20 CHEAP D.I.Y. SNACKS - BUDGET & KID FRIENDLY!

Hey Yall! I am so glad you are here today!
Everybody LOVES snacks! So, today, I am sharing over 20 snack ideas and recipes to help you cure your (and your kids') cravings!
Here's the link for the dill pickle dip recipe on my website! myhomemadesimple.com/?p=1213
I hope you will share your favorite snack ideas in the comments!
If you missed the extreme budget challenge videos, here they are:
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I hope you have a wonderful week!!
I love you!!
Lori

[@brianleslie6439]

Hi Lori I am a 55 year old man that lives in guntersville al .I stumbled onto your videos.I watched one and them another and now I can't stop watching your videos.I think that you are a good soul. Anyway I just wanted to let you know I enjoy watching your videos.and to let you know to keep up the good work.Your doing great and you are loved also.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

You're sweet! I have friends up in your area--it is a beautiful part of the state! Thanks for watching!

[@Hey_nat]

This is a great reminder that we dont have to buy those expensive packaged 'kid' snacks. Thanks for the simple, affordable ideas

[@kbr1980]

My kids favorite snack was called “crack mix” our youngest couldn’t pronounce trail mix LOL this was long before there was such a thing as the drug crack. But the name does fit because it’s addictive. The largest box you can find of plain Cheerios, half a box of raisins, half a bag of coconut, half a bag of mini chocolate chips, and as much honey drizzled on to make it combine together. It would last them all week long. You can add whatever else you want to it Craisins or nuts, etc. But we just ate it like this. And even though they’re all in their 30s and 40s now my children (and my grandchildren) still love it. My husband especially loves it. I had to hide it from him 😂

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

That sounds yummy!!

[@natashablueyes]

Thank you for sharing 😊 I will try this since its in my pantry and I'm trying to do a no spend pantry and freeze meals to stretch money and have no waste.

[@tabithasparks5739]

Thanks for sharing these ideas! Your extreme grocery budget videos inspired me to reduce our grocery spending, but I completely quit buying snacks. My kids will be thankful that I can offer budget friendly snacks now!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

oh, yay! They will like me a bit better after this video, then!

[@sherrysawyer6819]

I LOVE the reaction from your daughter. Made me laugh. 🤣 Popcorn is a favorite snack of mine, but I’ll have to try the chickpeas now!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

I had to share that with y’all. She cracks me up! 😂❤️

[@elizabetha.9808]

I’ve had my Whirly Pop since the 1990’s and use it a lot. I use coconut oil and some coarse salt for seasoning. It’s so much better than the microwave bags!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

We ran out of olive oil the other day and used refined coconut oil! I don't remember telling a difference, but I am pretty sure my popcorn snob husband could tell ;)

[@janetgrigoratos9318]

When I was little my folks sliced a banana into a cereal bowl, poured milk on top and sprinkled a wee bit of sugar. It was a family favorite...

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

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[@mommykate3911]

So helpful to come back too before running to the grocery store! Thank you! Your a blessing

[@donnamcmullan2027]

Love them all, ty for Sharing!!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

You are so welcome!

[@sashalogue]

Thanks for the snack ideas! I will be making the roasted chick peas soon. I am always looking for new snack ideas and recipes. Eliminating prepackaged snacks has been such a money saver for our family. I’ve also shared some snack ideas over on my channel as well.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!!

[@sherrysawyer6819]

The dill pickle dip sounds delicious.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

It is!!!!!!

[@Rainbow_1981]

I remember having Chickpea snacks n spicy peanut snacks as kids ..thx for sharing.

[@gaynellparker3505]

Awesome ideas! ❤thanks‼️

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

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[@laurahall7823]

That dip looks delicious!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

It is!

[@jessicaklesmit3309]

Awesome snack ideas. Thank you!!!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

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[@donnahibbard1774]

You are treasurer. Thank you for the great ideas.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Thank you so much!

[@undertherowantree1717]

Making a list as I watch! My kids probably like all the children in general love their snacks and these are wonderful!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Oh yay! I’m glad to hear it is helpful! Thanks for letting me know ❤️❤️❤️

[@christinabryant5725]

Great ideas!!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Glad you like them!

[@roxannejohnston3311]

Great ideas.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Thank you! 😊

[@crystalh1402]

Homemade granola and granola bars are great, stopped buying years ago.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Yes!!

[@jasonbiernat2944]

Thank You!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@chelseasanders5499]

I ordered the popcorn popper. It came in today and we just tried it. We LOVE it! Thank you!!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Yau

[@amaya1561]

Thanks so much for the ideas! I'm definitely trying the dip and the chickpeas! The rest of your (great!) Suggestions we do already do at home!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

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[@melp8616]

These are great affordable snack ideas! Most of the ingredients fit easily into an extreme budget. 😁

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Thanks!!!!!!

[@littlemisswowzers7188]

I like this, thank you so much

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Thanks for watching an older video! ❤️

[@sueperez21]

Hi Lori, TY for sharing these simple snack ideas.... I forgot how cheap and easy saltiness crackers can be jazzed up for a yummy treat.... love these ideas 💘

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

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[@browneyedgirl425]

Love those ideas. When I was babysitting my grandkids I would make popsicles using real fruit & adding a little water in a blender. They loved them! I will definitely try the chickpeas 😋

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Great idea!!

[@ifthecreekdontrise]

All good snack ideas 😊 one suggestion to save from using snack bags for the frozen kale and spinach … once the whole bags are frozen or purchased frozen, you can just break off the amount you need very easily. It becomes crumbly enough that you can break off the amount you need.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

That’s good to know! Thanks!!

[@nancywerwick8787]

Try popping your popcorn in bacon grease - it takes it to the next level 😁

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

What!?!? I’ll try!

[@juliephelps7616]

I love popcorn. I make it I'm the microwave in a corelle bowl with a corelle plate on it. I sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar for sweet or nutritional yeast and salt for savory flavor. My mom used to make popsicles all the time and in Florida we had plenty of citrus to use. She also froze yogurts for us to eat as ice cream which of course took longer to eat so she kept us busy with that. She made homemade pickles and gave us those for snacks. Also jello was a big thing as a kid. Now it is a granola bar, nuts, or a piece of fruit, or celery and carrot sticks. Maybe your daughter would like the chickpeas made into hummus instead. For that I substitute the tahini with peanut butter because tahini is expensive and I always have peanut butter on hand. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

You have lots of great ideas! Thanks!

[@lindahumes9483]

Lori I will definately use some of your snack ideas!! The chickpea giggles was adorable. Takes me back to when my son was young and he and I would try eating new things together and would get the giggles when something we ate was a bit funky LOL. I love roasted Chickpeas! Have a great weekend!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

That’s so sweet

[@lindahumes9483]

@@homemadesimplewithlori 🙂

[@chrisromano4584]

Thanks for sharing will tell the wifey .

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

thanks!!!

[@ParsAmal]

👍

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Thanks for watching!

[@angelafleming3328]

Lori i love your snack idea's i have another saltine variation for you cream cheese and strawberry jam or my favorite pear jam. I was wondering how many kids do you have and what state do you live in. I live in Tennessee and have 3 kids but mine are older 15, 16, and 18. I just had allergy testing and found out i am allergic to tons of things and l can't have any processed foods so trying to come up with things i can snack on is hard but you did give me a few ideas that i can do. Thank you for all you do i love your channel and you have the sweetest heart.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

That sounds good!! We live in Alabama. We have four kids. 18 year old twin girls (I still count them as kids…..😉), a 16 year old girl & a 2 year old boy. ❤️❤️

[@audreybrown1257]

I like this channel....I just happened to stumble upon.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

I’m so glad you did!! ❤️

[@pandeni4512]

In Africa, we never really grew up eating peanut butter before our first grade, but none of us have been at allergy 😎

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Interesting!

[@mariocartel544]

If your family has a sweet tooth if you just Bake their sweets yourself that can save quite a bit too. If you get those little muffin packs they are like $6 for a small box but you can get several muffin mixes for the same $6 and still have them. If you get a lot of cookies you can make no bake ones with peanut butter and oats and they're a bit healthier too. I know sweets aren't particularly healthy but if your buying them anyways it can cut the cost a bit. And if you freeze an off brand go gurt it's a cheap popsicle/ice cream bar and probably a bit healthier depending on what you'd normally get. If your family likes flavored popcorn you can still pop your own and just get those flavor seasonings separately. You can make your own chocolate dipped or praline nuts too, or dip chocolate pretzels instead of paying the high cost of the packaged ones, or dip strawberries or bananas. You can make your own applesauce pretty easily too and just freeze it into small containers and thaw as needed. I'm not saying go wild and eat tons of sugar just putting ideas out there if you are looking for a sweet option for less than the cost of pre packaged.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Great tips! Thanks!

[@mcclungsonwhite7377]

My kids don’t like my roasted chickpeas either 😆 try lime and tajin tho, so good!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

I've never tried that....is that the hot stuff?

[@mcclungsonwhite7377]

@@homemadesimplewithlori I don’t think it’s too spicy, but it is made with chili powder so it might depend on your spice tolerance! They carry the seasoning at my aldi! (They have a new sauce that’s not as good, stick with the seasoning)

[@jmljasmine]

Thanks for this. My littles think there are 5 equal meals a day. Can't get them on board with 3 main meals.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

HA!!! That is great. I think I am on their team....

[@maggiehall5142]

You and your daughter cracked me up when she tried the chick peas...lol. too funny! I love chick peas and the dill pickle dip sounds awesome! What does the dry milk powder do? Do you have to use that?

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

HA! I could not edit that part out! I loved her reaction so much! The reason I put it in is that a lot of recipes call for ranch seasoning and that is what is included in the ranch seasoning--a lot of dry milk and dill weed. I thought about not putting it in, but I decided to add it. It isn't a necessary part, I don't think...

[@jillgott6567]

I found after Easter chocolate Bunnies small size at Dollar General $.20 -$.30 . They are the right size and price to fix those sweet cravings

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Oh great find! I’ll search for that today! I’m there right now!!!

[@hello-vs4me]

Thanks for the information

[@jenchelle13]

You forgot bananas and peanut butter 😋. I have a recipe for the pickle dip, it's only cream cheese and pickles (with juice), so good. Thanks for sharing.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Ha! Well, I sorta got it in there with the apple and peanut butter options ;)

[@jewelweed7427]

Thank you, very helpful.