Snacks
Almond Butter: The New Peanut Butter?
If you haven't tried almond butter, it will grow on you. It not only is nutritionally better for you than peanut butter, but it also has a different taste and texture. Give it a chance and you will come to...
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Smart Halloween Candy Removal Tips
Growing up, I always had a massive bag of Halloween candy that lasted me a whole year. Any food that has such a long shelf life is probably not a good choice. I know that many who are trying to...
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The Good Bean: High Protein Chickpea Snacks
Snacking often is challenging for those trying to lose weight or eat healthier. I recently received some samples of The Good Bean, a new line of snacks made from all natural roasted chickpeas. Printed on the packaging is "100% Goodness!...
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How to Make Healthier Candy Choices
As we start the month of October, this begins Halloween season for many. Candy is everywhere on the grocery shelves, and some stock up on candy for the trick-or-treaters. By now we know we need to limit our intake of...
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Baked Classics: A Healthy Snack?
Snacking can often make or break a person's healthy eating resolution. Afterall, most packaged snack choices are full of fat, sugar, and white flour. I was recently sent some Baked Classics made by Classic Foods in order to put them...
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How to Choose the Best Snack Bar
There are hundreds of different snack bars and protein bars in the grocery store these days that it is hard to figure out which one could possibly be a healthy choice. I normally do not advocate snack bars or granola...
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Seven Healthy Snack Foods
More than 72 million adults in the United States are obese; according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And experts blame the increased consumption of junk food for the obesity epidemic, but not all snack foods...
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Why Eating Nuts Helps With Weight Loss
Many people leave nuts out of their eating plan when trying to lose weight, because they think they are too high in calories. However, this is a big mistake. It's obvious nuts are high in calories, but studies show...
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20 Healthy Snack Ideas For Children
In an on-going battle to help our children eat healthily, here is a "cheat-sheet" on some healthy snack options to have at home, pack for a multi-hour trip, or throw in the lunch box for school....
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Why You Should Be Eating Nuts
Nuts are tasty, loaded with good fat, protein, fiber, nutrients and phytochemicals that are heart healthy and potentially good for the waistline. Barring allergies, there aren't many reasons not to include nuts in your diet. Let's take a look at...
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Diet Cookies: 3 Plans Reviewed
The following diet cookies come to you endorsed by the Cookie Monster who says, "*Look great while satisfying the beast within you*!" *Note: The side effects may include excessive hair growth and blue discoloration of the body! OK, Seriously...
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Why Popcorn Is Healthier Than Potato Chips
A small study by Dr. James Rippe of the Rippe Lifestyle Institute has found that eating popcorn at the start of a meal does not increase the total intake of calories at that meal - but eating potato chips sees...
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Nine Healthy Snacks For Kids (And You!) While Traveling
It can be difficult to eat healthily whilst traveling, especially when you have kids who need regular snacks. Often, motorway service stations consist of fast food outlets, vending machines full of chocolate, and shops selling supersized bags of chips -...
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8 Ways to Beat Chocolate Cravings
The shelves are full of chocolate eggs at the moment, many at bargain prices: it's difficult to walk through a supermarket without succumbing. If you've got Easter eggs in the cupboard, you'll sometimes be in that mood when you...
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10 No-Preparation Snacks for Work or Home
It's easy to get caught up in work or chores, then dive into the nearest packet of biscuits because you're starving and too busy to stop and prepare a healthy snack. Keep some of the following to hand, and...
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Dark Chocolate For Good Health
Dark Chocolate plays a role in promoting heart health. It's been shown that a 1.6 ounce bar of dark chocolate a day can improve circulation and help blood vessels dilate. However, the chocolate has to contain flavonoids - compounds...
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A Visual Guide to 15 Healthy Snacks
Most vending machines are stocked full of junk food. With a bit of planning it is possible to replace those snacks with foods that will nourish your body. The challenge is to balance convenience with nutrition. Here is a pictorial...
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7 Ways The Food Companies Fool You
Most consumers take just 4 seconds to browse over food packaging before making a choice. That's the window of opportunity a manufacturer has to convince you to buy their product. Here's how they do it:...
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Fiber One Oats and Chocolate Bar Review
It seems like there's been quite a surge lately in the amount of "healthy" snacks like granola bars, protein bars, even cookies. A lot of these products have added fiber, which has been proven to be heart-healthy and reduce cholesterol....
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The Okara Cookie
Every week I receive a number of emails from various vendors touting their wares. This week I received an email from a Japanese company who make the "Okara Cookie" - a cookie that is "made from soybean mainly"....
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