Okay, for normal people it is not a big deal to grab an apple and core and
slice it. But for the super lazy/busy/inept (two folks in our household) or
children you don't want handling knives (we have two visiting), these little
bags of sliced apples are great. The package says they are tossed in a
solution of calcium and vitamin C, or something like that. There are five
bags, with about a third of an apple in each bag. AND THEY COST $4 at our
neighborhood Harris Teeter, thieves that they are.

I found that the juice of a lemon mixed with some Splenda (just use your own
judgment) and a splash of water is the perfect solution to the browning
problem, and it adds a nice tang to the slices as well as some vitamin C. I
just sliced them, tossed them in the stuff, shook them off and put them in
baggies, about a half an apple in a baggie. The leftover lemon juice was
rosy and made a nice glass if lemonade.

Total cost: apples were $99 a pound, so I reckon about $2 for five baggies,
each with half an apple instead of a third. Maybe 50 calories. It's not
cooking, but it's not sniping at ****wiliger either. :P