Crunchy Caterpillars & Snails
- Egg free
- Gluten free
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1/2 bunch celery, cut into segments
- 100 g peanut butter (no added sugar or salt)
- 100 g reduced-fat cream cheese or ricotta cheese
- 1/2 apple, sliced
- 1/2 kiwifruit, peeled and sliced
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 10 grapes
- 15 blueberries, halved
- 1/2 Lebanese cucumber, sliced
Method
1. Fill half of the celery pieces with cream cheese and half with peanut butter (if using peanut butter).
2. Place a cherry tomato or a grape at the end of each for the head.
3. Use the cream cheese and halved blueberries to create eyes.
4. Make the bodies with a row or grapes or cherry tomatoes for the caterpillars or use a large slice of apple, kiwi fruit or cucumber to make snails.
5. Keep chilled in the fridge until ready to serve.
Recipe and image supplied by Queensland Government healthier website.
Nutrition information
| per serving | per 100g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 441 kj | 620.1 kj |
| Protein | 3.6 g | 5.1 g |
| Fat, total | 8 g | 11.3 g |
| — saturated | 2.6 g | 3.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 4 g | 5.6 g |
| — sugars | 3.5 g | 5 g |
| Sodium | 56.7 mg | 79.7 mg |
| Fibre | 1.6 g | 2.3 g |