Hi Friends!
How cute are these apple peanut butter “cut-out” sandwiches?!
They are perfect for a quick fun snack or to pack in a school lunchbox! Most children love the combo of apples and peanut butter already, but these sandwiches help make these combined foods that much more exciting.
One option to increase the intake of any food group is offering a creative presentation. A creative presentation helps excite children and have a new outlook about that specific food. In this case, children can be enticed to eat fruits if presented in fun shapes and cut-outs. I should note that I do think its important children can also be excited by fruits (and vegetables) in their original state, but on occasion (or for those really not so desired foods) creative offerings may help.
For this recipe I put my creative thinking cap on and started thinking about what I could do with apple slices. My original intention for the this blog post was to create a more appealing version of an apple slice (ie. by using the cookie cutter to make star slices). Isn’t is fun to eat apples that are cut into thin “potato chip” slices rather than those produced by an apple slicer? Once I started using the cookie cutter I realized I did not want to be wasteful with the remaining apple. The brain kept ticking and peanut butter came to mind. There you go!
Start putting your “thinking cap” on! Until then make these apple PB “Cut Out” Sandwiches! All you need is your favorite cookie cutters, natural peanut butter, and apples. Granola is optional – I happen to like the extra crunch it provides.
Have a great weekend! Enjoy the Olympics!
Enjoy!
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