Desserts and Snacks

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How Bad Is It Really to Eat Chocolate Before Bed?
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What Really Happens to Your Body When You Eat Chocolate Every Day
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Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips made with chickpeas for a healthy dessert
10 Delicious Chickpea Desserts High in Fiber
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Christmas spice gingerbread cake and honey on a dark table with pinecone on the side
10 Healthy Gingerbread Recipes That Double as Breakfast and Dessert
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Greek Tzatziki dip sauce
The Simple Party Dip Dietitians Wish You'd Serve Instead of Butter Boards
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These Protein Gift Baskets Are the Perfect Presents You’ve Never Heard Of
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The One Snack That Makes Getting Protein and Omega-3s Easy
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Want to Age Well? Add a Spoon of This to Your Daily Diet
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The 10 Best Healthy Popcorn Brands of 2024, According to Dietitians
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The One Snack Cardiologists Want You to Eat for a Healthier Heart
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25 Healthy High-Protein Snacks to Buy, According to Dietitians
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The 5 Best Coffee Ice Cream Brands of 2024
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Roasted Red Pepper Hummus with veggie sticks for a gut-healthy snack
The One Snack Gastroenterologists Want You to Eat More Often (It Isn't Yogurt)
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The One Snack Brain Experts Want You to Eat More Often
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The 11 Best Snacks for Runners of 2023
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The 10 Best High-Protein Nut Butters, Other Than Peanut
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6 High-Protein Peanut Butter Powders Under 80 Calories
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The 19 Best Brain-Supporting Snacks for Focus and Memory
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The One Snack a Dietitian Wants You to Eat Every Day for Longevity
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Edible Cookie Dough
The 7 Best Edible Cookie Dough Brands to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
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Raw Organic Salted and Roasted Pistachios with health benefits for your heart, brain, gut and more in a white bowl.
The One Nut Dietitians Want You to Eat More Often (It's Not Almonds)
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The 27 Best Vegan Snacks, According to Dietitians
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Pile of Delicious Chocolate Black Bean Brownies
10 High-Protein Desserts Made With Black Beans
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Nutrition and Calories in Popcorn: Air-Popped, Oil-Popped and More
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14 Gut-Healthy Probiotic Snacks That Aren't Yogurt
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6 Late-Night Snacks That Won't Leave You Bloated in the Morning
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35 Snack Solutions for Every Craving
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Milk and cookies, homemade with chocolate chips.
The 6 Best Protein Cookie Brands, According to a Dietitian
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Not All Peanut Butter Is Gluten-Free — Here's What You Need to Know
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandiwch
8 Delicious Desserts Under 200 Calories
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10 Caffeinated Snacks for an Energy Boost (That Aren’t Coffee)
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5 Gut-Healthy Grapefruit Desserts That Crush Cravings
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Mediterranean snacks of healthy crackers with hummus
12 Mediterranean Diet Snacks to Kickstart Your Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
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The 7 Best Low-Calorie Protein Bars (That Actually Taste Good)
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The 25 Best Low-Carb Snacks That Will Fill You Up
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Peppermint Candy Cane Ice Cream in white cup on table with garland
How to Turn a Bag of Candy Canes Into 5 Desserts Under 300 Calories
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6 Cozy Hot Chocolate Recipes With Less Sugar Than a Candy Bar
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Traditional italian dessert tiramisu with chocolate sauce
5 Decadent Low-Carb Slow Cooker Desserts (With Less Than 8 Grams of Sugar)
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Pear chocolate cake with mulled wine glaze
7 Tasty Pear Desserts That Are Good for Your Gut
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Sufganiyah, jam filled donuts on Hanukkah.
7 Healthier Doughnut Recipes to Light Up Your Hanukkah
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Hummus with vegetables and snacks on a wooden board
The 5 Worst Snacks for Bloating, According to a Dietitian
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How to Turn Butternut Squash Into 6 Decadent Desserts for Fall
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Apple Crumble Dessert
6 Gut-Healthy Desserts to Help You Use All Those Apples You Picked
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Spicy Houmous from Courge Butternut, Vegetarian Dish
13 Comforting Pumpkin Spice Recipe Ideas Better Than the PSL
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High-protein mug cake with blueberries on white plate on table
6 High-Protein Mug Cake Recipes for a Healthy Dessert in Minutes
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How to Buy Ethical Chocolate, and 8 of Our Favorite Fair-Trade Brands
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20 Gut-Healthy Snacks With More Fiber Than an Apple
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8 Tasty Meat Snacks to Get Your Protein in a Pinch (No Cooking Required)
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How to Find Gluten-Free Ice Cream Cones — and 5 Brands That'll Complete Your Sweet Treat
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These 6 Refreshing Summer Fruit Desserts Clock in Under 200 Calories
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10 Tasty Frozen Desserts, Picked by a Dietitian
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Fudgy Brownies and 5 More Desserts to Make With Leftover Quinoa
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Granola Bars and mixed nuts
7 Homemade Granola Bars With Less Than 9 Grams of Sugar
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4 Comforting Cookie Recipes That Don’t Require Flour, Eggs or Butter
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Homemade currant cornmeal crumble bars with streusel topping
7 Mouth-Watering Dessert Recipes — No Baking Powder, Baking Soda or Yeast Required
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Homemade Peanut Butter Cookies
8 No-Fuss Flourless Dessert Recipes Under 300 Calories
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Chocolate mousse
8 Decadent Dessert Recipes With More Fiber Than an Apple
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Chocolate Comes With Sweet Health Perks — but Only if You Choose the Right Bar
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Homemade peanut butter cups on a rustic table for healthy chocolate desserts
6 Decadent Chocolate Desserts With 5 Grams of Sugar or Less
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The Best Cheap Snacks at Trader Joe's, From Jicama Sticks to EVOO Popcorn
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Biltong: The High-Protein, Zero-Sugar Alternative to Beef Jerky Your Snack Stash Needs
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How to Meal Prep Healthy Snacks for On-the-Go Fuel
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8 Decadent Desserts You'll Never Guess Are Packed With Protein
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Is Avocado 'Ice Cream' Worth the Hype? Here's What Dietitians Think
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36 Keto Snacks Anyone Going Low-Carb Should Try
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Mocha Chip Ice Pops
Low-Calorie Chocolate Recipes That Will Satisfy Your Cocoa Cravings
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Quick, Easy 200-Calorie Snacks You'll Actually Enjoy Eating
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The 5 Best Organic Chocolate Bars of 2024, According to Dietitians
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8 Tips for an Afternoon Pick-Me-Up
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As yummy as they look, these chocolates are probably full of additives.
The 4 Things to Avoid in Chocolate -- And 3 Things to Look For
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The 6 Best Protein Bars — and 2 to Avoid
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The 7 Best Sweet Snack Ideas to Banish Your Sugar Cravings
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Everyone loves a sweet treat or snack from time to time. On our desserts and snacks page, we offer a variety of resources to help you enjoy snacks and desserts without compromising your health or nutrition.

Our team of nutrition experts provides in-depth articles on healthy snacking and dessert options, as well as practical tips for making healthier choices when it comes to ingredients and preparation methods. We also offer a wide range of delicious and easy-to-make snack and dessert recipes to satisfy every craving.

Whether you are looking for a sweet treat or a satisfying snack, our desserts and snacks page has something for you. We offer recipes that are easy to make, delicious and healthy, as well as advice on how to make ingredient substitutions to meet your dietary needs.

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