I had some fun coming up with the animal-inspired food for my nephews joint bday party. Safari Greg from Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary brought a gator, snakes, a porcupine and a turtle…and they all brought along their favorite healthy snack for the kids to much on during the show. Yum fun. Aren’t my boys the sweetest!?!
1) Silly Snake Skewers: A
- 1 cantaloupe
- 2 boxes organic strawberries
- 1 bag red grapes
- bamboo skewers
2) Baby Kangaroo Pops: Cubed sweet potatoes tossed in honey and cinnamon and baked on parchment paper…served with crunchy chia seeds
- 3-4 sweet organic potatoes
- chia seeds
- toothpicks–you okay with toothpicks for kids?
3) Mr. Caiman’s Turkey Roll Up’s:
- Hummus
- 1 bunch of rainbow chard or collards will work too…I don’s use a lot
- tooth picks
4) Tasty Turtle Trail mix:
- 2 cups shredded or shaved coconut
- 2 cups pumpkin seed &1 cup sunflower seeds-spread on parchment paper, dust with honey and cinnamon and bake at 350 for 5-7 minutes
- 2 cups pecans
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup white turkish figs if possible, otherwise…no worries! (small bag)
- 1 cup apricots (small bag)
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