A fun and healthy afternoon treat to go with any teddy bear picnic! The combination of fresh vegetables, cream cheese and tasty fruit is a yummy choice for teddies and kids alike.
Serves: 12 logs
Dietary: gluten-free, wheat-free, nut-free, egg-free, vegetarian
Contains: milk (cream cheese), celery, sulphite (raisins)
May contain: egg (cream cheese)
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: N/A
INGREDIENTS
4 celery sticks (washed & halved)
4 heaped tsp (80 g) cream cheese, full fat
40 raisins
Or
16 blueberries
4 strawberries
METHOD
- Wash and chop the ends of the celery sticks and then cut them in thirds.
- Cut the stems from the strawberries and slice them into quarters.
- Fill the celery with cream cheese.
- Put the raisins or blueberries and the strawberries into the cream cheese in a pattern.
This recipe has been donated by Megan Pointing, Student Dietician from Winchester University
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Per serving: per log with raisins
Total calories: 24 kcal
Fat: 1.7 g
Saturated Fat: 1.1 g
Carbohydrate: 1.7 g
Total sugar: 1.7 g
Fibre: 0.5 g
Protein: 0.5 g
Salt: 0.08 g
NUTRITION FACTS
- These yummy finger foods are a good source of vitamin C.
- They have no added sugar or salt.
- The cream cheese provides 40 mg of calcium, which is 10% of a toddler’s recommended amount of 400 mg.
VARIATIONS
- Use raisins or chocolate-coated raisins as an alternative to fresh fruit.
- Use peanut butter in the celery stick as a dairy-free alternative.
Checked by Kathy Lewis, Registered Nutritionist
© 2022 The Caroline Walker Trust