Healthy Snack Ideas

I was always filled with envy when my college friends received care packages from their parents and loved ones. Not that I never received any, but it just seems like I was constantly hungry in college. And it also seemed like the best tasting and easiest snacks were filled with carbs and sugar. It’s hard [...]

Last night I attended the screening of the new documentary film, ‘Forks Over Knives,’ at the E Street Cinema in Washington, DC.  I got the invitation on Twitter because the producers noticed that I tweet a lot about healthy eating topics because of my healthy snacks blog, and because I’m a vegan and I love [...]

As a parent, you want to ensure that your child is in the best health they can be by giving them the best nutrition at all times. A quick snack after school or in the middle of the day can often be rushed, but this doesn’t mean that nutrition has to take a back seat [...]

Potato chips have become America’s snack food for one reason: they’re easy. Open a bag and you’re ready for a house full of people or a night in front of the television on your own. No one wants to have to create a cooking show (or the mess that comes with it) in their kitchen [...]

When we think of snacks, we often think of easy foods that come in boxes or pre-packaged containers, like crackers or Granola bars. The healthiest foods don’t come in a box though—healthy snacks are often at the edges of the grocery store, in the fruit and vegetable aisles or needing some assembly and/or cooking at [...]

Enjoy this guest post by Charles Jones. Probiotic food and snacks are promoted as the healthier alternative to common everyday snacks. The probiotic healthy component is derived from live beneficial microorganisms that have been introduced in sufficient amounts in the food base or in specific ingredients. Probiotic food and snacks are often used to complement [...]

Please enjoy this guest post by Charles Jones: Our kitchen pantry and backyard garden are a source of natural home-based remedies that can be used in place of over the counter medicines. Select herbs, fruits and vegetables are imbued with natural healing properties that are known and utilized by older generations to prevent, relieve, and [...]

As the author of this blog, we should really just cut to the chase and call this blog post, “Stuff Evelyn likes and wouldn’t mind getting for Mother’s Day or her Birthday,” but I digress. It can be tricky to choose the best gifts for mom for mother’s day. If your mom loves to cook, [...]

by Pallavi Sharma Diabetes is a major common problem among the people of America. A recent survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health claims that about one in three American adults will have diabetes in 2050 if the present trend continues. The epidemic has affected the people from all walks of life. Experts [...]

By Stacie Wheeler Weaning kids from a strict diet of mac n’ cheese can be difficult, but it’s doable. Making healthy snacks fun is one way to get kids to eat them. Moorpark mom, Stacie Wheeler, cuts sandwiches into circles and adds raisins for eyes on this happy face. Making healthy snacks fun is one [...]