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: 4
Dietary: gluten-free, wheat-free, nut-free, egg-free, vegetarian
Contains: milk (cream cheese), celery
May contain: Egg (cream cheese), sulphites (raisins)
Preparation time: 15mins
Cooking time: N/A
INGREDIENTS
4 celery sticks (washed & halved)
4 tsp cream cheese, full fat
16 blueberries
4 strawberry
Or about 40 raisins
METHOD
- Wash and chop the ends of the celery sticks and then cut them in half.
- Cut the stems from the strawberries and slice them into quarters.
- Fill the celery with cream cheese.
- Put the 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:
Total calories: 55 kcal
Fat: 4.3 g
Saturated Fat: 2.7 g
Carbohydrate: 2.7 g
Total sugar: 1.8 g
Fibre: 1.0 g
Protein: 1.3 g
Salt: 0.2 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