A thrifty mum from Australia shared how she made 240 healthy and tasty snacks for just $100.

All of Lina's healthy and tasty treats don't have dairy or nuts, can be frozen, and cost just 41 cents per snack.

Lina claimed that she spent four hours in the kitchen making the snacks after following recipes from the website The Healthy Mummy, and she offered advice on how to save time and money by cooking in bulk.

She found that by setting aside a few hours to prepare a large meal, she could save herself time in the long run, and by purchasing in bulk and relying on home brands, she could save money on her weekly food shopping.

Lina prepped all these snacks in 4 hours for $100, which comes out to 41c each snack. Credit: Healthy Mummy.​

Lina bought all the ingredients for the snacks at Coles and Woolworths. These included wholemeal, plain and self-raising flour, oats, dates, coconut sugar, dried apricots, sultanas, coconut oil, and desiccated coconut.

She then only needed to make a quick stop at the fresh produce section to pick up some apples, zucchinis, carrots, and eggs.

Since she already had baking soda, cinnamon, and allspice in her kitchen, her expenses on groceries for the baked snacks came to a total of just $100.

Here's what her grocery list looked like:

• 3 x 500g bags of dried apricots
• 1200g coconut oil
• 1kg sultanas
• 3 x large zucchinis
• 1kg carrots
• 2 x red apples
• 1kg wholemeal plain flour
• 2 x 1kg wholemeal self-raising flour
• 3 x bags of unrefined coconut sugar
• 2 dozen eggs
• 2 x 750g rolled oats
• 3 x 500g pitted dates

And these are the ingredients she already had in her kitchen, which helped her save even more money at the store:

• Cinnamon
• Allspice
• Bi-carb soda
• Maple syrup
• Salt

Lina saves time by cooking in bulk. Credit: Healthy Mummy.​

Lina is a mum to two healthy boys, and since they are both going back to school, she wanted to get ready for the back-to-school routine by making lots of snacks for their lunch boxes. But we think these are great for just about anyone!

She also required nut and dairy-free options because her eldest son has a severe allergy to dairy.

She decided to make about 48 servings each of apricot and oat bliss balls, banana cake, apple and zucchini muffins, carrot and zucchini cakes, and salted caramel bliss balls – which totals 240 snack servings.

These Salted Caramel Bliss balls taste so good. They are also very easy to make and take almost no time to get ready. Credit: Healthy Mummy. ​

Here are two of the recipes she used for the snacks:

Five-ingredient salted caramel balls

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pitted dates
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• a pinch of salt

Method:

1. Soak the dates in boiling water for 15 minutes.
2. Drain the dates, saving two teaspoons of the soaking liquid to add to the mixture.
3. Blend dates until broken down.
4. Add remaining ingredients, including the reserved soaking liquid and blend until well combined.
5. Roll into 12 balls (mixture will be slightly sticky at this stage).
6. Pop in the freezer to set, then eat and enjoy!
7. Keep stored in the freezer.

This cake is better than most pre-made options because it has more fibre and less added sugar. Credit: Healthy Mummy.​

Carrot and zucchini cake

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups wholemeal self-raising flour
• 1 tsp allspice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar
• 1 carrot grated
• 1 zucchini grated
• 1/2 cup sultanas
• 1/2 cup coconut oil melted
• 2 free-range eggs beaten

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line a loaf tin with baking paper.
2. Combine flour, allspice, cinnamon and bicarb soda in a bowl.
3. Stir in sugar, carrot, zucchini and sultanas.
4. Fold through melted coconut oil and whisked eggs.
5. Spoon mixture into the prepared loaf tin.
6. Bake for 55-60 mins, or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
7. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
8. Store in an airtight container in the pantry for 1-2 days or pre-slice and freeze.

Making these bliss balls gives you healthful food for the week without breaking the bank. Credit: Healthy Mummy.​

Apricot and Oat Bliss Balls

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 2 cups dried apricots
• 1 cup rolled oats

Method:

1. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the desiccated coconut for rolling the balls.
2. Add apricots to a food processor and blend until finely chopped.
3. Add rolled oats, remaining desiccated coconut and coconut oil and blend until combined.
4. Shape mix into 24 small balls and roll in coconut. Two balls are one serve. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 1-2 weeks.

Most store-bought or cafe-bought banana bread has a lot of sugar and calories in it. Credit: Healthy Mummy.​

Healthy and freezable big batch banana bread

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups whole oats
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 2 eggs
• 3 bananas ripe and peeled
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tbsp chocolate chips and sunflower seeds (optional)

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180C and line a slice tray with baking paper.
2. Place oats, coconut, egg, banana, maple syrup and baking powder into a food processor and blend until smooth.
3. Pour mixture into the prepared tin and top with the choc chips and sunflower seeds, if using.
4. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
5. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before slicing into 12 pieces.

These muffins are not only tasty but also good for you. Credit: Kidspot.​

Apple and zucchini muffins

Ingredients:

• 2 cups self-raising flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 eggs (lightly beaten)
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 cup apple (grated, peeled)
• 1 cup zucchini (grated, peeled)

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, oil, vanilla, apple and zucchini.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and use a spatula to turn the mixture until all ingredients are just moist.
5. Spoon mixture evenly into muffin tin and bake for 20-25 minutes.

These recipes are pretty amazing, right? And the snacks look really good, too! Who would have thought they cost less than a dollar each…

Folks, what do you think? We think it’s a great way to get some extra nutrition into our diet. Are you looking to try these snack recipes? We sure are!

 

[Leeta069]

Zero sugar added in most of them, I will be trying some of them for sure!!!

 

[BabsL]

Personally, coconut sugar is a BIG waste of money, and not nutritionally better for humans at all, as is coconut oil.
If you have lots of extra money and wish to follow a not nutritionally beneficial yuppie trend, that is up to you.
A little bottle of coconut essence is our choice.

 

[Ezzy]

A thrifty mum from Australia shared how she made 240 healthy and tasty snacks for just $100.

All of Lina's healthy and tasty treats don't have dairy or nuts, can be frozen, and cost just 41 cents per snack.

Lina claimed that she spent four hours in the kitchen making the snacks after following recipes from the website The Healthy Mummy, and she offered advice on how to save time and money by cooking in bulk.

She found that by setting aside a few hours to prepare a large meal, she could save herself time in the long run, and by purchasing in bulk and relying on home brands, she could save money on her weekly food shopping.

Lina prepped all these snacks in 4 hours for $100, which comes out to 41c each snack. Credit: Healthy Mummy.​

Lina bought all the ingredients for the snacks at Coles and Woolworths. These included wholemeal, plain and self-raising flour, oats, dates, coconut sugar, dried apricots, sultanas, coconut oil, and desiccated coconut.

She then only needed to make a quick stop at the fresh produce section to pick up some apples, zucchinis, carrots, and eggs.

Since she already had baking soda, cinnamon, and allspice in her kitchen, her expenses on groceries for the baked snacks came to a total of just $100.

Here's what her grocery list looked like:

• 3 x 500g bags of dried apricots
• 1200g coconut oil
• 1kg sultanas
• 3 x large zucchinis
• 1kg carrots
• 2 x red apples
• 1kg wholemeal plain flour
• 2 x 1kg wholemeal self-raising flour
• 3 x bags of unrefined coconut sugar
• 2 dozen eggs
• 2 x 750g rolled oats
• 3 x 500g pitted dates

And these are the ingredients she already had in her kitchen, which helped her save even more money at the store:

• Cinnamon
• Allspice
• Bi-carb soda
• Maple syrup
• Salt

Lina saves time by cooking in bulk. Credit: Healthy Mummy.​

Lina is a mum to two healthy boys, and since they are both going back to school, she wanted to get ready for the back-to-school routine by making lots of snacks for their lunch boxes. But we think these are great for just about anyone!

She also required nut and dairy-free options because her eldest son has a severe allergy to dairy.

She decided to make about 48 servings each of apricot and oat bliss balls, banana cake, apple and zucchini muffins, carrot and zucchini cakes, and salted caramel bliss balls – which totals 240 snack servings.

These Salted Caramel Bliss balls taste so good. They are also very easy to make and take almost no time to get ready. Credit: Healthy Mummy. ​

Here are two of the recipes she used for the snacks:

Five-ingredient salted caramel balls

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pitted dates
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• a pinch of salt

Method:

1. Soak the dates in boiling water for 15 minutes.
2. Drain the dates, saving two teaspoons of the soaking liquid to add to the mixture.
3. Blend dates until broken down.
4. Add remaining ingredients, including the reserved soaking liquid and blend until well combined.
5. Roll into 12 balls (mixture will be slightly sticky at this stage).
6. Pop in the freezer to set, then eat and enjoy!
7. Keep stored in the freezer.

This cake is better than most pre-made options because it has more fibre and less added sugar. Credit: Healthy Mummy.​

Carrot and zucchini cake

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups wholemeal self-raising flour
• 1 tsp allspice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar
• 1 carrot grated
• 1 zucchini grated
• 1/2 cup sultanas
• 1/2 cup coconut oil melted
• 2 free-range eggs beaten

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line a loaf tin with baking paper.
2. Combine flour, allspice, cinnamon and bicarb soda in a bowl.
3. Stir in sugar, carrot, zucchini and sultanas.
4. Fold through melted coconut oil and whisked eggs.
5. Spoon mixture into the prepared loaf tin.
6. Bake for 55-60 mins, or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
7. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
8. Store in an airtight container in the pantry for 1-2 days or pre-slice and freeze.

Making these bliss balls gives you healthful food for the week without breaking the bank. Credit: Healthy Mummy.​

Apricot and Oat Bliss Balls

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 2 cups dried apricots
• 1 cup rolled oats

Method:

1. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the desiccated coconut for rolling the balls.
2. Add apricots to a food processor and blend until finely chopped.
3. Add rolled oats, remaining desiccated coconut and coconut oil and blend until combined.
4. Shape mix into 24 small balls and roll in coconut. Two balls are one serve. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 1-2 weeks.

Most store-bought or cafe-bought banana bread has a lot of sugar and calories in it. Credit: Healthy Mummy.​

Healthy and freezable big batch banana bread

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups whole oats
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 2 eggs
• 3 bananas ripe and peeled
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tbsp chocolate chips and sunflower seeds (optional)

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180C and line a slice tray with baking paper.
2. Place oats, coconut, egg, banana, maple syrup and baking powder into a food processor and blend until smooth.
3. Pour mixture into the prepared tin and top with the choc chips and sunflower seeds, if using.
4. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
5. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before slicing into 12 pieces.

These muffins are not only tasty but also good for you. Credit: Kidspot.​

Apple and zucchini muffins

Ingredients:

• 2 cups self-raising flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 eggs (lightly beaten)
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 cup apple (grated, peeled)
• 1 cup zucchini (grated, peeled)

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, oil, vanilla, apple and zucchini.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and use a spatula to turn the mixture until all ingredients are just moist.
5. Spoon mixture evenly into muffin tin and bake for 20-25 minutes.

These recipes are pretty amazing, right? And the snacks look really good, too! Who would have thought they cost less than a dollar each…

Folks, what do you think? We think it’s a great way to get some extra nutrition into our diet. Are you looking to try these snack recipes? We sure are!

Super ideas Lina. Thanks for sharing these recipes. Yes l am keen to try these too.