Healthy Snacks
Super Bowl Snack Time
In my house, Super Bowl Sunday equals Super Bowl snack time. Chips, dips, wings, and pizza are standard, but I also like offering up some lighter fare.
Intercept empty calories, sugar, and fats by making these good-for-you alternatives to the classics.
Smarter Eats: Keep Super Bowl Snacks Off the Table
I'm not a huge football fan, but I've hosted my share of Super Bowl parties over the years. Let's face it, this Sunday is about more than just a big game. There's half-time shenanigans, million dollar commercials, and of course, the food.
Travel Tip: Pack Your Snacks and Staples in Tupperware
In our Snack Attack: Healthy Snack Ideas Group, FitSugar reader Angelica shared how she's able to eat healthy even when traveling.
I'm a lactose intolerant vegetarian so saying I'm perceived as a picky eater is an understatement at best. I try not to impose or expose my needs to those around me, but it gets tricky when I am traveling and don't have easy access to my favorite staples and snacks.
Smarter Eats: Keep a Stash of Healthy Snacks at Your Desk
In the past, whenever my co-workers and I got hungry, we would hightail it to the nearest food mart — some of my colleagues never even made it past the break room vending machine. Not only is this bad for the wallet, it's also bad for the waistline. Mostly everything in a vending machine is crap, and most mini marts don't offer much beyond chips and candy.
Healthy Eating Tip: Snack on Small Servings of Leftovers
Crackers, fruit, and granola bars are common snacks, but who says a snack has to be made from "snack food"? Smaller servings of leftovers make great snacks. Just prepare yourself a serving size that's 200 calories or less.
Healthy Recipe: Easy Whole Grain, Fruit, and Nut Energy Bars
The ongoing peanut butter recall has claimed some of my go-to snack bars, but the good news is I've been inspired to get more creative in my kitchen. This recipe for homemade energy bars is truly a cinch and allows you to be as flexible as possible with whatever you have in your cabinets. I used almond butter, chopped dried apricots, and cashews in my batch, but the possibilities are endless.
10 Healthy Snacks to Keep at Work
It is always a good idea to stock up on healthy snacks to keep at work. You shared your go-to satisfying snacks that prevent you from venturing to the vending machine and reaching into the candy jar. Take a page from your fellow Fit readers and mix up your snacks to keep things interesting; check out these 10 ideas for healthy snacking.
Healthy Habit: Lunch on High Fiber and Lean Protein
If eating healthier is one of your goals for 2009, you might want to reconsider your lunches. Nutritionist Alexa Fishback, author of The Daily Fix, has a way to make your mid-day meal work for you. Stay tuned for upcoming nutrition tips from Alexa and be sure to enter our Get Fit For 2009 giveaway for a chance to win a personalized nutrition plan created by Alexa, along with many other amazing goodies.
Healthy Habit: Don't Forget to Snack
If eating healthier is one of your goals for 2009, I have some good news for you about snacking. Nutritionist Alexa Fishback, author of The Daily Fix, encourages folks to eat two healthy snacks a day. In fact, it is one of her 12 healthy habits.
Speak Up: What Healthy Snacks Do You Keep at Work?
My tummy starts grumbling around 3 p.m., and when it does I'm always thankful that I have healthy snacks just an arm's distance away. Keeping healthy snacks at my desk prevents me from choosing something more unhealthy to satisfy my hunger (like the treats from YumSugar that magically appear in the kitchen) and from eating everything in sight when I get home from work.
Currently, my desk drawer is holding an apple, some almonds, and a Larabar.
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