Value toddler?

jellyhead

You've had some excellent suggestions here ... mine is almost 8 years old now but I remember those Organix snacks that we bought just for emergencies with such fondness ... those carrot flavour wotsits and the apple flavour rice cakes, yum!

For every day snacks, especially if you're t home, you really don't need to spend that sort of money though, and there are healthier snacks. We have some blueberry bushes in pots outside and my son has been snacking on blueberries today. They take a year or two to fruit though, but you can buy a bush in Poundland. They also have strawberry plants, raspberry canes etc.

There's nothing like a strawberry you've grown yourself, it's heavenly

You can buy big bags of raisins and put a small portion into a pot or sandwich bag. 3 dried apricots is one of your 5 a day and contains iron, apparently. I buy the soft ones from Lidl, or sometimes Poundland.

Rich tea biscuits are nice too. They were given as a snack at the playgroup my son went to. We didn't 'do' dairy but a dairylea triangle is a lovely snack, perhaps on a cracker or just on its own. Or cheese cubes with a few cherry tomatoes. Poundland sell tomato plants too, although it's too late for them now I suppose. Ours is only just sprouting a tiny green tomato.

Crunchy carrot, chopped peppers, etc. make nice snacks. Salt and shake crisps without the salt, as has been mentioned. Toast soldiers, with marmite?

A banana is probably most toddler's favourite Both of my boys say a chopped banana tastes better than a whole one, for some reason!

They also love Soreen malt loaf.

neverdespairgirl

My 8 year old son eats pretty much the same snacks now as he did as a toddler - apple, banana, raisins, bread sticks, oat cakes, matzah bread, cucumber, pepper, carrot sticks - that kind of thing.

AlSelley

Hmmm Kettlefish that sounds like a bunch of tasty adn healthy morsels. Your lucky kids!!

owen_money

I used to give my kids fizzy drinks and sweets with lots of E numbers (until they were banned). It wasn't very healthy but amused me as they rushed around like a thing possessed

pelirocco

meritaten wrote: »

you are in a moneysaving forum and you can ask this? are you TRYING to insult us?
you may think buying a top brand means you are a top mum - but, many of us think that making our own 'snacks' and keeping a ready supply of fruit and veg for snacking on to be far healthier and cheaper for our children. and its not just those on a tight budget either - I COULD afford to buy in prepared snacks - I CHOOSE not to.

because you haven't really asked for help have you? if you are serious about saving money and perhaps feeding more healthy snacks to your children I suggest you repost down in Old Style moneysaving - but lose the last remark! it comes across as really snide.

How rude are you !!