Healthy Eats: Dried Mango

In keeping with my "eat-clean-80%-of-the-time-to-feel-and-look-better" theme, I'm munching on a little dried mango.  I was eating them like crazy all of a sudden a few months ago until I looked at the ingredients on the back and saw  artificial coloring and sulfur dioxide listed *insert blank stare emoji*.  I was totally shocked that they actually add coloring and other crazy things to dried fruit.  Who does that?!

I decided to go to Sevananda, one of my local health food stores here in Atlanta, to see if I could finally score some dried mango without all of that extra stuff.  Sevananda did not disappoint! I picked up a bag and made sure to check the ingredients on the back.

*Note to self: Always look at the ingredients on the back if your food comes in any kind of package.

These are one of the healthy snacks I'm reaching for instead of cookies and candy tonight while watching the game. None of my teams made it to the finals but, I wouldn't mind seeing Golden State win *wink*.

What are some of the snacks on your clean eating list? 

Valentine's Day Treats the Healthier Way

Valentine's Day is coming later this week and while I don't usually make a big deal about this holiday, I do like going out to eat or just making some tasty treats at the house to munch on (even if it's for myself).  I have to watch my sugar intake so, I am looking for some V-day snacks that aren't that bad for me but still satisfy my sweet tooth.

I found some recipes on Pinterest and thought these were too cute! If I had children, I would make some of these for them. They look tasty without all of the enormous amounts of sugar and guilt I might feel the next day but, a little treat or two won't hurt.  I just know I have to keep my blood sugar levels stable since I'm pre-diabetic.

What do you usually do on Valentine's day?