Fun Foods For Children
    Fruits & Veggies

    popular recipes for young children using fruits and vegetables
    Ants on a Log
    Apple Cookies
    Banana Pops
    Candle Salad
    Cheesy Potato Sticks
    Fruity Yogurt Parfait
    Instant Banana Pudding
    Monkey Bars
    Vegetable Pizza

    Ants on a Log

    Fill celery with peanut butter and stick raisins along the top. Can use cheese, cottage cheese, tuna, or egg salad as filler.

    Apple Cookies

    Core whole apple and slice in circles. Fill core hole, or frost apple cookies, with peanut butter and raisins.

    Banana Pops

    Cut bananas in half. (One banana makes two pops.) Place each half on a popsicle stick. Place honey on one plate and rice cereal (or nuts, sprinkles, or any other coating you wish) on another. Coat the banana with honey. (A pastry brush makes this part even more fun!). Roll the banana in the cereal. Admire your creation, and eat (or freeze each pop in wax paper to make frozen treats).

    Candle Salad

    Tear and arrange lettuce on a plate. Top with a pineapple ring. Place banana (cut off ends) in the hole of the pineapple so it stands like a candle. Add a cherry or carrot curl for a flame.

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    Cheesy Potato Sticks

    Wash 1 1/2 lbs. potatoes thoroughly; do not peel. Cut lengthwise into quarters and then cut each quarter into thirds. Coat potatoes with 2 tbsp. melted margarine. Combine 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs, 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, 1/4 tsp. paprika, and 1/4 tsp. garlic powder. Roll potatoes in mixture. Place potatoes in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until crispy on the outside. Divide into six 1/2 cup portions and serve immediately.

    Fruity Yogurt Parfait

    Place a tablespoon of vanilla yogurt into each of 6 clear plastic cups. Cover with a layer of Cheerios (or other low-fat cereal). Then cover with a layer off sliced bananas and strawberries. Repeat the layers until the ingredients are used up. Children can build their own parfaits.

    Instant Banana Pudding

    Mash 3 small ripe bananas completely (little ones don't like lumps) with a fork in a small bowl or in a blender. Add 1 1/2 cups of applesauce. Stir in 2 tbsp. of vanilla yogurt. Place in small paper cups.

    Monkey Bars

    Peel and cut 1 banana into 4 equal pieces. Poke an ice cream stick into each chunk. Spread some peanut butter on each banana piece. Roll peanut butter-coated banana into cereal. Watch your favorite monkey eat up these treats.

    Vegetable Pizza

    Defrost a loaf of frozen bread dough and spread out on a pizza pan sprayed with nonstick vegetable spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until the bread is brown. Cool. Mix 3 oz. of cream cheese, 1/3 cup mayonnaise, 2/3 cup lowfat plain yogurt, and a 1 oz. package of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing (dry mix) in a bowl. Spread the mixture over the crust and top with 3 cups of fresh vegetables of your choice: broccoli, peppers, onion, tomatoes, etc. Then top with 1/4 lb. mozarella cheese. Chill and serve cold.
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