Snack Time

I don’t know about you, but I get hungry in between meals.

It seems that when I get hungry, I also get grumpy, and we’ve come to realize that Fred I often fight more when I feel hungry. To avoid these unnecessary fights, I’ve started thinking through some snacks that have protein and are healthy, don’t cost a fortune, and that I can throw in my purse and go.

I bought a few things that I like that I thought would fit well together, and put together my own little snack bags. I wanted to share some tips, and some things that I learned from this adventure.

Ready? Here we go:

1. Buy some well-priced, healthy ingredients for your snack bags. Also, buy or find some small plastic bags or tupperware (I chose the “snack size” ziplock bags). 

I chose pretzels, dried apple rings, dried cranberries, chocolate chips, and honey-roasted peanuts. 2014-05-12 14.29.00

2. Start with one ingredient and divide them among your bags. 

I made 10 little bags – 5 for me, 5 for my husband, which would last us about a week. I started with the pretzels. 2014-05-12 14.32.263. Divide your other ingredients among them.

I divided one ingredient among all the bags, then moved on to the next, to save time.2014-05-12 14.37.07 2014-05-12 14.36.57

4 . Enjoy! 2014-05-12 14.39.37

I wanted to make sure I spent a reasonable amount on these bags, as we try to keep our grocery budget as low as possible.

Here’s my price breakdown: 

Apple rings: $4 (I used the whole bag)

Pretzels: $1.25 (I used the whole bag)

Honey-roasted peanuts: $5 (I used 2/5 of the jar)

Cranberries: $8 (I used a very small amount of this bag, probably around $1.50)

Chocolate chips: $10 (Again, I used a small amount, probably around $1.25)

Total: 

$4 (apples)

$1.25 (pretzels)

$2 (peanuts)

$1.50 (cranberries)

$1.25 (chocolate chips)

= $10

So, each bag cost me about $1 to make. $1 to make sure that I have a blast of protein and avoid a fight with my husband? Totally worth it. 

 

Now it’s your turn – leave me a comment to let me know about your snack tips! You can also tweet me (@classyfrugality).