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 | Subject: Vegetables Snacks Kids Like to Eat  Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:43 pm | |
| Vegetables Snacks Kids Like to Eat
by Carrie Lauth
What would you do if your kids asked for "More veggies, please?"
Well, prepare yourself, because they just might when you serve
vegetables like this. These snacks are great for after school
treats.
Celery and Pretzel Butterfly
2 stalks of celery
12 large pretzels (not the straight kind)
6 tablespoons natural peanut butter
Around 18 raisins
12 slivered almonds
Wash the celery with cold water. Cut the celery stalks crosswise
into thirds. Fill each celery stalk with one tablespoon of the
peanut butter. Gently push 1 pretzel into the peanut butter, so
the pretzel is parallel to the length of the celery stick and
looks like a wing. Do the same on the other side of the celery,
with another pretzel. Your celery stick now has butterfly wings!
Use the raisins for the eyes, nose and mouth of the butterfly.
Create the antennae by pushing the slivered almonds into the
filling, on top of the butterfly's head.
Celery and Carrot Wagons
2 stalks of celery
12 toothpicks
16 carrot slices
1/2 cup of peanut butter; cheese spread or ranch dressing
20 Raisins
Wash the celery with cold water. Cut celery stalks crosswise into
pieces that are about 3 inches long. Push two toothpicks through
the sides of each celery stick to create the axles for four
wheels. Fill each celery wagon with the peanut butter, or another
spread. Stick a round carrot slice onto the end of each toothpick
to form a wheel. After the wheel is attached, cover each
toothpick tip with a raisin.
You can stick a toothpick into the end of the celery for a wagon
handle, and cover the tip with another raisin. You can also leave
the handle off to create a celery car instead.
Tomato Army Ants
3 small cherry tomatoes for each ant
9 toothpicks or grape stems for each ant
Rinse the cherry tomatoes in cold water. Attach the three
tomatoes with two of the toothpicks or grape stems. Use six more
to create the ants legs, and two for the antennae. Make as many
as you can to create a whole army of ants.
Zucchini or Cucumber Centipede
Small zucchinis or cucumbers
Shredded carrots
Rinse the zucchinis or cucumbers. Cut off the ends of each, and
attach strips of zucchini or cucumber for the legs. You can use
shredded carrots for the antennae.
Here are some other tips to make vegetables more child-friendly:
Choose Colorful Veggies - Kids loves colors. When you serve
vegetables to your children, try to serve an assortment of colors
Make them Little Finger Friendly - Slice vegetables into small
pieces so they will be easier to pick up with small fingers.
Do the Dip - If your child is a reluctant vegetable eater, let
them experiment with different dips. Most kids like ranch dip for
their vegetables. Some kids will eat anything if it has cheese or
peanut butter on it.
Vegetable Art - Instead of arranging vegetables for your kids,
let them design their own vegetable creations. Give them an
assortment of vegetables, spreads, and toothpicks, and let them
create their own work of vegetable art.
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