Snack Girl Archives

Ready Snax - in the Produce Aisle

Do you have time to cut up an apple or peel and slice a carrot? No? Well, join the club. Every day, I get up, run to my fridge and start chopping (in my dreams)....

Keep Your Kid Occupied While You Cook

We have featured Hard Boiled Egg before as a great snack. My pal, Damaris, over at The Little Foodie has a great idea for keeping kids quiet while you cook dinner....

Great Solutions from Snack Girl Readers

There were so many great entries to our snack challenges contest I decided to just use a random number generator to choose the winner....

Share a Great Snack to Pack

Isn't this the cutest bag? Would you be motivated to pack a snack if you had something this cute to put it in?....

Replace Potato Chips - First Step

Diets that advise you to stop eating Potato Chips and start eating Celery Sticks are asking too much! Celery Sticks , while crunchy, do not taste anything like a potato chips....

Lara Bar - Only 2 Ingredients

The holy grail for healthy packaged snacking is finding a snack with fewer than 5 ingredients. The Lara Bar fits this definition well....

Snack Snoop is Now Snack Girl

We (Matt and I) started this site as a snack review website. But, as we listened to you (our loyal readers) we decided that this site needed something else....

How to Identify Bad Habits

What is a habit? A habit is an acquired pattern of behavior that often occurs automatically. Okay, we are not studying for our SAT's here - but we need to start on the same page about what we are addressing.....

Healthy Chocolate

Replacing your "junk food" chocolate with a nutritious chocolate is a way to give yourself a luxurious treat you deserve....

A Healthy 100 Calorie Snack Pack

How can you eat healthy without spending a lot of time or money? This is a vexing question because most of us are limited in either money or time (and most likely - both)....

How to Eat More Vegetables

There can be no doubt that eating vegetables is good for you. Scientific study after study proclaim their health benefits....

A Dip that Won't Kill You

Have you noticed how many calories a sour cream and onion dip has? We can fool ourselves into believing we are eating healthily by dipping veggies in these dips....

Quick and Healthy Pizza

Is it necessary to add 3/4 of a pound of cheese to a pizza to have it be delicious? Do you need a cheese stuffed crust to have a great eating experience? I don't think so....

Healthy Halloween Candy?

Is there a brand of candy that you can feel good about putting in a child's plastic pumpkin? Is it worth the risk of getting your house toilet-papered to hand out boxes of Raisins?....

Eat a Little Bit of Sunshine

We don't ordinarily think about the sun, water, and nutrients absorbed by a food when we eat it. We usually just eat it....

A Healthy Snack for a Busy World

Do you have time to sit and peel a fresh mango every time you want a snack? No? Well, I'm sure you are in the majority....

What is the First Piece of Advice Doctors give Dieters?

If you drink soda, you could lose over 15 pounds by just giving it up. Any doctor will tell that giving up soda cold turkey will lead to a dramatic reduction in your weight....

Treat Yourself When Shopping in the Mall

The shopping malls of the U.S. are dangerous places for people who watch their weight....

Imagine Being On Vacation

Are there certain foods that remind you of vacation spots? It seems that most tropical destinations have a form of fruit salad to start your day....

Is There Such a Thing as Tasty Paper?

Hidden in the "Asian" section of your supermarket is a papery substance that is food. My package actually proclaims that the company that makes the stuff has been in business since 1690....