Make a fun and healthy snack for kids with just crackers, black olives and cream cheese!
If you follow the blog regularly you may remember the post I wrote last week about bringing you a series of healthy snack and meal ideas to serve to kids using olives.
Last week I shared my recipe for this super cute Cheese, Veggie & Olive Hummus Wrap and this week is all about creating a quick and easy snack for kids using olives.
Why Are Olives So Great?
So what’s so great about olives and why should our kids be eating them? First up they are filled with vitamins and antioxidants that help to protect cells against diseases and work to keep your child healthy and happy.
Secondly, black olives are also packed full of iron which is an essential nutrient for growing children.
To make this snack all you need are some crackers (I used Ritz crackers but any kind will do), some cream cheese and pitted black olives (For very young children, I’d recommend rinsing some of the salty brine from the olives first).
If you give this idea try please do let me know what you think. Or tag me in a picture on Instagram I’d love to see your pictures!
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Cream Cheese & Black Olive Bear Cracker Snack
Prep Time: 2 mins- Total Time: 2 mins
Yield: 1
Category: Snacks
Cuisine: Kids Food
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Make a fun and healthy snack for kids with just crackers, black olives and cream cheese.
Ingredients
- Crackers
- Cream cheese
- Fragata pitted black olives
Instructions
- Take two crackers and spread with a little cream cheese. Cut two black olives in half to make the hands and feet for the bear. Slice another black olive to make the eyes, ears, nose and mouth.
- Serve immediately.
Tara says
These are so adorable! My little one didn’t really like the olives so we then tried them with tomatoes and cucumber and she was really pleased with them. So creative.
★★★★★
Cathleen @ A Taste Of Madness says
These are so unbelievably cute!! These sound like the perfect snack!
Ciara Attwell says
Thanks Cathleen!
Marta @ petiteraisin.ca says
Well that’s all sorts of cute! What a great snack idea for tots! Will have to test this on my little guy!
.:Marta:.
Ciara Attwell says
Thank you Marta, I hope he likes it!
Nadia's Healthy Kitchen says
This is such a cute snack idea! I love olives but I can imagine some kids would refuse to eat them. This is a great way to make food more fun! I hope when I have kids I can be this creative when it comes to meal times 😛
Ciara Attwell says
Thanks Nadia! Its certainly helped to get my fussy eater at least trying them!