Fun with Fruit!

Apr 29, 2011


Any parent knows that the health benefits and nutritional value of fruit alone is not satisfying enough to convince children to eat fruit, but sometimes parenting can be more effective with creative alternatives.  Health and nutrition should be a serious matter, but who said you couldn't have some fun with it?  Embrace your artistic side and maximize the use of your kitchen utensils with this fun tip on how to make fruit fun, and more importantly, get your children involved in the preparation process!

Fun Fruit


Things You'll Need

assorted fruit
kabobs
assorted cookie cutters

1.  Cut larger fruit into slices no more than 1" thick.  For smaller fruit like strawberries and grapes, leave whole or cut in half.

2.  Use cookie cutters to cut the fruit into fun shapes.

3.  Arrange the fruit on a kabob and enjoy!




Source: http://www.ehow.com/how_4621288_eating-fruit-fun-kids.html







By Melissa Tamargo
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