"Fix it yourself"
Here are some go-to snacks kids can make
By KARA EBERLE for Smart
Moms like it when their kids eat healthy.
But sometimes it's hard to get fruits and veggies in their tummies.
Amy Wolfe, 33, of Manchester Township said she usually gives her children fruit,
hoping it holds them over until dinnertime.
Wolfe and her kids -- Kaden, 8; Lilla, 6; and Rylan, 3 -- tried these after-school snacks thinking they might be a fun and healthy way to tame their hunger pangs without spoiling their dinner.
In the end, the children were drawn to the less healthy parts of the treats: peanut butter, cheese and pretzel sticks.
Lilla was the only one to eat the celery and the peppers.
But they said they had fun making the treats.
And it kept them seated at the table -- and out of Wolfe's hair -- for a little while.
Ants on a log
• Celery sticks
• Peanut butter
• Raisins
Spread peanut butter on celery sticks. Top with raisins.
Pizza face
• English muffin
• Green and red pepper
• Black olives
• Mozzarella cheese
• Spaghetti or pizza sauce
Spread sauce on English muffin halves and top with cheese. Make a smile with the red pepper slice, a nose with a vertical green pepper slice and eyes with olives.
Put in toaster oven until cheese is
melted.
Fruit kabobs
• Wooden skewers
A selection of fruit, such as:
• Bananas
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Apple slices
• Orange slices
• Grapes
• Pears
• Mango
• Papaya
Cut fruits into similar-sized pieces. Lay them on a tray and let the kids make a few of their own fruit kabobs, combining fruits they enjoy. Serve with yogurt.
Source: allrecipes.com
Apple ladybugs
• 1 large red apple, halved and cored
• Raisins
• 4 pretzel sticks
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter
Place cored apple halves flat side down on a small plate. Dab peanut butter spots on the apples and top with raisins (for the ladybug's spots). Stick a raisin on the end of each pretzel stick and dip the other end in peanut butter. Stick to apple halves for
antennae.
