VIDEO: The Fresh Beet – Two Simple Tips To Choosing A Nutritious Snack Bar
By Ashley Galloway, MS, RD // September 6, 2016
ABOVE VIDEO: Ashley Galloway is a clinical dietitian and nutrition expert – and native of Indialantic, Florida. In this video, Ashley cautions us not to get caught up in boisterous marketing claims that are designed to cloud our decision-making process and alter our perception of snack bars that may not provide quality nutritional elements.
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are delighted to once again welcome Ashley Galloway, a clinical dietitian, nutrition expert and native of Indialantic, to SpaceCoastDaily.com.
Ashley is focused on educating people on all aspects of how to prepare and enjoy a nutritious diet through her popular blog, TheFreshBeet.com.
TFB was created as a space to share her passion for healthy cooking and to teach others how to live healthier lives using nutrition as medicine.
We have and will be posting many of Ashley’s articles and videos, which are designed to inspire you to get in the kitchen and reconnect with your sense of creativity as a way to eat healthier, on SpaceCoastDaily, as well as publishing selected articles in SpaceCoastDaily.com magazine.
In this video, Ashley cautions us not to get caught up in boisterous marketing claims that are designed to cloud our decision-making process and alter our perception of snack bars that may not provide quality nutritional elements.
– Dr. Jim Palermo, Editor-in-Chief
BETTER THAN STORE-BOUGHT BARS
Looking to make your own wholesome snack bars right at home? Try one of the easy TFB recipes below:
CLICK HERE: No Bake Granola Bars
CLICK HERE: Pumpkin Quinoa Bars
CLICK HERE: Peanut Butter Apricot Chewy Bars
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ashley Galloway, an Indialantic native who graduated from Holy Trinity Academy, received her Master’s degree in Nutrition from Florida State University and has since worked as a clinical dietitian in a variety of settings from pediatrics to adult kidney transplant to nutrition research. She currently works on the frontline of preventative care as the campus Dietitian for the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Ashley started a food blog called The Fresh Beet, which is a space she uses to share healthy recipes and nutrition information designed to help her readers achieve optimal health.
