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FRUIT & VEGGIE FUN!

BUTTERFLY BITES #1

Put out apple slices, mini carrots, pretzel sticks and raisins or dried cranberries. Have kids use apple slices for the wings, carrot for the body and pretzel sticks for antennae. Decorate with raisins. Photo by KidActivities

BUTTERFLY BITES #2

Ingredients:
Stalks of celery, Twist pretzels, Pretzel pieces, Raisins and Spreadable cheddar, any cream cheese or peanut butter

Directions:
Wash celery and cut in half crosswise. Fill each celery piece with 1-tablespoon cheddar cheese, cream cheese or peanut butter. Add two pretzel twists for wings. Use pretzel pieces for antennae and raisins for decoration. Eat your butterfly before it files away!

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FRUIT ON A STICK

Cut up a variety of fruit such as...
Apples, bananas, kiwis, mango and whole grapes.
Thread them onto a skewer for a delicious summer time treat.
Add a few pieces of marshmallows between the fruit.

CREAMY FRUIT DIP
Ingredients:
  • 1 jar marshmallow cream
  • 8 ounce bar of cream cheese (softened)
  • Sliced fruit ( Strawberries, melons, cantaloupe, etc.)
Mix the marshmallow cream and cream cheese well.
Take favorite fruit and dip into the cream mixtu--or serve with fruit on a stick.

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FROZEN FRUIT KABOBS
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons orange blossom honey
16 medium strawberries, hulled
16 (2-inch) chunks fresh pineapple cubes
2 large bananas, peeled and sliced crosswise into 16 pieces
1/4 cup unsweetened, shredded coconut
1/4 cup ground or finely shredded chocolate

• Mix the orange juice with the honey in a large bowl.
• Add all the fruit and toss together with a spoon to completely coat the fruit.
• Skewer the fruit in any order that you like on 4 separate skewers.
• Roll the skewered fruit in the ground coconut and chocolate.
• You can mix the coconut with the chocolate or keep them separate.
• You may need to use your fingers to help coat the fruit.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Lay the skewered fruit out on the baking sheet and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap.
• Freeze the fruit until completely firm.
• Serve frozen --Serves 4

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FRUIT BURRITOES
To make 4 fruit burritos:
4 6-inch tortillas
4 TBS peanut butter
1 banana, sliced
4 strawberries, sliced
1 peach, peeled & sliced (remove pit)
1/4 cup blueberries
4 TBS vanilla yogurt

• Spread about 1 TBS peanut butter over each tortilla.
• Place fruit slices down center of each burrito.
• Drizzle about 1 TBS vanilla yogurt over fruit. Kids love to design & roll their own burrito.
• Roll up the tortilla, burrito-style (fold up one side, tuck under fruit, fold up bottom, then roll the other side).

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FIVE BANANA RECIPES...

 BANANA IN A BLANKET

1 (6 inch) tortilla
1 tablespoon smooth peanut butter
1 medium banana
1 teaspoon maple syrup or honey
1 tablespoon crunchy, nutty nugget cereal
1.  Lay tortilla on a plate.
2.  Spread peanut butter evenly on the tortilla.
3.  Sprinkle cereal over peanut butter.
4.  Peel and place banana on the tortilla and roll the tortilla.
5.  Drizzle maple syrup or honey on top.

#2 FROZEN BANANA POPS
Need:
Popsicle sticks
Bananas (cut in half),
Creamy Peanut Butter or dip-able chocolate-ready to dip
Crushed cookies, granola, or graham crackers
1.  Cut bananas in half and stick a Popsicle stick into the banana - so it looks like a Popsicle.
2.  Freeze for about 10 min.
3.  Coat the bananas with peanut butter or dip it in chocolate.
4.  Next dip into the crushed cereal mixture. (Or any of the ingredients below-in #3)
5.  Crushed fruit loops work well.

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#3 CHOCOLATE DIPPED BANANA CHUNKS

Bananas - Peel the bananas and slice into several pieces.
Place the 8 oz. chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and cook on high until melted - about 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
Optional: Dip the banana slices in the chocolate, then roll them in other ingredients as desired: Colored sugars...cinnamon sugar...peanut butter... chopped nuts...coconut... ice cream sprinkles...crushed cookies.

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 #4 FROZEN MONKEY TREATS
A healthy snack that kids will like! Peel a banana and cut it in half.

• Insert Popsicle sticks into the cut ends.
• Dip the bananas into yogurt --- and then roll the bananas in chopped nuts, crushed cereal, or coconut shavings.
• Place the bananas on a small waxed paper-lined baking sheet and set the sheet into the freezer for an hour or so.
• Fun to make and even more fun to eat!

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#5 QUICK BANANA ICE
1.  Take a few bananas and mash them in a bowl.
2.  Cover and place in the freezer for about 30 minutes.
3.  Remove from freezer, fluff up with fork for a healthy, ice cream like treat.

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FROZEN MANDARIN SLICES
Peel a few mandarin slices and cover in plastic wrap.
Place in the freezer for about an hour for a thirst quenching treat.

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MOUSE POPSICLES
The name refers to the size of the treat!
Wash a bowl of seedless grapes, and then set the grapes in the freezer for about an hour.
Poke colored toothpicks into the grapes to serve.

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FROZEN APPLESAUCE & FRUIT CUPS
Ingredients:
1 cup Chunky or Regular Apple Sauce
10 ounce package frozen strawberries, thawed
11 ounce can mandarin orange segments, drained
1 cup grapes, if desired
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
1.  In medium bowl, combine all ingredients.
2.  Spoon fruit mixture into individual dishes or paper cups.
3.  Freeze until firm.
4.  Remove from freezer about 30 minutes before serving.
     Makes 7 (1/2 cup) servings.

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YOU CAN FREEZE THE FOLLOWING FRUIT...

For a fast and frosty treat freeze grapes, pineapple chunks, peach slices, apricot slices, banana slices, apple slices, cantaloupe balls, watermelon chunks, orange wedges, berries and fruit leather!

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BEVERAGES

ORANGE SIPPER
Using a knife or the tip of a potato peeler, poke a hole about one third of the way through an orange.
Insert a plastic straw into the hole.
When thirsty, suck the orange juice out of the orange.
(You may need to "massage" the orange before you start)

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MAGICAL LAYERED JUICE
Ingredients:
1/4 cup chilled fruit nectar--apricot or peach
1/4 cup fruit punch drink
6 oz. glass

Pour fruit nectar into glass.
Tilt the glass and SLOWLY add the fruit punch.
Do not stir.
Makes one serving

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Visit 'Smoothies, Shakes, and Coolers' for some wonderful warm weather drinks!

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