Recipes + Under 200 Calories + Party Snacks

Make Your Own Peanut Butter With or Without Chocolate

The photo above and peanut butter are not exactly the same things. I got a wee bit carried away with peanut butter making....

Rock The House With Your Toaster Oven

Sometimes the simplest snacks are the best. I suppose the above snack isn’t going to win me any awards, but I still wanted to feature it....

Healthier Caramel Apples: Just Do It!

You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to get why these caramel apples are healthier....

Pizza Without Guilt

Snack Girl doesn’t believe in guilt about food. For me, there is no “good” food vs. “evil” food....

Hide An Entire Carrot In This Wrap

Do you want to sneak some veggies in without anyone noticing? Use the sushi method of vegetable hiding....

Turn Dull Beans Into A Potato Chip Replacement

Yesterday, we featured canned beans in a sneaky way. Today, they come out behind the curtain.

Try Adding This To Your Brownie Mix

I bet you are wondering what “this” is - and it is a natural ingredient from a plant. Not the plant most of you are thinking of because this is a family website....

GOOD READ: A Vegetable You Gotta Try

I decided to put "Good Read" in my title in the hopes that you will actually read what I have to say....

Spread It On or Dip It: The Best Yogurt Fruit Dip

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!....

Fish Tacos With Cabbage Slaw: In Season And Yummy

Are you trying to eat seasonal foods? Put down those hard tomatoes and grab some cabbage....

Three Tips For An Insanely Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookie

Snack Girl has been refining her chocolate chip cookie recipe. It is a tough job - but I am willing to make the sacrifice....

Broccoli With Peanut Sauce Is For Everyone (Even The Broccoli Haters)

Raise your hand if you like steamed broccoli with nothing on it! One, two.....TWO of you :)....

The Unthinkable: A Christmas Salad

Snack Girl will not apologize for her continued healthy holiday search. Today's entry: The Christmas Salad.

The Secret To Making Chicken Breast Taste Much Better Than A Hockey Puck

Snack Girl hasn't sucked on a hockey puck lately, but she has grilled skinless chicken breast past the point of edible....

Fall In Love With A New Whole Grain

The comfort zone of American cuisine is meat, potatoes, and a wee bit of vegetables. When it comes to whole grains, we are sadly lacking....

Z Fries: The Latest In Nutritious, Delicious, and Low Cal Fries

Z French like to sspeak like thissss. In France, they call French fries - frites. Don't they know they are French fries? sheesh....

Whole Grain, Homemade Chip: Goodbye Potato Chips!

Chips, why do we love you so? Is it the crunchiness? The saltiness? or the just plain deliciousness....

How To Make A Healthy Cake Pop

Snack Girl is a mother of a first grader who is now reading. Yesterday, she decided to read the newspaper where there was a feature on something called "Cake Pops"....

Vegan Cupcakes Have Taken Over The World

Shhhh....don't tell ANYONE (except all of your friends). Chocolate cupcakes can be delicious without any.....

Satan Would Hate This Recipe

Yes, this photo does look like "deviled" eggs, but Snack Girl has a fix to make them much less evil....