Thanks for resurrecting this thread Greenshadow! It was one of my favorites.
For snack time, my cheap trick was that I used to cut regular sized paper plates in half rather than buy the smaller paper plates which are more expensive. Now...I just use coffee filters! Although they don't work for juicy or sticky snacks, they are perfect for dry snacks like cheese and crackers, pretzels, granola bars, a whole piece of fruit, etc. It's not nearly as thick as a paper plate but all I am really trying to do is create a barrier between the food item and the table
I buy a pack of 700 filters at Costco for $3.29.
Funny thing is that no one in my house even drinks coffee
