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Celery Reindeer and Banana Santas

Food offers a realm of possibilities to help children learn. Food can become a hands-on activity to help promote healthy eating. Kids need a variety of fruits & vegetables daily. Fruits & vegetables are naturally low in fat and are great sources of nutrients such as; potassium, fiber, vitamin A, and vitamin C. It can be helpful to prepare multiple servings ahead of time to make an easy grab-and-go snack.

Banana Santas

Ingredients

• 3 bananas
• 6 strawberries
• 6 white marshmallows
• 6 miniature white marshmallows
• 6 red M & M’s
• Chocolate sprinkles
• 6 wooden skewers

Directions

STEP 1

Cut the bananas in half and trim pointed ends so they are flat. Thread each piece of banana onto a skewer.

STEP 2

Thread regular sized white marshmallows on top of the bananas.

STEP 3

Cut leaves from strawberries and thread onto skewers cut side down so they are sitting on top of the marshmallows.

STEP 4

Top the strawberry with a miniature marshmallow. Adjust ingredients so there is no skewer showing out the top.

STEP 5

Gently press an M&M onto each banana for a nose and then add two pieces of chocolate sprinkles for the eyes.

Celery Reindeer

Ingredients

• 5 celery ribs, ends trimmed and cut in half
• peanut butter (or seed butter of choice)
• 20 gluten free pretzels, cut in half
• 20 homemade googly eyes
• 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 10 fresh raspberries

Directions

STEP 1

Slather the nut or seed butter into the celery ribs.

STEP 2

Add the antlers, eyes, and nose for the full Rudolph face. •