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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....

How To Get The Freshest Chicken Eggs

Snack Girl went "country" when she moved to the middle of nowhere. Plaid shirts, a pick-up truck, and cowboy hats have been added to my wardrobe....

Sugar Free Jam In Seconds (No Artificial Sweetener!)

This was my breakfast this morning! Snack Girl had to show off her recent innovation inspired by Freezer Jam For Dummies....

BPA-Free Lunch Box - a Green Giveaway for Back to School

Kids driving you up a wall? Don't worry they will start school soon and then they get to drive their teachers nuts!...

Winner of The Biggest Loser's "Six Weeks To A Healthier You"

The winner of "Six Weeks To A Healthier You" is...

Freezer Jam For Dummies

Freezer jam was absolute mystery to Snack Girl until a few weeks ago. I had never even heard of it until readers commented on How To Pick A Healthy Jam or Jelly....

Wheat Thins Manufacturer (Kraft) Talks To Snack Girl

Last week, Snack Girl posted Whole Grain vs Original Wheat Thins and pointed out the differences between 100% Whole Grain Wheat Thins and Original Wheat Thins...

560 Calories For Your Rapid Consumption From McDonald's

How do you get 560 calories into a 16 ounce drink? That takes the talent of a major global corporation: McDonald's (of course)....

A Beet Recipe For Beet Haters

Why do people hate beets? Maybe grandmothers forced beets on to poor defenseless grand children. Or they haven't had tried fresh beets!...

The Consumerist Features Snack Girl

The Consumerist is a website where shoppers bite back. Snack Girl was happy to CHOMP on Kraft on the site yesterday!...

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 :)...

An Interview With The Biggest Loser Nutritionist: Cheryl Forberg, RD and Giveaway!

The Biggest Loser, a reality TV program on NBC, is about losing weight. Obese contestants go on the show and compete to become healthy. Whether or not you like the premise there is a lot to learn from the program....

Want Fewer Dirty Dishes? Try This Healthy Trick

I want to know which creative thinker came up with a "bread" bowl. That person was ON to something. Of course, most of us need to avoid bread bowls (especially if they are filled with a clam chowder)....

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....

Did Snack Girl Lose 10 Pounds?

Three months has gone by since I wrote this post: Snack Girl Challenge. How did I do?...

Kale Chip Update

After posting Kale Chips, I received a lot of great feedback and suggestions for the recipe....

I Love You More Than Bacon (Maybe)

Snack-Girl.com has been devoid of bacon until today! Bacon is not known as a healthy food, but it inspires me to song....

Kale Chips

There are bunches of kale ready to eat in someone's garden right now. What are you going to do with it all?...

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....

Love Bagels and Cream Cheese? Try This Makeover

Has anyone else noticed the size of your bagel getting bigger in the last 20 years? And the amount of cream cheese spread on them seems to be growing too!...