PRODUCTS OF THE WEEK: Honey Stinger, Nature’s Bakery

[1] Nature’s original energy food, honey, is sandwiched between thin, crisp waffle cookies (photos #1 and #2 © Honey Stinger). [2] You can purchase individual waffles or 12-packs. [3] If you’re looking for a better Fig Newton-type bar, look here (photos #3 and #4 © Nature’s Bakery). [4] These fig bars have less added sugar…
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Healthy Snacks For National Snack Day & National Healthy Eating Day

March 4th is National Snack Day. Quick: Name your favorite snacks! > The year’s 90 snack holidays. Now, take a look at these better-for-you snacks, and see how you measure up. (Note: November 6th is National Healthy Eating Day.) Most are easily portable. To sweeten the snacks, consider a Splenda/cinnamon mix: a packet of Splenda…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 12+ Good-For-You Snacks For The New Year

Four days into the new year, we can’t stop nibbling on the empty calories. So we put this list together, as a reminder that good-for-you snacks taste good, too. These are some of our grab-and-go favorites. For the sake of brevity, we’ve left off the most obvious—fresh and dried fruits, crudités, hard-boiled eggs, hummus, lowfat/nonfat…
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