Cheap snack ideas - stop me buying crisps!

rachbc

how about the microwave crisps - thinly sliced spuds zapped til crunchy - are more detailed instruction in a post on here somewhere! Yum.

I'm a big fan of hm popcorn - though covering it in chilli caramel isn't exactly healthy.

parsonswife8

My favourite snacks are rice cakes with Marmite or with cottage cheese, celery filled with squirty cheese, mixed nuts and seeds, bread sticks and hummous.

Liverpudlian

RugbyLisa wrote: »

OK this will sound bizarre but try them first -

On a baking tray , lay out drained chick peas, sprinkle over some olive oil and either some salt and pepper or some "season all" which I use its a mix of pepper, paprika etc. Bake in the oven at a medium temp until they go a little crunchy. Low fat snacks!

How long would you bake them for in a fan assisted oven?

P1R4T3

One of my favourite snacks is Garlic & Rosemary Almonds

Heat up some butter, or olive oil in a pan, add almonds, some chilli powder, a tsp or 2 of rosemary then about 2 large crushed garlic cloves
Only takes a few mins, until the Almonds are slightly brown, not too much or the garlic will burn.

To me they are so delicious and fill you up so quickly! It's almost unfair!

suzitiger

This is my new plan, i am going to spy on what Gra$e put in their snack boxes that they send out to people, copy the ideas and buy in bulk, get some cheap mini tuppawere boxes and away we go! I am a snack a holic, especially where crisps are concerned ;-)

slm6002

Hi there i need some alternatives to crisps to put into lunchboxes.

As well as not being that healthy for me and my little ones i have very little money to buy them (i realise the value ones are only around 50p but when going there to buy crisps i tend to get carried away and buy other bits we need).

I was wondering if anyone had any cheap suggestions that could come out of the store cupboard in times when supermarket shop is in a few days, and could keep kids going.

Thank you in advance

Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny

I have home made fruit salad. Goes well. This week it is melons and as always. oranges. For arounf £4 a week, serves about 10 to 12 servings. keep in fridghe, juiced in lemon or orange squash. far better than giving money to food blasters.

Boodle

Mini oatcakes, nuts and vegetable sticks like carrot and pepper are our favourite savoury accompaniment to a sarnie. Sometimes a few cubes of sheese depending on the sarnie filling. We do have crisps occasionally at home but when trying to create a balanced lunchbox, I like to try to have savoury flavours as well as the sweet fruit too. If it is for snacks, then crackers with peanut butter and veg sticks plus some dried fruit is a favourite here.

VJsmum

My son has pepperami sticks, sausage roll, samosa, mini scotch eggs, cheese strings, mini cheddars, (these are all or not and! ) onion bhaji, cheese straws can be made cheaply and store well in the freezer, mini quiche, you could fry a tortilla and break it up - add some seasonings or chilli powder.

kj*daisy

I put in a sandwich, bit of veg, eg cherry toms, cucumber or carrot sticks. A bit of cheese and a cereal bar or biscuit or a cracker. Don't bother with crisps in the packed lunch at all unless they are going on a trip then they get them as a treat.