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sugary yogurt cups, string cheese etc
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Want to watch the budget??? most of those snacks you listed are very expensive conveniet foods.
Here some ideas, that are healthier and cheap
We are talking kids here, right not a low carb dieter.
Celery with peanut butter, with just a few chocolate chips on top of the pean butter.
Celery with cream cheese, tons of flavours to pick from now, or go plain and top with raisins.
Sliced carrots, ( not the expensive baby ones) mixed in a bag with raisens. that was always a big hit.
Sunflower seeds ( shelled )
Fresh banana or a frozen one, sprinkle a few chocolate chips, put in the Microwave just enough til the choc starts to soften.
In a blender put a sliced up ( chunks ) of a frozen banana, Milk, any other fruit fresh or frozen, sweeten if you have to with honey or consentrated frozen orange juice ( it can be a cheap one ).
The more banana the thicker.
Bananas are so cheap, make sure they are ripe, peel them and store in the freezer in a big zip lock bag.
My 16 and 19 yr olds still head for the freezer for these all the time.
Oddly enough too, I can remember several times, I'd put a plate of raw veggies and dip out for the kids before dinner, when they had friends over, you would'nt beleive how fast those peppers cuc's carrots,ect went. Sadly,many kids never get offered that sort of thing at home.
Just have to add one thing, just spotted my 16 yr old eating one of his favorite after school treats, I buy the small boxes of 100% fruit juice only,( all others are crap), anyhow we keep them in the freezer, he eats them right out of the box frozen solid with a spoon, it's just like a snow cone. Or you can let them thaw a bit and thye are like a slurpee
Hope you get some ideas. Kathy