Transform it into croutons. Sure, croutons usually top salads. But, when I make homemade croutons, very few make it to the salad bowl! Toss bread cubes with a little melted butter or olive oil and toast them in the oven or in a pan on the stovetop.

You can season croutons with garlic powder and cheese or go in the other direction and douse them with a little cinnamon sugar. Plus, these bake quickly without a lot of fuss. Boost their nutrition even further by adding seasonal fruit or even vegetables.

This Easy Carrot Bread Recipe and this Pear Cake are favorites with our family as well as with friends. There are never leftovers!

Healthy, cheap snacks are totally possible. Need a little extra motivation to get on your meal planning game? Want to make lunch packing less of a drag?

Creating a kitchen survival kit to help you WIN in the kitchen this school year. This post was originally published on September 13, It has been updated for content and clarity. Great list. We eat dried fruit such as raisins, apricots, and figs. We also like guacamole with raw veggies. For snacking time: -English muffin pizzas-toast the muffins before spreading with homemade pizza sauce I make my own for these tiny pizzas out of the little can of tomato sauce by adding garlic powder and Italian seasoning, then freeze using an ice cube tray.

then a slice or shredded cheese on top to broil. Place individually on cookie sheet to freeze many at once, then portion out into individual bags. Frozen grapes are a big fave at our house, especially in summer but all year round, too.

When they go on sale, I freeze them on trays, then put handfuls in smaller containers, ready to grab. Great cake! Made it 2 nights ago and it was devoured. So good. Only downside? The family wants me to make it again immediately….. oh — I also used a 8X8 regular glass baking pan — cooked an extra 20min or so — worked fine.

Those fall snacks look delicious! This is our favorite fall snack…apple crisps! Thanks so much for this list! Snacks seem to be the hardest foods to get cheap and healthy!

We like a lot of the snacks you mentioned and also popcorn, crackers with peanut butter and homemade trail mix using cheap ingredients like peanuts, raisins and banana chips.

Great Post! Great recipes! What is is about after school snack? All that growing and learning I suspect.

Looking forward to trying the Pear Cake. Made your spiced pear cake tonight and it was great! I added alittle clove to the other spices and served warm with whipped cream….. Awesome ideas!! com :. Mix all ingredients together and whisk until smooth. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving better overnight.

I make banana-pumpkin-applesauce muffins with oatmeal, flax seed and raisins in them. My boys love them. Thanks for the encouragement to buy organic. And thanks for all the snack inspiration. Your email address will not be published.

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Stir in some salt, cumin and cilantro to turn up the flavor and pair with fresh veggies for phenomenal frugal snacks. If you are making cheap snacks for a party, consider including tortilla chips as dippers, as well.

Other cheap snack foods you can make for a fun frugal appetizer are homemade guacamole when avocados are on sale and fresh pico de gallo which is even better when you can use ingredients from your own garden! Growing up, I practically lived on peanut butter. I would eat it on bread, with bananas or straight out of the jar.

Whether you opt to spread the peanut butter on the celery my preference or serve peanut butter on the side as a dip, the classic combo is a treat! And, although it is considered by many to be one of the inexpensive snacks for kids, adults can dive in when they get peckish as well!

While you can buy frozen yogurt in the frozen food section of your grocery store, it is likely healthier to make your own…and you will save money, too. The low-budget snacks are made with a blend of plain yogurt, fresh berries and just a dribble of honey.

No joke, it is as simple as that! It is best to use an inexpensive popsicle mold but you can use disposable popsicle bags or even ice cube trays with toothpicks if you have a minimalist kitchen.

Another one of the cheap, healthy snack ideas with yogurt is to make ice cream. Essentially, use the same simple ingredients as you would to make the popsicles, but skip the stick.

Instead, freeze it in a tub and dish it out in bowls. Although some recipes get complicated, I think simplicity is key.

As a matter of fact, there are several 2-ingredient recipes — the ingredients being mashed banana and oats — for banana oatmeal cookies that I have tried and liked. That said, adding in some peanut butter — like this recipe does — is even better. If you are wondering why, see 8. What I like best about these cheap homemade snacks is that they are healthy enough for breakfast, but tasty enough to satisfy my sweet tooth.

Unlike the majority of cheese, cottage cheese is one of the cheeses that falls into the Frugal Fare category. Better yet, it is an extremely easy and cheap snack.

All you have to do is swing into the grocery store and pick up an inexpensive tub. Add cucumber, tomato and olive bits to make it a Greek-inspired treat or serve with a slice of cantaloupe for something a little on the sweet side.

Plus, cottage cheese is high in protein, but low in fat. While on the subject of cheese, I want to mention that cream cheese is also a quick, cheap snack when paired with pretzels or veggies. Rounding up my list of easy, cheap snacks is edamame. A superstar of health foods, edamame is rich in vitamins and minerals and packs a punch as far as protein goes.

Edamame is sold two ways: shelled loose beans and unshelled in the pod. Both varieties of the cheap and filling snacks can be found in the freezer section at most grocers. For frugal snacking, I prefer steaming unshelled edamame and then adding a dash of salt to the shell before popping the beans out of the shell and into my mouth.

Garlic, parmesan, lime and sugar are other popular options for flavor enhancers for the budget-friendly snacks. Buying cheap snack foods will certainly help the bottom line of any budget — but learning how to be frugal begins with your setting your budget and goals.

Start off on the right foot with my tips on How To Make a Budget — then snag your FREE Budget Worksheet by subscribing now. For specific help with food budgeting, use my Budget Meal Planning Printables , a printable packet which includes a weekly meal calendar, a grocery list organizer and recipe cards to record your favorite cheap meals and snacks.

Interested in more of my Frugal Food Tips? Prefer your chopped fruit on a skewer? Following our Snack Rule — fruit, veggies, nuts, and raisins — helps us save money, eat healthy, and stay sane!

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You can also subscribe without commenting. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. As you may know, we have nine school-age kids between us. So, not only do we like to have a bounty of snacks on-hand, we like to pack them in lunches, and have them waiting when our kids get home.

The cadence of those deliveries is up to you. Here are some of the main things to know:. We look all over for cheap groceries online and Amazon really does just make it so much easier to keep our kids happy and fed.

Some of these, we even have on a two-week cadence! Plus, we feel good about the prices and that they almost magically just show up on our doorstep every month.

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