We see this one pop up at our Kids Eat Smart Clubs each year.  It’s a fun festive way to enjoy fruit and get kids excited about Christmas.  It’s an easy and fun concept. There is some prep work needed but this is a great one to get the kids involved in helping out  – little hands make a great help.  Adults can prepare and slice the fruit and the kids can help assemble.

Grinch Fruit Kabobs

What you’ll need: 

• strawberries
• bananas
• green grapes
• mini marshmallows
• toothpicks

Directions:

1. Cut the greens and stems off the strawberries to make a flat surface.
2. Slice off the top of the green grapes to make a flat surface.
3. Slice the bananas into 3 millimeter slices (do one banana at a time to avoid them turning brown or squeeze some orange juice over them to keep them from discoloring).
4. On a toothpick or mini plastic skewer place one grape (flat side up), slice of banana, strawberry (flat side meeting banana) and finally the mini marshmallow on top.

Recipe and image sourced from: http://www.diychristmasdecorations.net/grinch-fruit-kabobs-edible-christmas-treats-kids/

Kristin Hedges is a Registered Dietitian with Kids Eat Smart Foundation NL.

 

We featured this fun festive recipe in our Kids Eat Smart Recipe Box this month and hope you can try it!  It’s a great time to try something different and get kids excited about the holidays.  This is a recipe that can be prepared ahead of time and left in the freezer to easily serve up in the morning.

Very Merry Christmas Bark

Ingredients

• 2 cups Greek yogurt (plain or vanilla)
• 1 cup mixed fruit (kiwi, strawberry, mango, blueberries)
• 1 small tree shaped cookie cutter
• Parchment paper

Directions

Thinly slice fruit lengthwise.  Using a tree shaped cookie cutter, cut a tree from each slice. Line a rimmed baking sheet with  parchment paper. Pour the yogurt onto the baking sheet and spread evenly.  Place mixed fruit throughout yogurt.  Freeze until  solid.  Cut into sections and place in baggies.  Return to freezer until ready to serve.

Recipe adapted from: https://www.healthylittlefoodies.com/christmas-frozen-yogurt-bark/

Kristin Hedges is a Registered Dietitian with Kids Eat Smart NL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here at Kids Eat Smart Foundation NL we know the importance of including fruits and veggies with every meal.  Often times, it’s a struggle to ensure kids are getting enough fruits.  We encourage all of our clubs to serve fruit on a daily basis. This can be fresh, frozen or canned.  Serving fruit daily allows us to ensure we are getting the right amount of servings each day. Some kids are able to try fruit they may not have tried before. Many of our KES Clubs serve smoothies which is a fun way to serve fruit!  Try this smoothie recipe at your KES Club this week:

Triple Berry Smoothie

Serves 3 cups

• ½ cup water
• ½ cup vanilla yogurt
• ½ cup red grapes
• ½ cup frozen strawberries
• ½ cup frozen blueberries
• ½ cup frozen raspberries

Directions

1. Place all ingredients into the blend until desired consistency, and serve.

Recipe adapted from: https://www.vitamix.com/ca/en_us/recipes/triple-berry-smoothie 

Kristin Hedges is a Registered Dietitian with Kids Eat Smart Foundation NL.

We encourage all our Kids Eat Smart Clubs to serve milk daily!  Milk on your menu is a great way to ensure students are getting the appropriate servings from Milk & Alternatives on Canada’s Food Guide.  We want to ensure a balanced breakfast is served each morning at our KES Clubs and this includes fruit, milk and a healthy whole grain.  Most of our KES Clubs are able to take advantage of the School Milk Program offered by The School Milk Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. The School Milk Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador is a non-profit organization and their goal is to ensure milk stays available, and affordable, to the children in Newfoundland and Labrador. We are proud to partner with School Milk Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador throughout the school year.

Some clubs serve milk in their smoothies as a fun way to include milk on the menu.  Try this smoothie recipe at your club this week.

Blueberry Smoothie with Milk

Ingredients

• 1 cup of frozen blueberries
• 1 frozen banana
• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 1 cup milk
• Ice cubes

Directions

1. Peel and chop banana into slices.
2. Combine blueberries, banana pieces, 5 strawberries, milk in a blender. Blend until smooth.
3. Add ice cubes in blender and blend again on high speed.
4. Pour smoothie in glasses and serve.

Kristin Hedges is a Registered Dietitian with Kids Eat Smart Foundation NL.