Fun with Food from A to Z
Here are some fun snacks and recipes you can enjoy with your child!
A
Ants on a Log
Spread icing or peanut butter on a pretzel rod. Place raisins or chocolate
chips on top (These are the ants!)
B
Biscuits
Make homemade biscuits or use frozen biscuits.
C
Make Cookies
D
Donut
Make donuts or donut holes (You can use frozen biscuits, and sprinkle with
powder sugar.)
E
Eggs
Read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. Make scrambled eggs and add some
green food coloring to them as they cook.
F
Fruit
Make a fruit salad with different types of fruit. (idea: sort the fruit!)
G
Grapes
Try different types of grapes and compare the taste.
H
Happy Face Sandwich
Slice an apple into 1/2 inch slices. Spread peanut butter on a slice of
bread. Add raisins for the eyes and nose and apple slices for the mouth and
eye brows.
I
Ice Cream
Make ice cream sundaes.
J
Juice on a Stick
Poor some juice into ice trays or small cups. Place a Popsicle stick into
the juice and freeze.
K
Kangaroo Pockets
Cut pita bread in half and separate to make a pocket. Put cheese and ham in
the pocket. Spray the outside of the pocket with spray butter. Toast in
the oven.
L
Lemonade
Make lemonade with real lemons.
M
Milk Shakes
Make milk shakes (idea: add fruit)
Make Muffins
N
Necklace
Use cereal and yarn to make a necklace. (idea: make patterns!)
O
Octopus
Slice a hot dog from the one end to the middle, creating legs (You will need
eight legs). Boil the hot dog in water until the legs curl upward.
Olive
Eat black or green olives.
P
Pudding
Make pudding.
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R
Rolls
Make dinner rolls.
S
Smores
Make Smores with chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers.
T
Traffic lights
Use 1/4 of a graham cracker. Spread icing over the graham cracker. Place
red, yellow, and green M&Ms in the order of a traffic light.
U
Umbrella Cookies
Make sugar cookies. Cut the cookies in half. Place licorice or a fruit
roll up at the bottom to make the handle of the umbrella. Decorate the
cookie with icing and fruit.
V
Vegetable Pizza
Spread pizza sauce on hamburger bun or pita. Sprinkle cheese over
sauce. Add pepperoni grated vegetables on top. Toast in the oven.
W
Waffles
Make waffles.
X
Make an X using pancake mix, biscuits, pretzels, or cookie dough
Y
Yogurt
Eat frozen or regular yogurt. Add toppings like fruit, nuts, and granola.
Z
Zucchini
Try some zucchini
For more cooking and snack ideas visit
http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/recipes/links/kids.html