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Cones As Edible Snack Containers

Pour snacks such as trailmix, Goldfish crackers, animal crackers, popcorn, fresh fruit, mini marshmallows, and pretzels into a waffle cone or sugar cone. You can also add pudding or yogurt.

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Homemade Freeze Dried Snacks

How can you freeze dry fruit or vegetables for snacks without buying still another gadget?

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Buy Snacks in Bulk

Buying sodas, water and snacks at the office quickly adds up. Buy those items in bulk, bag 'em, and bring to work. You'll save about $2.00 a day or $520 annually. Who couldn't use extra money!

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An energy bar with chocolate, dried fruit, and nuts.

Homemade Energy Bars

This is a guide about homemade energy bars. Energy bars contain high energy foods. They are intended to provide a quick boost, by delivering carbohydrates when you don't have time for a meal.

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Banana Dogs

Like most people, I was raised on peanut butter sandwiches. I was hungry and in a hurry and in need of a quick jolt of energy so I took a hotdog bun, spread it with peanut butter and stuffed a whole banana in it.

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Up close photo of a granola bar.

Making Homemade Granola Bars

This is a guide about making homemade granola bars. Homemade granola bars are simple and fun to make. Making them yourself allows you to decide what ingredients to put in them, so the flavor options are endless.

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Snack Cup Pudding Pops

To make pudding pops from a snack size pudding cup, make a small cut in the top and put the Popsicle stick in it, then freeze. Pull off the foil when ready to eat. You might have to pour warm water over the bottom of the cup to make it come out.

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An apple, granola bar, nuts and dark chocolate squares.

Healthy Snacks

This is a guide about healthy snacks. It is important to eat healthy snacks. Buying and preparing healthy snacks so that they are available when you are hungry is key.

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Make Pita Chips at Home

Today I found a recipe for homemade pita chips that were awesome! Who knew it was so easy?

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Use Coffee Filter to Hold Snacks

Coffee filters are much cheaper than paper cups or bowls, and they're environmentally friendly. They can be used for small snacks like dry cereal, goldfish crackers, and pretzels.

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Make Your Own Trail Mix

Summer is here, and there all sorts of activities that are made more enjoyable if you have a nice little bag of your very own special trail mix in your pocket.

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Baked Potato Peels

When peeling potatoes for mashed potatoes, save the peelings. Put the peelings in a bowl; season with seasoned salt, pepper, and a little Italian dressing; and toss.

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Brown Bag Microwave Popcorn

Instead of purchase of expensive microwave popcorn, I place about 3 Tablespoons of un-popped corn in a brown lunch bag, fold the top over, and microwave for approximately 2 minutes.

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Roasting Sunflower Seeds

I grew some mammoth sunflowers and have seeds. Can I eat some? If so, I need recipes for cooking them.

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Bring Snacks When You Travel

Every summer we make a 1000 mile (one way) drive back home to visit family. I always end up doing last minute shopping and spending too much money to buy snacks for travel, until this year!

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Healthy Midnight Snack Ideas

I have a habit of getting up in the middle of the night and snacking. Any suggestions on foods that would be considered "lite" and not too heavy on the stomach?

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Flapjacks for Teatime Treat

Flapjacks are the most economical teatime treat and kids love them. Melt half cup of butter in a small pan, add golden syrup (about one cup) and stir until warm through. Then take off heat and stir in two cups of rolled oats until they are fully absorbed.

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Make Extra when Baking Snacks

When you make snacks in your oven, like fish sticks, burritos, french fries, pies, pizza, or whatever, bake enough at one time for a couple meals. After you eat your snack or meal, just put the rest in the fridge, and then microwave it.

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Video: Chex Party Mix

Learn how to make this classic snack mix with Thrifty Fun's how to video. This is the original chex mix recipe off the box of General Mills Chex Cereal. This is a great snack mix to put out during the holidays or to even give as gifts!

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Popping Fresh Corn from the Field

I gleaned a popcorn field, but the popcorn will not hardly pop. Does it have to cure first or something?

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100 Calorie Snack Packs

Why spend hard earned money on pre packaged 100 calorie snacks? Here are some you can package yourself and always have ready for yourself or your kids' lunch box. Each of these will fit into a small snack zip lock bag which I buy at my local dollar store.

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Video: Chex Party Mix

Video: Chex Party MixLearn how to make this classic snack mix with Thrifty Fun's how to video. This is the original chex mix recipe off the box of General Mills Chex Cereal. This is a great snack mix to put out during the holidays or to even give as gifts!


Craft Project: Edible Jewelry

Craft Project: Edible JewelryThis craft is easy, inexpensive, and makes for a great way to occupy your child when you need it most. You will want to make several to store so they are ready to use when you need them!


Ideas for Healthy Snacks

Ideas for Healthy SnacksApples with low fat (or non fat) string cheese, Carrot sticks and celery sticks (refrigerate in a container with water and they'll stay crisp).