Snack ideas for a fussy nearly two-year-old without spending a fortune

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Im spending a fortune on snacks for my almost 2 year old.

When she was 18m and under I used to make my own biscuits and oat bars sweetened with fruit and prep lots of things in advance. She’d also eat things like pita dipped in hummus, eggs, little pieces of meat or overnight oats with chia seeds or whatever else I put in front of her. I promise I wasn’t smug! and I knew this day would come and sure enough since she turned 18m she won’t touch any of that and just wants fruit, yogurt (but only from a pouch) and things like breadsticks.
I’m spending a fortune and half of it has little to no nutrition. She’s also low weight and I don’t want to stuff her up with things that aren’t nutritious, but if I offer for example homemade cakes or flapjacks (with no refined sugars) she won’t touch it so it’s better she eats something.

I see loads of recipes on social media but are there any your kid will actually eat? or what other snacks are you giving?

I remember the same with DS - went from eating everything to suddenly having strong opinions. He’s now three and these are popular.

veg sticks with cream cheese
cold pasta (left from day before)
boiled/scramnled/fried egg
toast or apple with peanut butter
Greek yoghurt and oats
dried mango (v high in sugar)
cream crackers
veggie muffins or cheese scones (taming twins recipe)
focaccia (prefers this to other bread as a snack)
hot cross bun or crumpet
smoked salmon

This is what i was going to say. You’re being too soft in my opinion, if she’s hungry she’ll eat what’s available and if not she’ll wait for the next meal. The NHS advice is to offer snacks, it doesn’t matter if they eat them or not.

Just stop it. If she doesn't want the tasty, nutritious things you prepare leave her be. Nothing till her next meal.

Mine turns his nose up at peanut butter but the pricey ones like cashew or pistachio go down a treat!

If you think its soft to try to find something nutritional my almost 2 year old actually enjoys then we have very different parenting styles, and that’s ok, but like I said I’m not looking for opinions on my parenting I’m looking for snack ideas

thanks @AutumnClouds ill try some different nut butters, she’s tried cashews recently and liked them so that may be a good one to try.
@LeafHunter some great suggestions thank you, I’ll try those recipes as well
thanns for lots of other helpful suggestions too, she’ll eat cheddar cheese but not feta or mozzarella, for some reason it hadn’t occurred to try other hard cheeses though. And I’ll have a look at the ricotta drop scones I hadn’t heard of them before

thanks all