Snack Girl Archives

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 Most Colorful Comfort Food

Snack Girl has a confession to make. She was a "hater" of vegetable soup. I know it is hard to believe - but I was....

Arby's, Subway, and Chicken Salad: Where's The Grapes?

Check out this sandwich! Guess where it is from? No, not my kitchen - this is a professional photo of an Arby's chicken salad sandwich....

You Don't Need Sugar For A Refreshing Summer Drink

It is FINALLY beginning to heat up here in the middle of nowhere and Snack Girl loves cold drinks when it is hot outside.

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!....

Who Else Wants Restaurant Quality Indian Food Without The Calories?

Snack Girl LOVES Indian food and would eat it more except for a few things. Let me list them for you: cream, butter, and oil....

Does A Breakfast of Frosted Mini-Wheats Help You Focus?

Snack Girl had some nutritionists help her come up with the Healthy or Crappy Cereal Test to help readers decide which cereal is best for breakfast.

Hate Bananas? Try These Pumpkin Bites

Back in April, Snack Girl posted what she thought was an awesome cereal bar recipe. People complained!

The Winner of Super Natural Every Day

The winner of Heidi Swanson's "Super Natural Every Day" (via random selection) is....

Why Don't Americans Serve Eggs Like This?

Why did it take an Australian to show me the light on a low calorie, delicious, and fast breakfast? Where has this idea been hiding?....

Weight Watchers PointsPlus and Snack Girl - Success?

Snack Girl has had a free subscription to Weight Watchers for a couple of months now, and she is ready to tell her story...

Elegant, Easy, and Under 100 Calories

When you get tired of your apple and peanut butter, you need to go gourmet for your snack....

Snack Girl's Top Healthy Snacks - Birthday Celebration!

Few people know of the origins of Snack Girl. It has been said she is from a different planet (or at least she shops there)....

Lime, Salt, Ice, and Heidi Swanson (Giveaway)

Spring is here and Snack Girl is revving up her blender. My neighbors are a bit annoyed :)...

Love Chinese Take Out? Try This Trick

It is with a heavy heart that I criticize Chinese food here in the United States. Frankly, I used to live on this stuff until a doctor woke me up....

A Healthy Packaged Snack For Your Lunch Box

If your kids are like mine, they love packaged things above fresh things. Why?....

The Winner of the Easy Lunch Box

The winner of the Easy Lunch Box (via random selection) is...

When Less Fat Does NOT Equal Fewer Calories

Snack Girl happens to LOVE baked potato chips. My favorite brand, Cape Cod, managed to take out the fat without killing the taste....

Veggie Burgers Can Be Better Than Meat Burgers (Seriously)

Snack Girl has been looking for a packaged veggie burger to endorse as a great snack. And, she hasn't found one :(...

Get Your Spring On With This Vegetable

Last year, Snack Girl featured one of her FAVORITE Spring vegetables and no one read my post. No, I won't give up....