Creatively Frugal Snacking
We asked our readers to share their
ideas for keeping down the cost of keeping hunger pangs at bay.
"The best ‘snack’ is to drink water. Drinking
water is inexpensive, fills your stomach, and best of all has no
calories." ~ Martha
"I eat breakfast! This helps tremendously so that you
don't binge later in the day. Just eat a high fiber cereal with fresh
fruit added on top and it will stick with you! I recommend ‘Heart to
Heart’ cereal by Kashi. You can find it at health food stores but I
think the best deals I've found on it are at Trader Joe's and Costco. It's
very healthy but sooo yummy; it tastes like a sweetened cereal. And in
between meals, I eat a cup of yogurt or fresh fruit. Most of the time when
you want to snack, you're either bored or thirsty. I drink 10 8oz glasses
of filtered water a day. It's great for your skin, I'm never dehydrated, I
eat less and I've lost weight!" ~ SH
"Well, if your meal has enough protein, dense carbs, and browns,
you will be full and not need a snack! If you do need a snack, how about
Triscuits (wheat crackers) and cheese? Brain food! Sugar and carbs that
are not dense; iceburg lettuce, for example, will make you hungry."
~ Terri
"About snacking, you shouldn't be snacking. Teach
your children not to snack. Meals are designed to eat and get your energy.
You should not leave the table unless you have eaten enough to get you to
the next meal. If you teach this to you children, they will apply it. If
there is a social pressure for your kids to have a snack, let it be an
apple. Not only will this save you money now because you don't have to buy
the snacks, much more important: it will save an enormous amount of money
later because they don't have to go to the dentist that much. The same
goes for all kinds of juices. They should not be drinking coca cola,
lemonade, etc. If they are thirsty, they should drink water. Do not
hesitate to be demanding, if you start young, your children will not have
a problem with this. Last but not least: learning to go without will help
you in growing in love to God. Of course, you should be the one who is
showing that it is possible to your children. Today is a good day to
start." ~ FF
"After a rather unpleasant few days in hospital with gall stone
trouble, I came to the conclusion that it would have been cheaper and a
lot easier overall to eat healthily and therefore have avoided such
problems in the first place. In other words eating healthily pays for
itself in the end.
Snacks I used to take for granted like nuts, pies, cakes even chocolate
are now out of bounds because of their fat content. This is partly because
I know now my gall bladder is more sensitive than I thought it was. Odd
tummy aches for the last year or so now seem to have been warnings of
impending problems. The doctors are not happy operating on me while I am
as big as I am so the excess weight has to go which is another reason to
be very careful what I eat now. So far I have ended up rediscovering fruit
and low fat yogurt but I think there more choices than that that I can eat
safely if I look hard enough.
I have had relapses even eating sandwiches other people have prepared.
Therefore it is better for me to make things for myself or oversee the
preparation as much as possible of what I eat. That way I know what is
actually in things and whether any excess fat has been drained. Doing it
yourself is usually cheaper anyway but I have an extra incentive to do so
now, (i.e. the thought of going back into hospital)." ~ Susan
"I find that drinking my 8 glasses of water a day really helps
me keep my hunger at bay. When I'm really craving something crunchy and
the water trick just isn't going to cut it, then the ‘5-a-day fruit
and veggies’ in the raw form that I have pre-cut in the fridge
helps." ~ Lori
"Muffins or cupcakes filled with any kind of fruit you have
fresh, frozen or canned. They are healthy quick and satisfying." ~
Pam
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