Cheap Snack Ideas?

[frugalkitty]

I was not sure where to put this...sorry

I am out of ideas..what are some good cheap portable snack ideas that I can bring to work. An apple a day will make a girl go crazy. A banana a day will make me go bizerk.

I have breakfast and lunch at work, and I like to have 2 snacks as well.

Thanks

[ariyadhana]

Trail mix? Mixed Nuts? Dried fruit? Veggies with Dip? Crackers and cheese? Yogurt? Seasonal fruit (peaches, plums, nectarines, berries)?

I'm not very creative but those are my typical work snacks.

[CanadaSpunk]

Cheese & crackers or PB & crackers
Make your own trail mix of things you like ex. choc chips, almonds, peanuts, cherrios or shreddies.
I also make my own jello or pudding snack in the small ziploc containers.
Popcorn with a sprinkle of cheese or seasoning.
When I get time and energetic, I chop up some fruit to small pieces (usually strawberries, blueberries, peaches, kiwi and pears) to make a small fruit salsa and than take some soft taco shells brush one side with melted butter, cut into pieces and than put in a bag of sugar/cinnamon to coat. Bake to make them crisp. I use the fruit salsa to dip the shells in....it's very yummy and can be changed for the season and what you like.
Hope some of these ideas help and I look forward to reading what other people snack on as I agree, it's nice to have a change.

[frugalkitty]

I'll have to stroll around bulk barn and make my own trail mix.

Thank you for the ideas, please keep them coming.

The fruit salsa idea sounds amazing and I have some soft taco shells in the freezer right now. YUM.

[frugalkitty]

I'll add this snack idea,Though it is not portable or especially cheap

Frozen strawberries
a splash of milk
artificial sweetner
vanilla extract

put in a blender and blend until it becomes the consistency of ice cream. Very very yummy and very low calorie. You can also use blue berries, banannas etc.

I eat this a lot and I feel like I'm having ice cream.

[ariyadhana]

Sounds like a yummy sorbet. Smoothies are a great idea to make yourself, sure there are not super cheap but healthy and A LOT cheaper then going to Booster Juice.

[khunter1980]

I've been making squares outta all the cereal I have bought for the $5 coupons. Just melt marsh mellows on low with a little margarine and add the cereal and any other lovely what not you have lying around your pantry, raisins, nuts, candies, etc. push down into a cake pan and let it cool.

Any cereal will do. I even melted the betty crocker icing a while back to drizzle over these treats. They go fast in my house with all the mouths I feed.

[RedEng]

Popcorn (pop it at home if it's microwaveable if you don't want the whole office in search of the popcorn smell )

sliced veggies (baby carrots, sliced celery, brocolli etc.)

Laughing cow cheese

Hard boiled egg

[Mrsjen]

Have you tried meal drinks too? When pregnant and still now I grab a similac mom meal drink. Just buy the ensure ones (I know there is coupons for them) or ones like it!