44 Budget Friendly Snacks Kids and Mums Will Love

During our Cheapskates Club Show on Tuesday night, one of the questions was about snacks, particularly for keeping teenage boys full.

Boy, do I know about that! My boys seemed to have not just hollow legs, but no soles on their feet - I used to tease them the food just fell straight through!

It's hard to keep snacks not only healthy, but budget friendly too, so that you and the kids are happy.

Don't be tempted to give and buy snacks. Packets of chips, corn chips, pop corn, crackers, muesli bars, fruit leathers, little containers of dried fruits, yoghurts, custards, biscuits and individual cakes are very expensive. And all of these things can be quickly and easily made at home - you don't need any special ingredients, or skills (if I can make these, you can!).

Here are the snacks I made for my kids (and still do on occasion):

• hard boiled eggs (Wayne loves to snack on these, and they're cheap - 24 cents each)
• popcorn - serve it warm and you don't need butter or salt
• ​marshmallow popcorn balls
• caramel corn
• hot cakes and syrup
• scones
• cheese muffins
• ham and cheese muffins
• cheese and chive muffins
• apple and cinnamon muffins
• banana muffins
• creamed rice
• muesli bars
• ricie bars
• ANZAC slice
• dip and veggie sticks or crackers
• dip and fruit chunks
• trail mix
• yum yum balls
• MOO yogos
• custard cups
• fruit cups
• custard and fruit cups
• jelly cups
• frozen jelly
• frozen yoghurt
• chocolate spiders
• chicken wings
• banana bread
• carrot cake
• zucchini bread
• chocolate zucchini bread
• cheese sticks
• elephant ears
• quesadillas
• salsa and veggie sticks
• peanut butter sandwiches
• toasted cheese sandwich
• grilled cheese toast
• scone pizzas
• garlic bread
• smoothies
• milkshakes
• ​MOO icy poles

​Add your favourite budget friendly snacks to the list in the comments below.