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Healthy Kid Snack: Fruit and Cheese Kebabs

Lorna Doone Brewer — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:14:24 +0000

We’ve been going through a bit of a shift when it comes to kids’ snacks at our house. We usually have a lot of cookies, cupcakes, and other sweets around; and the biggest reason is because I like making them with my little ones. Really, though, there is absolutely no reason we should be eating that much sugar! So, in the last week or two, I’ve been switching us over to healthier kids snacks. So far, it’s going really well, too!

Today we experimented with the idea of fruit and cheese kebabs (which I really, really want to spell as “kabob,” despite Spell Check’s insistence that I shouldn’t). We made a trip to the produce section of the grocery store and walked out with strawberries, grapes, and apples. Then to the dairy case for a couple of kinds of cheese. We went with cheddar and mozzarella because I have some other recipes in mind that use those two types.

What you need to make fruit and cheese kebabs:

One or two cheeses
Different types of fruit
Skewers
Small cookie cutters

A little fruit, a little cheese, and a couple of skewers!

We used small cookie cutters to make our cheese and apples into fun star shapes.

Cut your fruit and cheese into bite-sized pieces that kids can help put on the kebabs.

Alternate fruit and cheese on your skewer for healthy fruit kebabs that kids love to eat.

What I Learned the Hard Way: Your kid may be way more interested in just eating the fruit and cheese as you’re busy trying to make it look pretty. This is a good thing, though. It means she was actually enjoying a healthy snack!

Easy Summer Recipes Kids Will Love

Wendy Piersall — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:56:14 +0000

One of my absolute favorite things about summer is going to our local farmer’s markets. While Illinois can make a mean corn on the cob, it’s our neighbors in Michigan that really set my heart aflutter with their berries, peaches and cherries. We just spent a week up there and came home with tons of summer fruits – that unfortunately don’t last very long in our house! Thankfully many of them come to our area every week for our farmer markets, which means we get our berry fix anytime we want!

But man (and child) cannot live on berries alone – though my kids would if they could! So here’s a roundup of really easy summer recipes both you and your kids will love. These would be perfect for summer BBQs, summer party food, or just take a rainy afternoon and make them with your kids!

Related Pages: Watermelon Recipes, Summer Party Games, Ice Cream Party Games

Summer Fruit Recipes


Watermelon Dippers & Dip	Strawberry Mice Snacks	Watermelon Cupcakes	Berry Yogurt Parfait

Easy Kids Lunch Ideas


Kids Sandwich Ideas	Salad for Kids	Corn Dog Muffins	Little Window Sandwiches

Smoothie Recipes


Berry Banana Smoothies	Tropical Smoothie Recipe	Virgin Watermelon Slushies	Blueberry Smoothies

Summer Dessert Recipes


Berry Popcicles	Flower Cupcakes	Fruit Pizza	Frozen Fruit Treats

Rainbow Cupcakes	Jello Oranges	Mini Peach Cakes	Berry Pudding

Check out all of our summer kids crafts while you are here, too!

Summer Watermelon Recipes and Watermelon Carving

Wendy Piersall — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:14:53 +0000

Drool. Drool. Drool. That’s all I’ve been doing while putting up this post!

Watermelon is the ultimate summer fruit, and who doesn’t love watermelon, anyway? I had no idea that there is this whole watermelon carving underworld until I put this post together. And holy shizzzzzz - this is only a fraction of what people are doing with watermelons!

Watermelon Carving - Incredible!

(Relatively) Easy Watermelon Carving Ideas and Watermelon Recipes

Halloween Watermelon & Pumpkin Carving Stencils


Watermelon & Pumpkin Carving Stencils	Cute Halloween Stencils	Disney Princesses and Disney Villains Stencils	Scary Carving Stencils


How to Carve a Watermelon Whale	Teapot Watermelon Basket	Smiley Summer Watermelon Carving	Dinosaur Watermelon Carving (via Craft Gossip)

Baby Carriage Watermelon Basket	Swan Watermelon Carving Instructions	Watermelon Football Helmet Carving	Make a Watermelon Spigot

Watermelon Rose Lime Punch Recipe	Fresh Watermelon Popcicles	Fresh Watermelon Yogurt Ice	Watermelon Dessert Cake