For a spring activity, parents can teach their children to make kabobs out of fruit, said Easter H. Tucker.
“Fruit kabobs make a colorful and fun snack that kids can help prepare,” said Tucker, interim family and consumer sciences program leader for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Tucker said fruits are low in fats, sodium and calories. They are also good sources of potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin C and folic acid.
“It’s important to teach children and youth how to make snacks using nutritious ingredients,” she said. “This will allow them to form positive habits as part of a healthy eating pattern.”
FRUIT KABOBS WITH YOGURT DIP
Ingredients: 1 cup watermelon (chunks), 1 cup pineapple (chunks), 1 cup red seedless grapes, 1 cup strawberries (stemmed), 2 kiwi (peeled and cut in quarters), Bamboo skewers (6 inches long), and 1 cup light strawberry yogurt.
Directions: Place fruit chunks on bamboo skewers. Place fruit kabobs on platter. Place light strawberry yogurt in bowl. Serve kabobs with yogurt on the side.