Not necessarily. Unless you're actually weighing it out, we found the kids took much bigger portions in the Ziploc bags and we got fewer servings out of them.
Are you near Lakewood or have family that can shop for you? Gourmet Glatt has sales every week. I buy cases when snacks are on sale for under 40 cents. every few weeks there is a really good sale on snacks.
pretzels- Liebers are 20 cents a bag on sale
dipsy doodles - this week Liebers crispy goodies bbq and reg are 14.49 for case of 48 (30 cents) limit 2
onion rings
potato chips- blooms, wise
Nature Valley Granola bars go on sale from Amazon for less than 50 cents often