Throughout the month of October, companies around the country step up with limited edition products benefiting breast cancer awareness. One of those companies is Mott’s.  Mott’s has created limited edition apple sauces that will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. They come in packs of 6 in delicious flavors such as Harvest Apple and Summer Strawberry.
Mott’s Healthy Harvest Sauce has no sugar added. These yummy sauces are naturally sweet snacks that everyone in your family will love. Mott’s Plus Sauce has no added sugar and is packed with extras such as antioxidants, fiber or calcium. You can learn more …read more

Don’t we all want to eat healthier? More than that, we want to SNACK healthier. Yogavive Apple Chips are one way to do it. Best of all, we just had a giveaway for a year’s supply of them here on Blisstree. And who won this fabulous giveaway you ask?

Andrea! Andrea was our 20th commenter and was chosen at random using Random.org. She said, “Ohh I want to try this snack. I think it would be a great healthy snack for lunchtime.” I couldn’t agree more, Andrea!
For those of you who didn’t …read more

With meals on flights either non-existent, expensive, or horrible tasting, and airport food not too much better, one way a traveler can make their vacation a little more pleasant is to make some food to take along.  You’ll still have to avoid liquids and gels (get those once you pass through security), but packing a few healthy and yummy snacks, can stave off hunger and the crankiness it can cause.
Since I’m not a fan of prepared energy bars (or prepared anything for that matter), I look for the closest thing to real food that I can get, and that …read more

I’m a big fan of Luna Bars by Clif. My favorite flavor – Chocolate Peppermint Stick. While waiting in line at Raley’s today, I saw a display for Clif Kids Twisted Fruit chews. They come in Strawberry, Mixed Berry, Sour Apple, Grape, Tropical Twist, and Pineapple.
I tried the Strawberry flavor. They are somewhere in between a fruit leather and a licorice. They are licorice shaped, but have that sort of gooey-fruit-leather-iness. Yum! One 7 ounce organic fruit snack is a complete serving of fruit, has 70 calories, 1 gram of fiber, 15% Vitamin B6, and 10% of Vitamin C, Vitamin …read more

This was our day to bring snacks after the T-ball game. I had mentioned previously how every other parent on our team assigned to snacks this season had brought doughnuts – which I don’t mind my son eating on occasion – but the “good mother” in me thought I had better bring some healthy snacks. I had several people tell me that I should not worry about the team’s 4-0 winning streak, and just bring some fun, healthy snacks. Rick, however, suggested we not mess with a trend. You know, like how after Alabama started winning last fall and we …read more

With most families on a budget, many are turning to good old fashioned road trips by car instead of more expensive vacations this summer. With gas prices lower than last year, piling the family into the car for a cross-country (or cross-state) vacation is a fun and affordable idea.
When vacationing, you should be both budget-conscious and health-conscious when it comes to food. It’s easy for kids (and adults) to fill up on chips, cookies and other snacks. Instead, try to think of healthy snacks.
Registered Dietitian Gloria Tsang, founder of online nutrition community HealthCastle.com, provides us with these five simple, healthy …read more

It’s our turn to buy the snacks after T-ball next week. Last spring, when our son played for this same league, and last fall, when he played for another league, all the parents brought sensible snacks – low-sugar fruit gummies, bags of whole wheat crackers, 100 percent fruit juice boxes. I’m not a rabid healthy snack fanatic with my son, but I do appreciate him munching on fruit over, say, wads of Cheetos.
This T-ball season, however, the first family assigned to bring snacks brought a box of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts – both glazed and chocolate-dipped. The kids went berserk. And for the …read more

Remember how good food was when you were a kid? You know, back when eating wasn’t stressful and mom made everything just the way you liked it? Well, it’s time to return to that state of eating. Here are 5 yummy snacks that will bring out the kid in you and nourish the woman you are today.

Chocolate milk (the kind you make yourself). According to a study published in the American Dietetic Association in 2002, kids who drink flavored milk (think Quik and Ovaltine) consume more calcium and fewer empty calories, with no additional sugar or …read more

I found a great list of ten snacks that are good for you. Eating small meals will raise your metabolism and give you energy!
TOP 10 HEALTHY SNACKS

Trail mix with walnuts, almonds, dried apricots, roasted soybeans, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, raisins and dried unsweetened blueberries.
Tropical fruit smoothie popsicles.
Peanut butter, chocolate soymilk and banana smoothie — see site for recipe.
Homemade oatmeal muffin with blueberries and mashed banana.
Raw veggies and kale pesto dip. Yummy recipe on this site.
Energy/snack bars. (My favorites are the Atkins chocolate/peanut butter bars)
Tomato juice or grapefruit.
Fruit kebab with yogurt dip.
Wasa crackers with almond butter and raisins.
Sliced strawberries.