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Note: This simple and healthy snack is designed especially for kids to make on their own.

Prep time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 celery sticks
  • 6 tbsp. peanut butter
  • 2 tbsp. raisins

Utensils:

  • knife (have mom or dad get for you)

Directions:

  1. Wash the celery and cut it into pieces (each piece should be about 5 inches long).
  2. Spread peanut butter in u-shaped part of celery, from one end to the other.
  3. Press raisins gently into peanut butter.
  4. Enjoy your ants on a log!

Serves: 2

Serving size: 1 celery stick

Nutritional analysis (per serving):

317 calories
12 g protein
24 g fat
19 g carbohydrate
4 g fiber
0 mg cholesterol
266 mg sodium
37 mg calcium
1.2 mg iron

Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used.

Reviewed by: Allison Brinkley, RD, LD/N, CNSD
Date reviewed: September 2003