Frozen Pizza
Pizza can be a great snack. Snack-Girl has featured Mini Mini Pizzas and English Muffin Pizza as a way to get your pizza fix for less calories....
A Rare Find: A Packaged Food that is Healthy and Delicious!
Given the state of manufactured food in this country (think Twinkies), it can be difficult to trust that you can find something healthy and packaged. Snack-Girl is ALWAYS on the lookout for food that makes life easier and is good for you....
Have it Your Way (and I'm not talking about BK)
Snack-Girl has become a cereal magnet now that she starting writing about breakfast.The best part of this new development is that yummy things show up on my doorstep....
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...
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?...
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?...
Love Ice Cream? Try This 130 Calorie Makeover
Snack-Girl has been on the hunt for yogurt that makes her heart flutter. A yogurt so good that she wouldn't even miss ice cream. Is it possible?...
Visit the Doctor to Get an Awesome Cracker
The search for a great cracker has ended with an entry from Texas. Organic and artisan-baked, these crackers are better than anything I have tried in a LONG time....
Ten Calories of Salty, Healthy, Whole Food Crunch
When we dream of the perfect salty snack we tend to think of Potato Chips. Dah-duh-duh-dah! Snack-Girl to the rescue!...
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....
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!....
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....
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?...
This Food is An Instant Party in Your Mouth
Is there a food out there that can explode with taste and also fight cancer? The obvious answer is berries, but the fresh ones are pretty pricey....
Customize Your Healthy Chocolate Treat
What if you could create the chocolate of your dreams in a few easy steps? What would you add to your chocolate if you had a ton of different flavors at the tips of your fingers?....
A Whole Food Snack of Salty Deliciousness and A Winner!
I really appreciate Snack-Girl readers, and am thrilled when someone suggests something that I need to review. Crystal wrote me a very nice e-mail admonishing me for leaving these veggie goodies off the site. So, today, I will fix this situation....
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....
Just Because a Snack is 100 Calories Doesn't Mean It's Good For You
I REALLY want to like these. I think Nabisco's concept of helping people with portion size is a good one. And 100 calories is an excellent snack goal....
So What's Inside Yoplait Yogurt Anyway?
Yoplait is ubiquitous and has a very healthy (and European) image. But, you can't judge a book by its cover....
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....
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....
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)....
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....
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....
Healthy Chocolate
Replacing your "junk food" chocolate with a nutritious chocolate is a way to give yourself a luxurious treat you deserve....
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)....
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....
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....
Is There Such a Thing as Tasty Paper?
Hidden in the "Asian" section of your supermarket is a papery substance that is food. My package actually proclaims that the company that makes the stuff has been in business since 1690....
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....
How to Turn the Dull into the Delicious
Sitting on the shelf with all the bright colored Fritos and Doritos is the lowly pretzel....
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....
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....
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....
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....
Fruit shaped gummy bears
These lovely jewels come in a box covered with photos of fruit. You will probably be surprised by the common ingredient list of this type of product....
Cheesy and cheery to make you chunky
Are Cheetos nutritious? No, the cheese part does not make them nutritious. They are filled with salt, processed cheese, and corn...
The worst snack in America?
What would it take to be the worst snack in America? There are facts - calories, ingredients, etc. - then there is the more subjective factor: taste....
Are baked snap peas as good as fresh snap peas?
Baked snap peas are mashed green peas shaped into a pea shape and baked with oil and salt. They have the same calories per ounce as potato chips....
For serious athletes only!
PowerBar is for performance athletes. Picture Lance Armstrong eating one on his bicycle. Amateur athletes that ride miles on their bicycles every day will bring a Power Bar to consume....
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...
Crunchy puffs of rice, salt, and sugar
These lovely little crackers hail from Japan. Are they bad for you?....
Candy that is good for you
Can you have a treat that is also nutritious? Absolutely. There is no reason why you need to chose a food that lacks nutrients to get a great treat.
Corn, oil, and salt combined to fill you up
Hey, wait a minute! Almost 600 calories in a bag of Fritos??!! That is ludicrous. Yeah, it is. Maybe YOU will be able to stop yourself from eating the entire bag.
Mechanically separated meat is not good for you
The stick of jerky photographed here is actually not beef. I was shocked to discover that I had purchased a stick of jerky made with pork and something called "mechanically separated chicken". Okayyy.
Would you like chemicals with your cupcakes?
The Hostess website claims that there is a person in Florida who eats 4 Hostess cupcakes a day. So, at 680 calories, I hope she is replacing a meal with them (cupcakes for breakfast anyone?)....
Fun to eat and good for you
"Eat. Spit. Be Happy." says DAVID, a manufacturer of sunflower seeds. I can't agree more. If not for the fact that I've been trying to teach my children not to spit, these would be a perfect snack.
The poster child for junk food
What can I say that hasn't been said? These little snack cakes are the definition of junk food. They are so hard not to love. And they sell 500 million of them a year.
What is the vegetable in these chips? Potatoes
It sounds so great doesn't it? Veggie Chips! I can have vegetables AND chips. Woo-hoo! Yeah....
Bear shaped sugar
Aren't they so cute? Those little bears dressed in sweet colors are a very fun treat. I like these because they don't pretend to be something that they are not, like "fruit snacks". These are candy, plain and simple.
A chewy solution to snacking
If you choose sugar free gum, or close to it, you have a snack that won't wreck your teeth or your waistline. You can stop the desire to put something fattening in your mouth and it can be a pretty good experience. As long as you are not hungry, chewing gum is a good alternative to food....
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....
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.
Where's the food?
I don't think anyone can hide from the fact that snack cakes are junk food. I wish it wasn't true because they can be truly tasty.
Snickers satisfies the need for sugar
"Snickers Really Satisfies" goes their marketing jingle. I think that the company that makes them (Mars Bars) wants to remind you that they have peanuts in them, and that they will stop your hunger.
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...
Chewy Granola Bar
Wait a minute, these are supposed to be healthy! Do you really consider these a treat?
A few slices of salami go a long way
Why do I recommend salami? Well first of all, the taste is very strong. If you have a few thin slices for a snack, you probably won't be able to eat much more.
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.
A delicious way to expand your wasteline
Oreos are America's favorite cookies. They are truly delicious. The dark bitter chocolate outside and the creamy inside are world famous....
A zero calorie alternative to soda
I have to admit my love of sparkling water. I just love those little bubbles....
Chocolate is made from plants
Why is dark chocolate good for you? Most people don't realize that dark chocolate is derived from plants....
Full of salt and lacking in nutrients
Is this a snack or a meal? Well, I think many people would still feel hungry if you had just a cup of noodles for lunch, so I think it is a snack....
Whopping full of calories
When I go the movie theater, I am always enticed by the candy in the brightly lit case. Now that I have kids, I see how their low position makes it almost impossible to avoid buying a package of candy for $3.75. Ouch.....
Jewels of junk food with added peanuts
Aren't they lovely? A cousin to M&M's, Peanut M&M's sit there in the candy aisle with the yellow wrapper....
Triscuit
If you like crackers, Triscuits (or whole wheat baked snack crackers) are for you. They are salty and crunchy and great alternative to the higher fat alternatives such as potato chips or Doritos....
Colorful jewels of chocolate and sugar
Just look at those M&M's. So beautiful, sparkling in the light. The amazing colors and the smell of them make my mouth water. They are so cute aren't they?...
Save them for celebrations
Valentine's day is one of my favorite holidays because I usually receive a box of chocolates. There is something so luxurious about the box, little wrappers, smell and shiny brown morsels inside....
