Beverage container lid with integral snack packaging and ejection feature

A method of using a beverage container lid for distributing a snack, the method comprising steps of:

• providing a cup;
• providing a beverage covering segment having a cup rim receiving sidewall extending downward from a peripheral edge of the covering segment, wherein the cup rim receiving sidewall is designed to removeably engage with a rim of a cup;
• including a snack receiving receptacle formed within the beverage covering segment, the snack receiving receptacle comprising a snack receiving base panel, a snack receiving receptacle sidewall extending between a peripheral edge of the snack receiving base panel and the beverage covering segment, and a snack receptacle cover;
• including a snack ejector formed within the snack receiving receptacle;
• including a snack cover receiving ledge formed on the beverage covering segment extending about the snack receiving receptacle;
• placing the snack within a snack receiving receptacle;
• compressing a snack ejecting feature located within the snack receiving receptacle with the snack;
• applying a compression retention force to maintain compression of the snack ejecting feature;
• and
• retaining the snack within the snack receiving receptacle by detachably securing a snack receptacle cover to the snack cover receiving ledge.