Description
Caterpillar Fruit & Veggie Kabobs are a fun, kid-friendly snack that turns healthy ingredients into adorable edible insects! With juicy grapes, sweet strawberries, crunchy pretzels, and savory veggie wrap slices, these playful kabobs are perfect for lunchboxes, parties, or hands-on kitchen fun. Easy to assemble, visually delightful, and full of flavor, they make healthy eating feel like playtime.
Ingredients
- For Fruit Caterpillar
6 green grapes
1 strawberry (leaves hulled)
2 chocolate chips (for eyes)
2 pretzel sticks (antennae base)
2 blueberries (for antennae tips)
6 matchstick carrots (legs)
1 wooden skewer (blunt-tip recommended)
- For Veggie Caterpillar
1 tablespoon low-fat mayonnaise
1 10-inch spinach wrap
2 slices salami
1 slice reduced-fat Swiss cheese
1/3 cup baby spinach leaves
1 mini seedless cucumber (cut into strips)
1 cherry tomato (head)
2 black olive slices (eyes)
Additional cucumber for legs
Instructions
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Fruit Caterpillar Assembly
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Slide 6 green grapes onto a skewer to form the body.
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Add the strawberry to the end for the head.
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Gently press chocolate chips into the strawberry for eyes.
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Insert pretzel sticks into the top of the strawberry; add a blueberry to each tip as antennae.
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Arrange carrot matchsticks along the grapes as legs.
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Serve immediately or chill for up to 4 hours.
2. Veggie Caterpillar Assembly
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Spread mayonnaise over the spinach wrap.
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Layer with spinach, salami, and cheese.
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Roll tightly and slice into 1-inch pieces.
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Slide wrap rounds onto a skewer to form the caterpillar body.
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Add cherry tomato to the front as the head.
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Cut slits in the tomato, insert olive slices for eyes and cucumber strips as antennae.
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Add cucumber matchsticks under the wraps as legs.
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Serve fresh or cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.
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Notes
Mix and match fruit or veggie types for themed parties or holidays.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: kids freindly
- Method: No-Cook Assembly Method
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 kabob of each type (2 total)
- Calories: ~190 kcal
- Sugar: ~11 g (mostly natural from fruit
- Sodium: ~310 mg
- Fat: ~7 g
- Saturated Fat: ~2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: ~3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: ~20 g
- Fiber: ~2.5 g
- Protein: ~6 g
- Cholesterol: ~15 mg