Snacks on Shine

6 instant healthy snacks for the holiday road trip

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My fiancé and I do tons of road-tripping during the holidays. To save time and money, we snack in the car rather than stop for a meal along the way. We never leave home without two big containers of water—one for each of us—and a bag full of quick healthy snacks to keep us going the whole car-ride long. Here are some of my favorites.

5 Healthy After School Snacks

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By Heather Rutherford Healthy after school snacks are an important part of a child's day. The USDA suggests that children between the ages of six and twelve should eat at least two of the following items each day after school in their after school snacks: dairy, meat, fruit or vegetables…

The top 8 most addictive foods (according to us)

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There are foods – and then there are addictions. There’s plain ol’ snacking and then there’s devouring. We all have weaknesses and days when something super sweet or superbly salty is all that will satisfy…

Edible Eyeballs and other hauntingly healthy Halloween treats

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Looking for some fun Halloween treats that don’t have a scary amount of sugar or calories? Check out these spooky snacks from Disney FamilyFun. They’re frighteningly healthy – perfect for parties or as an after-school treat.

The Weekly Skinny: All the healthy news you need (10-23-09)

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Are school lunches about to get healthier? Is it worth the higher cost? FatFighterTV has a look at this story and other diet and fitness headlines making news this week.

Coke did make America fat

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Coca-Cola’s CEO Muhtar Kent recently wrote a much viewed op-ed in the Wall Street Journal titled “Coke Didn't Make America Fat,” in which he claims Americans need more exercise, not another tax, and should “enjoy the simple pleasures of a Coca-Cola.” While it’s perfectly understandable that Mr. Kent would fight the soda tax idea—not because it threatens American’s freedom to choose, but because it will undermine soda companies’ profits and image—the article includes so many untruths and misleading statements that it begs a fact check and a response.

Kettle Corn

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Nothing tastes better than kettle corn on a fall evening. Just a few ingredients, a few minutes, and you are ready to watch that movie and enjoy old fashioned sweet and salty kettle corn goodness.

Kettle Corn

1/3 cup vegetable…

Are Your Snacks Making You Gain Weight? 5 Smart Solutions

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It's 10:30 am and your stomach is growling, you just had breakfast but lunch seems so far away. You could choose to satisfy your hunger and hold yourself over with a nutritious snack, or you can wait and wind up in a not-so-pretty starving…

Foodie Fantasma ~ Real Chocolate Chips ~ Chocolate Covered Potato Chips That Is!

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This is a brilliant flavor combo - salty ridged potato chips gently dipped in milk chocolate. It's a little crunchy and wildly addictive. I first tasted these…