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Cheap lunchbox fillers help

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goodmum123 · 05/08/2013 12:17

Where can I but cheap but plentiful raisins, dried fruit, nuts and seeds for healthy lunch boxes? I do not want to pay 3 pounds for a small bag of nuts. Thank you

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goodmum123 · 05/08/2013 12:26

*buy

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SoupDragon · 05/08/2013 12:28

Somewhere like Holland & Barrett?

Flossbert · 05/08/2013 12:32

We've got a scoopaway shop near where I live. I buy in bulk and then put a handful in a pot for lunch.

Also, poundland/ poundworld sells 12 of those little boxes for ........... £1!

scrappydappydoo · 05/08/2013 12:42

Sometimes approved food has nuts and raisins and healthy snacks.

Fluffycloudland77 · 05/08/2013 13:44

The baking and world food aisles in larger tesco/Asdas pretty good. Aldi do dry fruit plus nuts.

Does your school allow nuts though?

Smart price fruit and nuts should not be overlooked either or plain tortilla chips etc. One dry raisens much like another.

confusedofengland · 05/08/2013 14:56

Definitely buy larger bags of value raisins/sultanas & decant into little plastic pots. so much cheaper than buying fun-sized boxes.

goodmum123 · 05/08/2013 17:26

Thank you for all your help.
It isn't for school lunch boxes so no worries there.
I'm going to research prices now

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BikeRunSki · 05/08/2013 17:44

Does Julian Graves still exist? They did bulk sales of dried fruit, but the 2 near me have closed.

Fluffycloudland77 · 05/08/2013 19:01

I think Julian graves shut down, I think it may have been owned by holland and Barrett.

Mumzy · 05/08/2013 19:07

Net to has cheap dried fruit and nuts.

sparkle12mar08 · 05/08/2013 22:15

I find Sainsburys 500g/84p packs of sultanas the best value for dried fruit. Decant into small pots. Nuts are always much more expensive - you'll be paying around £1 per 100g almost everywhere.

Tommy · 05/08/2013 22:17

Costco if you have one near you - have huge bags of dried fruit (I buy fopr baking)

meatloaf · 05/08/2013 22:21

Ethnic grocers. I got a big bag of almonds for £2 yesterday. Big bags of dried fruit and nuts. Pitta breads were 3 packs for 90p!

Selks · 05/08/2013 22:26

Lidl do fantastic bags of Californian walnuts, best walnuts I've tasted, and inexpensive.

Selks · 05/08/2013 22:27

YY to ethnic grocers

goodmum123 · 05/08/2013 23:09

Wow! More research and shopping. I'm just so fed up of wasting money on things like this. I've just found little pots from when dd was being weaned to fill. Thanks again x

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everydayaschoolday · 21/08/2013 21:22

Honestly, pound land had boxes of lunchbox size raisins (6pk) etc. can't remember brand name but were half the price of same brand in tesco. I bought loads!

confusedofengland · 22/08/2013 10:11

Sainsburys at the moment are doing 3 for 2 on snack foods (at least they were on Monday). I got smoothie pouches for DS1's lunchbox & there were also dried fruits, fruit flakes etc

racingheart · 26/08/2013 20:38

Big local Tesco had huge bags of nuts and fruit incredibly cheaply during Ramadan in the Asian food aisles. Don't know if they normally do but they were half the price of the small bags in the baking aisles.

notmydog · 27/08/2013 09:53

Morrisons sells two snack packs of nuts for £1, if you buy only one it is 70p. I buy these for DH's lunchbox.

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