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. 
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. 
3. Divide your other ingredients among them.
I divided one ingredient among all the bags, then moved on to the next, to save time.
4 . Enjoy! 
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).