lunch time treats that don't piss me off

I have been annoyed lately. Not so much by the world economic crisis, or the destruction of the environment - I have different part of my brain for being annoyed about those - but this current annoyance has been about those very small little pottles of fruit in jelly or custard or what-not that you can buy from the supermarket for between $4 and $7 dollars for an over packaged bundle of 4 100-150 ml tubs. I had been occasionally buying 6 packs of yoghurt pottles for a small lunch time treat for the boys - good source of calcium, quick and easy ra-de-ra. Mr 7 however has decided that pottles of yoghurt no longer meet the school yard standard and he is grossly deprived by the lack of little pottles of jelly and fruit - a most high status provision he has witnessed at school. O.k - it was the weekend, shopping day - there was no way I was parting with $5 for such an over packaged ultra-instant bit of marketing. Since when did jelly crystals and custard powder become so inconvenient?? So, brain wave - bought a packet of jelly crystals, a can of fruit salad in juice ($1.70 total) and got Mr Demanding to make some, he made six (plenty to share with his little bro over the week) - and we still had some fruit left to scoff (cooks privilege). Totally fun activity, another step towards self-feeding child.

Ahh but it gets better! I remembered last time we went to stay at Mum and Dad's Mum made an old family dessert from her Granny's cook book called 'Pineapple Fruit Cream' absolutey delish and one of those recipes which although scrummy and treaty and enjoyed by almost everybody is also surprisingly nutritious (high in calcium, protein, fibre, plus low in fat and -potentially- sugar). So I've whipped up a batch - and low and behold there is enough (with less than $4 of ingredients) to make not only 8 mini puddings to go in school lunches, but also a large dollop for the four of us for pudding tonight! (secret ingredient: air!)
So, here is the recipe

Pineapple Fruit Cream (Granny Bull)
1 tin crushed pineapple (I used pineapple in juice)
2 level dessert spoons gelatine
1/2 c sugar (I used 1/4 c)
1 tin evaporated milk (I used 98.5% fat free) which has been in the fridge for at least 1 hour (helps it whip).
1. Pour juice from pineapple over gelatine, add sugar and stand bowl in hot water until dissolved, allow to cool.
2. Whip evaporated milk (I hadn't tried this before, but it work really fast!)
3. Beat both mixtures together
4. Stir in pineapple pulp.
5. Pour into containers and set in the fridge.

I assume you could use any fruit, and in the absence of gelatine you could use a packet of jelly crystals (and omit the sugar).

And here is Little and Furps nesting.