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It’s hard to believe school will be back in session in about a month. It seems like summer just began, and now it’s already over halfway over. Today I have a healthy, fun after school snack you can make with your kids.
I know when my son gets home from school he’s usually starving, and ready to eat the refrigerator. I always feel better when I have a healthy snack to feed him. I think these Veggie Critters from Love Your Veggies would be extra fun if you let the kids help you make them.
Getting your children to eat vegetables on a regular basis can be challenging, but if you can make the veggies fun and colorful you’ll have a better chance.
Take advantage of late season vegetables in your garden, or at your local farmers markets to make these after school snacks low cost, and full of flavor.
Veggie Critter Snacks
Serves several hungry after-school snackers
Prep Time: as long as you want
Ingredients:
- 1 packet Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix
- 2 8 oz. tubs reduced fat cream cheese
- A wide variety of chopped, colorful vegetables such as: asparagus, cherry tomatoes, crinkle cut carrots, bell peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, cucumber, eggplant, shredded carrots, and olives
Instructions:
1. Add the seasoning mix to the cream cheese.
2. Stir until well combined.
3. Using a variety of vegetables – and a little imagination – you can build critters with your child.
Veggie Critter Ideas:
Veggie Butterflies: Use asparagus for the body. Use the ranch and cream cheese mixture to attach crinkle-cut carrots for wings, and add decorations to the wings with bits of bell pepper.
Veggie Lady Bugs: Slice a cherry tomato in half. Use the ranch and cream cheese mixture to attach the tomato to a slice of cucumber or eggplant; attach the other cherry tomato half for the head. Then attach lady bug sports with bits of olive.
Veggie Caterpillars: Cut cauliflower into florets. Use the ranch and cream cheese mixture to attach the pieces of cauliflower together. Then attach shredded carrot for legs and asparagus for antennae.
Note: Since there will plenty of the ranch and cream cheese mixture leftover, store it in the refrigerator. It also makes a delicious veggie dip.
Have fun!
