Need new ideas for healthy..but cheap snacks to feed my hundreds of children!

[Twinmummyx2]

..well only 8 really, but some days it feels like more!

They are constantly hungry....they do eat very healthy foods so they do have occasional-not so healthy food-but i just can't afford to buy..always healthy food...!

So anyone got ideas for snacks????

8! good for you!
i used to eat shed loads of bread and butter as a kid - cheap and not unhealthy

fruit
carrot sticks
flapjacks (homemade with value oats)

PB sandwiches - tesco do a value PB

could you get an allotment that the kids could help out on .. loads of fresh veg and fruit

Make sponge cakes - flour, sugar, eggs and butter - will easily feed 8 children

Ok that's not that healthy.

popcorn, homemade is really cheap

dates and other dried fruit are adored here

rice cakes (there are loadsof differant types besides just plain)

oatcakes and oatbiscuits

fruit and raw veg

cheese

What is pb? and we don't have a tesco here only co-op and a local company supermarket)

carrots are a fav in my house already..i was thinking popcorn..but can you actually buy it plain??? do you have to 'pop' it yourself???

yes buy the kernals and popb it yourself

flapjacks are a brill idea...will look into that one. No allotments here that i know of..and we haven't got a garden.

Sponge cakes are adored here!

reeaally like the flapjack one..and oats really fill up don't they...excellent!

thanks all.x

Pop it yourself very easy. Big fruit cakes as well always go down well. Malt loaf, banana bread

contact the council re allotments

and how about fruit muffins

PB is peanut butter - it's not that dear anyway.

Flapjacks are lovely with raisins in too.

peanut butter

mini pitta bread with hummous, or carrot sticks to dip in

rice cakes
homemade cheese straws
homemade cereal bars

Cheddar crisps - so simple the children can make them.

I pass these off as my own invention but I stole the recipe from the Telegraph many years ago.

4oz of finely grated cheese and 4 rounded teaspoons of plain flour mixed up and spooned onto a greaseproof papered baking tray in small circles (each approx 5cm wide and 2mm deep).
Cook at 230deg for about 5 mins or until edges are golden.
Lift off carefully and ENJOY!

The above should make about 20 crisps.

Excellent ideas from you guys, thanks very much!

I don't live in England...an island nearer France..can anyone guess??...lol i'm pretty certain they don't have allotments here, i've not heard of any...but will def ask about.

TTFN.xx

Popcorn is fantastic
Heavy pan you don't mind getting burned (until you get the knack, you might burn some)
Veg oil in bottom, heat on high
Add corn
lid on, leave to cook, when popping starts shake pan a bit
repeat until popping stops
Then you can melt butter, pour over and chuck some salt in btu that's not healthy

I like those yeast flakes you can buy in health food shops (Engevita or similar) for b-vits, tastes a bit cheesy/yeasty, really nice) but not to everyone's taste

breadsticks
dried fruit
hummus and pitta bread