Stuffed Spinning Tops
Our dietitians' favouriteEasy enough to prepare with your toddlers this recipe has plenty of things for little hands to do. Kids will love lending a hand by dicing the mangoes and cucumbers, shredding the basil or measuring the yogurt. The whole family will love them!
- Prep: 20 min
Ingredients
- 5 Italian tomatoes
- 1/2 English cucumber
- 1/2 mango
- 5 fresh sweet basil leaves
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) plain yogurt (approximately 2% M.F.)
- of salt
- of pepper
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Preparation
What adults can prepare:
Cut tomatoes in two lengthwise, then scoop out halves (using a spoon, remove centre part where seeds are).
Slice cucumber into rounds approximately ½ centimetres thick.
Peel mango, then cut in two. Take one of the mango halves and cut in strips.
What children can do:
Cut cucumber and mango slices into small cubes. Put these in a bowl.
Using scissors or fingers, cut or tear sweet basil into small pieces. Add this to mixture.
Measure yogurt and pour into bowl.
Add a pinch each of salt and pepper to mixture.
Mix all ingredients.
Stuff tomato halves with mixture.
Serve.
Enjoy!
Tips
Variations: Replace mango with tomatoes and cucumber with blanched celery, and you now have a colourful mixture to stuff pear halves!
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Nutritional information
Per serving| Energy: | 44 Calories |
| Protein: | 2 g |
| Carbohydrate: | 9 g |
| Fat: | |
| Fibre: | 1.4 g |
| Sodium: | 44 mg |
Top 5 Nutrients
| (% DV*) | |
|---|---|
| Calcium: | 3 % / 38 mg |
| Folate: | 13 % |
| Magnesium: | 7 % |
| Vitamin C: | 36 % |
| Vitamin E: | 7 % |
