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Bug Theme Healthy Snacks

Bug Theme Healthy Snacks


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  • Author: Natalie Quinn
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Colorful fruit and vegetable bug snacks made with celery, sunflower seed butter, grapes, strawberries, blueberries, and apples for a playful kid-friendly snack.


Ingredients

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  • 4 celery stalks, cut into 3-inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seed butter or peanut butter
  • 1 cup seedless green grapes
  • 6 medium strawberries
  • 1/2 cup blueberries
  • 1 crisp apple
  • 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Wash and thoroughly dry the celery, grapes, strawberries, blueberries, and apple.
  2. Cut the celery into 3-inch logs, hull and halve the strawberries, and slice the apple into thin wedges.
  3. Toss the apple slices gently with the lemon juice.
  4. Spread sunflower seed butter inside each celery piece.
  5. Create caterpillars by lining grapes along the celery and adding mini chocolate chip eyes.
  6. Create ladybugs with strawberry halves, apple slices, blueberries, and mini chocolate chip spots.
  7. Create butterflies with celery bodies and apple or strawberry slices arranged as wings.
  8. Arrange the finished fruit and vegetable bugs on a platter and serve immediately.

Notes

  1. Dry all produce thoroughly so the fruit pieces stay in place.
  2. Use sunflower seed butter when a suitable nut-free option is needed.
  3. Cut grapes, blueberries, and other firm round foods into age-appropriate pieces for young children.
  4. Assemble the snacks shortly before serving for the freshest texture.
  5. Store leftovers in a shallow airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one day.
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Snack
  • Method: No-Cook
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 154
  • Sugar: 16
  • Sodium: 92
  • Fat: 7
  • Saturated Fat: 1
  • Unsaturated Fat: 6
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 22
  • Fiber: 4
  • Protein: 4
  • Cholesterol: 0