Snack Girl Archives

Snack Girl's Favorite Things: Holiday Gift Ideas

Snack Girl cannot let Oprah have all the fun with her "Favorite Things" list for the holidays. My only problem is that I don't like "things" that much...

A Great Tool For Battling Childhood Obesity: Helpful For The Rest Of Us, Too!

Sometimes you get lucky and find a product that is both FUN and promotes healthy eating. The plates above fit the description....

Santa Needs Cookies AND A Healthy Snack

Given the amount of treats at Christmas, Snack Girl is pitching a new way to engage kids in healthy eating.

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....

McDonald's Fries and Portion Size: What Size Is Your Treat?

At a recent trip to McDonald's, I found the cutest thing. Check out that little fries container above - adorable and reasonable....

The Right To Remember Your Bare Arms

See that beautiful woman up there? She is on a beach in a tank top. You remember those days?....

Top Ten Vegan Snacks 2011

Snack Girl thought as we headed into Turkey day that we should honor the vegans of the world with some snacks....

The Healthiest and Tastiest Potato Chip In The World

What if you could make FAT-FREE crispy chips in your microwave? Wouldn't that solve all of your problems?...

Seriously Lighter Thanksgiving Recipes

Have you seen all the features for "lighter" Thanksgivings in magazines and newspapers? I have been inundated with these articles....

You Need To Cook With This Berry NOW! (Healthy Muffin Recipe)

Have you noticed the lovely bags of red berries greeting you in the produce aisle? Fresh cranberries are here!...

Top Ten Best Travel Snacks For The Road

Why is this baby upset? He is about to join the 42 million Americans that will travel for Thanksgiving....

Love Late Night Desserts? Try This Healthy Version of Creme Brulee

For Snack Girl, there are two food groups that derail her mostly healthy eating efforts: alcohol and desserts. Don't you DARE mix the two together....

Delicious Snack Finds For Healthy Eating

Looking for a way to drink hot chocolate without a bunch of calories? The stores are filled with artificially sweetened hot cocoa mix that tastes...well...okay....

Top Eight Tips For Tastier Water

Some people love water and others wish it was more flavorful. I am in the "love water" camp, but many of my readers are not....

'Tis The Season of The Peppermint Mocha: Snack Girl's Skinny Solution

Dear Starbucks and McDonald's - Why do you insist on derailing our efforts to consume less during the holidays with these alluring drinks?...

Using Pregnancy Hormones To Lose Weight: A Queasy Strategy

When I look at the photo above, I get pangs. No, not pangs of love - pangs of sudden illness....

Turn A Healthy Food That You Hate Into A New Love

How many of you out there hate Brussels Sprouts? I bet you are really looking forward to them on your Thanksgiving table....

Make Your Own Gogurt For A Healthy (and Green) Snack

Gogurts, in case you didn't know, are tubes of yogurt made by Yoplait. Every time, I pass the yogurt section with my children they demand them....

5 Ways To Stop Stress Eating

Snack Girl is stressed out. That is not me in the photo above, but I feel this woman's pain....

Wow Your Friends With The World's Simplest Cookie Recipe

Do you love cookies but hate the work that goes into making them? My least favorite part is the clean up of the kitchen. argh....