I was at Aldi today and I wanted to get an inexpensive snack item, that would also help quench my sweet tooth urge, but I didn't want to buy any candy or typical dessert foods. Just something somewhat healthy, but also a bit of a junk food quality as well. Since I quit buying crakers and a chips recently, I miss the crunch of good snack food. So I was in the aisle looking at breakfast bars, and I stumbled on a box of old school Frosted Shredded Wheat breakfast cereal. It's basically two ingredients, whole grain wheat and sugar, and only costs $2 for an 18 oz box. Cheap, relatively healthy, and hits just right when I get the urge!
Just thought I'd share, because the closest thing to this was granola bars and breakfast bars which have many more questionable ingredients and cost much more pound for pound.
My tiny frugal win at the grocery store today I thought I'd share.
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Posted by Johnny_Carcinogenic
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“Relatively healthy” depends on your comparison. If you mean the Milgram one, it has 12g of added sugar per serving — about the same as Frosted Flakes or sugary cereal aimed at children (in fairness, many have smaller serving sizes). A healthier choice would be Milgram Crispy Oats — similar price, but no added sugar. It also tastes better than Cheerios, in my opinion.
Perhaps make your own granola. Staple ingredients and easy to do.
I eat the store brand rice chex cereal when I need crunch. I’ll eat the store brand honey nut store cheerios for sweetness. They are perfect. The shredded wheat is a good idea too!
I ate cornflakes on my dahl tonight. Tastes a bit like corn or wheat and adds a nice crunch