Hey guys! Happy Monday! I hope you all had enjoyable weekends. I don’t think I really left my house since I spent most of my time curled up with Jack, but I’m feeling set to begin the paper-writing process now that the research phase and pre-writing phase are out of the way (yes, a lot [...]

Hey guys! After my “Special K” diet post, I received a few emails asking what sort of packaged snack foods I would recommend since anything packaged is starting to seem ominous. Well “seem” might be too kind — most packaged foods do really suck for you, health-wise. And while it’s taken me nearly seven years [...]

Hey guys! Happy Saturday! Are you going to be having as much fun as I am today? (studying and generally being a lame-ass?) Hope not! If you guys have been to Starbucks lately, you may have noticed their stock of new snacks!  I was stoked when I saw little Annie’s snacks sitting in a wicker [...]

Hey guys!  Are you ready for my birthday recap?  (**waits patiently and hears only groans**) So, on the magical day of my birth, my knight in shining armor (that camera-shy boyf of mine) and I (cranky and not-so-camera-shy) took a trip to Disneyland in Anaheim, CA.  Look, I’ve been going to Disneyland for as long [...]

Hey guys! How’s it going? Ever feel you get “slap happy” after too many days with little sleep and many deadlines?  It’s gotten to the point I’m just a liability!  Before class today I could not stop giggling about the word “farfegnugen.” Don’t ask.  Later, I ask my friend what “the birds and the bees” [...]

Hey guys! Two new loves have entered my life…the Clif Kid Z Bar and a frozen peach with peanut butter… Clif Kid Z Bar Stats Delicious.  Organic. They look little (they’re meant for kids, after all, but they are same in weight to most Kashi bars…yes, I checked…) 120-130 calories, 2-4 g fat, 3 g [...]

Updated Hi guys!  Happy day-before-Friday! Here is my second “quick tip” video on the topic of my favorite healthy snacks: URL here, too. To see my first “quick tip,” click here. Random tidbit about one of my snack faves — did you know one large kiwi packs 3 grams of fiber? The medium ones I [...]

Granola bars (or energy bars) can be delicious and nutritious.  They can also be calorie-dense and gross.  So, how do you decide which ones to buy?  It depends, of course!  If you are super active and need the calorie content for fuel/refuel purposes, a calorie-dense bar is a good thing.  If you’re more sedentary and [...]

Consider me your little cookie monster to guide you through the labyrinth of pre-portioned snacks you can buy (mostly in the variety of 90-140 calorie “packs”) and the snacks you can easily portion out yourself. Pre-portioned snacks are great for people who are on the go and people who count their calories. Here are my [...]