Are you a chocolate lover? I hope so, because I sure am. I’ve tried giving up chocolate before, and I found I just ate more junk. I like all forms of sweets, don’t get me wrong. But I’ll almost always choose the chocolate option. Being at home often leads to more snacking. These little bites …
Since February is snack food month, I thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite snacks. My kids love little bite sized snacks. Even better if they are sweet. But I don’t want them eating a ton of extra sugar. I do want snacks to have protein and fiber. Enter these little …
February is also National Snack Food Month, so it’s a great time to change up your snack routine and find some healthier options. I’ll be sharing a few over the course of the next weeks. Today is sweet potato tots. I have a strange confession – I have never seen Napoleon Dynamite. But I know …
For a period of time when she was younger, my now almost 5 year old loved to call snacks “snicky snacks”. It was equal parts endearing and obnoxious, as many things with toddlers are. Are you a snacker? For most people I’ve met, there is a clear divide here: those who snack and those who …
A year and a half ago, I visited my in-laws. My mother-in-law was on a very strict low carb diet at the time. The day before I arrived, however, she had a bit of a fall out with her diet. Now, while most of us would go for cake and cookies and ice cream, she …
Are you a snacker? You likely are, since studies have found that 94% of Americans snack once a day. In fact, if you are “millennial” (between the ages of 21 and 38), you probably snack multiple times a day. A recent study reported that 24% of millennial snack at least four times a day. That …
It’s getting to be that time of year where gardens are going crazy. Or if you don’t have a garden, corn, zucchini, and tomatoes are fairly inexpensive and extra tasty at the store. Here’s a great side dish or snack utilizing some of the produce in season right now. Zucchini Corn Fritters (Makes about 18 …
Happy Registered Dietitian Day! The second Wednesday of March is this special day we get to celebrate the RDs in our lives. So hug or high five any RDs you know today. To learn more about what it means to be an RD, read here. At first glance, this recipe sounds like something only an …
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