Snack Girl Archives

Want To Prevent Breast Cancer? Try This Awesome Snack

Can your diet lower your chances of getting cancer? The answer is yes!...

A Pumpkin Spice Latte With 77 Calories

Do you have any buddies who anxiously await the arrival of the Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte? It has been here for a month and people love it....

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....

The Snack Girl Reveal

Does anyone else remember when Oprah tossed her fat jeans aside on her show to reveal her spankin' new thin self? The audience went nuts!...

What Happens When You Try to Light Fritos On Fire? (VIDEO)

Snack Girl heard a rumor about Fritos that she just had to test. Fritos were recommended for starting fires!

Replace Mayo With This Healthy Spread

Seems like it is time to take on mayonnaise. I love the stuff, but when you start adding it to sandwiches, the calories sky rocket...

Top Ten Healthy Halloween Tips

Halloween is almost here and Snack Girl continues on her mission to convince you that a healthy Halloween is possible....

How Ashley Lost 40 Pounds

Snack Girl's ears perk up when she hears inspiring weight loss stories. I overheard Ashley chatting with someone else about losing 40 pounds and I just HAD to learn more....

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?....

A Healthy Halloween Snack

Halloween is arriving in a mere 12 days and it is all my kids can talk about. We are decorating the house and getting ready for the festivities....

The Cheeseburger Experiment Revisited

It has been over 6 months since Snack Girl posted this article: McDonald's Burger Left for Two Weeks and the photo above. A couple of other people have started similar experiments and I wanted to share my thoughts....

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!...

Snack Girl's Favorite Links

It is time to go behind the curtain and find out where Snack Girl gets her inspiration. Most of you think I meditate every day - drawing from the core of the earth my genius snack ideas....

Healthy Banana Pudding from Jack LaLanne

Before Jillian Michaels, Jane Fonda, and Zumba there was Jack LaLanne. He presented fitness and exercise advice on TV for 34 years!...

King Arthur Flour Winner

The winner of the 5 pound bag of White Whole Wheat Flour is...

What Happens When You Mix Pepsi and a Hard Boiled Egg?

Most of the discussion on drinking soda has focused on high fructose corn syrup and its detrimental effects on blood sugar and weight. But, what about your teeth?...

Don't Toss These Out!

Who likes to feel like their hands are in worm guts? You? The slimy inside of a pumpkin is a SCARY place....

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....

How Did Bill Clinton Lose All That Weight?

Inspiring stories of weight loss can teach us how to get healthier. Here on Snack Girl, I usually interview a Snack Girl reader about how they achieved success....

Got Apples? Try This Awesome Healthy Snack

If you read this website, you BETTER have apples in your fridge (or I'm gonna buy you some :) This is it people - apple season!...