Prairie Fare: Make memories without breaking the bank on family vacations

  • Dried fruit and nuts can be added to a personalized snack mix. (Pixabay photo)
    Dried fruit and nuts can be added to a personalized snack mix. (Pixabay photo)
  • Prairie Fare: Make memories without breaking the bank on
    Prairie Fare: Make memories without breaking the bank on

    Packing snacks and beverages from home can be healthier and less expensive.

    By Julie Garden-Robinson, NDSU Extension food and nutrition specialist Family vacations are memory-inspiring excursions. We have reached the time of summer when vacation time is waning as people think ahead to fall activities.

    As I walked by our trusty old van the other day, I looked nostalgically at the family sticker on th…