TASTY SNACKS

Rice University wants students to know that dorm food doesn't have to be a culinary and dietary challenge for those trying to avoid the "Freshman 15".

The world is full of fantastic, delicious, and innovative healthy gourmet snacks. That’s why we’ve tasted some of the best, and here’s what we found. The 3rd Annual Snack Awards competition rewards the Top Healthy Gourmet Snack creations of the Year by the TASTY AWARDS.

There are several alternatives for the lactose intolerant, or people who are simply avoiding dairy. One of the newest is made with tasty macadamia nuts, called Milkadamia.

What do you get when you give six different flavors of SIPP to six different people to try? Six empty bottles, and six repetitions of, "That was really good, do you have any more?"

These are our tasty choices for the healthy snacker, and they make great gifts. Snacking is part of life in this busy world. Fortunately you can happily snack without adding tons of undesired calories, preservatives, or other dietary issues into your mouth.

Niman Ranch has expanded its line of artisan meats, and launched the first Certified Humane® domestic prosciutto.