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About Snack Girl Cain family Photo Credit: Beth Wallace Please feel free to contact Snack Girl at lisa@snack-girl.com. We love hearing from you! We started Snack Girl to help people to learn more about the foods they eat every day. Besides, snacks are fun! Lisa Cain, Ph.D., is a mother of 2 and loves food! An evolutionary biologist by training, she has become obsessed with how food contributes to our overall health. For example, she is fascinated with the fact that Americans in the 1950's weighed on average MUCH less than they do now. Obviously the root cause of the epidemic is what we eat, and she wants to help people make better decisions about what they eat. She is a big proponent of food that doesn't have any packaging and wants to help Americans eat more fruits and vegetables. Matt Cain is an Australian, home chef, father of 2, and software engineer. His family raised him with very little packaged food. They have a lovely vegetable garden, and eat tons of fresh fruits and vegetables. Matt's favorite snack is potato chips. He believes that with a little preparation, great food can be yours. Snack Girl is #44 on Greatist's 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness 2011 The 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness 2011 Disclosures Here at Snack-Girl.com, we follow guidelines set by the FTC regarding endorsements, reviews, and testimonials. If we receive a product for free, we'll tell you. If we host a link that is sponsored, it will be labeled as a "Partners" or "Sponsored". If we write good things about a product, we mean it. We don't accept money in exchange for reviews - ever. If a product doesn't fit with the Snack Girl philosophy (e.g. diet pills, fad diet books, or liposuction), we won't feature it. If we share a link to a product, we earn a small commission if you buy that item as part of an affiliate program with Amazon.com. We have an advertising relationship with Google AdSense. Google banner ads may appear above, below and to the right of our content. Snack-Girl.com remains 100% free because affiliate programs and ads on our site allow our company to focus on writing great content to help you achieve your healthy eating goals. More information on Copyright and TradeMarks can be found here. Our Privacy Policy can be found here. Our User Submitted Content Policy can be found here Questions or concerns? Please e-mail: lisa@snack-girl.com or use our Contact Us Form. Share with friends facebook tweet gmail Print 19 Comments: Dear Snack Girl I love love love this website. I am a Direstor of a Fitness Cluc in Bronxville, NY and have shared this wwebsite with all the members. It gives great information and tips. Just wanted to say Thank You. Jackie Jackie Braca on January 17, 2010 Creme de la peanut paninis are a favorite in my household. I had forgotten about the oldie-but-goodie: Ants on a Log. Thanks for the reminder. Joy Oglesby on January 19, 2010 Thank you so much for the work you put into this site! I am a distributor for Juice Plus+ (rcochranjuiceplus.com), and I am always looking for more information on nutrition. Keep up the good work! :) Rachel Cochran on April 6, 2010 I am so impressed with your website. I am working toward becoming healthier and need practical advice. I find all the "healthy" foods so confusing in the store because as you said they try and make it a selling point, but they aren't always what they are advertized to be. Mary Ann Hochstedler on May 13, 2010 I just stumbled upon your website as I was researching "healthy snack" blogs for work (Kay's Naturals makes high-protein snack foods -- www.kaysnaturals.com). LOVE THIS BLOG! Thanks for this. Mitra on June 8, 2010 Hi Lisa. I just want you to know I gave you a well deserved award for being one of my top four favorite blogs! I really love reading what you have to say... Check out my blog for the compliments! Ellen on June 13, 2010 I just wanted to let you know that I stumbled across this website today (the hamburger experiment was linked to another site I visit regularly) and I find it amazing and informative. Thank you and keep up the good work! Sonia on June 24, 2010 Glad to share you views. I teach community based classes on basic eating and cooking techniques. Consumerism is a immersed into the classes as much as possible. I am a consumer nutrition , aka common sense back to basics, educator. I am enjoying your site. I too am a stumbler, slym22. Leslie on July 22, 2010 I agree, eating healthier is a lot easier than people think. It's simply making the right food choices. Proper meal planning and eating at home, you can control the ingredients, ensuring a healthy dish for your family. Noel Chapman on August 10, 2010 Yahoo and Amen! What an awesome site! Are we in a wellness revolution or what? I teach individuals, families and small groups on how to have diet and lifestyle be their number one health strategy! And we offer an easy way for people to get the nutrition of fruits and vegetables every day. Everything that you are promoting! You go girl! Sherry Fritz on September 29, 2010 Love your site! Your posts are informative and digestible. I love your applicable information and your explanation of how easy it is to make better eating decisions. Thank you! Jenna Z. on October 9, 2010 Hi, I found your site from a link from Jenn at Slim Shoppin'. OMG, I love it!!! I've already bookmarked it and will be visiting regularly! Thanks for all the great info! Roz on November 22, 2010 An inspiration! Well written and full of valuable information. Keep it up! Ben on February 14, 2011 I'm an AVID snacker and smart snacking has been the KEY to making sure I'm hitting my health goals (without feeling hungry). I love Snack Girl because Lisa incorporates reviews of packaged products with easy recipes AND includes nutritional information for all her snacks. She's inclusive too, so if you're gluten-free, on weight-watchers or diabetic you can find recipes there. She's great on pre-planning, getting the most bang for your buck & recipes that are so easy ANYONE can make them. She's humble, funny & smart. Great content & I'm a big fan. Sign up for the newsletter! Only one I actually look forward to! Chichi Kix on March 21, 2011 Hi Lisa Thanks for the follow on twitter, and I love this site. Very useful information! I will keep up with your posts :) Sam www.samanthaball.ca *Check out my Lululemon giveaway :) Sam on April 4, 2011 @Haywood Jablomi Lisa provides incredible & incredibly informed tips daily on her blog, enhanced by her scientific background. She also writes about her weight loss journey on a regular basis and encourages thousands of people to make healthier choices. As anyone will tell you, you don't need to be thin (or pose in a bikini) to be healthy, but you do need to make informed choices about what you put in your body. I don't need a full body shot to tell you that Lisa's advice is sound & scientifically (and humanly) informed. I love the fact that she's a working mom, with a family & a passion for helping others. :) Chichi Kix on April 12, 2011 I found your site through another food blog on Med food. Great idea to have a forum on snacks! Anna on May 1, 2011 I'm really enjoying your blog. I started blogging this year and will be doing a series in June on eating Whole Foods. I plan to publish our families weekly menu and I have a feeling I may be linking your site for recipes, especially with my kids. One thing I'm looking for is a delicious morning energy boosting drink. I plan to experiment but was wondering if you have one you love. I want some green in mine but want my kids to like the taste. Thanks for all your work! Stacey on May 25, 2011 I love your sunny cute face! You are adorable in your picture, and I thank you so, so, much for your awesome blog! I get so much great inspiration here to keep eating healthy...by the way I am on weight watchers, and I have lost 15 pounds--about a pound a week so far! Love it! Leee on May 26, 2011 Add a comment: Name (required) Email (required, never published) Your Website (optional) Comment Email me when there are new comments