Diego's Safari Animal Cheese Snacks

Let Diego rescue you from the same old snacks! With a little imagination and some simple styling, you can transform an ordinary snack into a safari adventure.

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This recipe has plenty of steps kids can do, like mixing, cutting with a plastic knife, measuring, and more.

Try this recipe at your child's next party. Double the ingredients or divide them in half, depending on the size of your celebration.

This recipe is a healthy choice for your preschooler. Prepare it together to familiarize your child with its good-for-you ingredients.

Start to finish, this recipe requires only a half-hour or less to make!

This recipe contains one or more of the following common food allergens: dairy, nuts, soy, wheat, or eggs.

Servings: 3

Prep Time: 10 min.

Ingredients

2 tbsp. soft vegetable cream cheese
6 pretzel sticks
3 tbsp. parsley or celery leaves
2 slices cheese, cheddar, or provolone
2 slices ham or salami

Supplies

Assorted animal-shaped cookie cutters

Directions

Step 1
Shape 1 teaspoon of cream cheese into a small ball and insert a pretzel stick. Add a few parsley or celery leaves to the cheese to look like a palm tree and arrange on a serving plate.
Step 2
Using cookie cutters, cut out shapes in the cheese and ham or salami slices. Place the ham and cheese cutouts under the palm tree pretzels.

Nurtition Facts

Calories: 116
Total Fat: 9g
Saturated Fat: 5g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 31mg
Sodium: 447mg
Total Carbs: 3g
Fiber: 0g
Sugar: 1g
Protein: 7g

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