Counting Pennies

We are a nation of “snackers.” We snack between meals, while waiting in lines, on our way to visit friends or in the subway ride to work. Our snacks are mostly pre-packaged foods such as graham crackers, chips or boxed juices. If you’re really, really into healthy eating, you can go as far as buying baby carrots (gasp!). The fact is that snacking is expensive.  Because we are usually too lazy to buy in bulk and then split up the food into smaller portions, we tend to buy single-serve bags. If you would ever sit down to calculate the price, you’ll find out that you’re paying almost $14 for a pound of chips. $14!

If giving up snacking on the go seems like too big of a challenge, try to find ways to save money (and keep your waist trim) by switching to more natural snacks, such as fruits, cut-up veggies and nuts or seeds. Even better, you can buy anything you want to snack on in either bulk or large bags and then split it up into smaller servings using Ziploc bags.

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