The perfect snack: A very hungry caterpillar

January 11, 2013 By 13 Comments Fat Mum Slim

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There’s one book that every house should have {well, houses containing children I mean!} and that book is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. It was on of my favourites as a child and has now become one of my daughter’s too.

This snack, using the book as inspiration, went down a treat in our house. Green apples are delicious at the moment, but if your kids {or you} aren’t green apple fans – use red.

Here’s how to make your own caterpillar treat:

Ingredients
1 green apple, cut into slices
1 Babybell cheese (from the dairy aisle)
1 fruit strap (from the health food aisle)

Method
1. Place the cheese onto the plate for the head.
2. Place the apple slices in a line to form the body. Leave one slice for the eyes.
3. Cut 6 little legs from the fruit strap using a small sharp knife. Place them underneath the body.
4. Cut a little smile for the face. Place onto the cheese.
5. Cut two small eyes from the apple slice. Place onto the cheese.

What was your favourite book as a child? Do you read it to your children now?

Note: Inspiration for this recipe was sourced from Cute Food For Kids.

Filed Under: Fat Mum Slim, Food & Drink fat mum slim
  • Lauren Volmink

    :D Where the Wild Things Are

  • Jude.x

    Too cute. I have no idea what Fruit Strap is, but when I get Grandchildren I am so pulling out those favourite books and making the characters out of food. :-)
    I think every house should have a copy of the Hungry Caterpillar whether there are children or not! :-) Still have our copy even though the “children” are long grown up – never know when we might need it! LOL. Still have all those wonderful classics actually – Snowman, Jolly Postman (all those sweet little envelopes and letters – to die for), Gruffalo, Each Peach, Pear, Plum, Dr Suess, Enid Blyton, Lewis Carroll, Awwww…. I still have most of their books…. you know where I’m coming from! :-) Jude.x

  • scissorspaperrock

    Haa CUTE!!! I love this!

    Would’ve been perfect for Ryder’s Very Hungry Caterpillar party for his 1st birthday last year :)

    This book is definitely one of our faves here at our place. My favourite books as a kid were Roald Dahl….and I have LOVED reading them to Ella over the past 12months. She’s really into them too….which makes me happy :) ))
    Claire x

    https://blog.scissorspaperrockdesigns.com.au/

  • Kristy O’Kane

    Such a great idea. I already have a copy of my childhood fave Animalia on the shelf in my baby’s room ready for when it arrives (any day now!). Thanks for the tip Chantelle.
    Luv K

  • http://www.sweet-dreamer.com/ Alice Harrington

    I’m 26-years-old and I want to make this for myself…

  • http://twitter.com/NewLifeOnRoad NewLifeOnTheRoad

    Oh that is too cute! I cant wait to see my youngest trying this one out – and yep we love the hungry caterpillar book too :)

  • Kirsty S

    Where is the Green Sheep? That’s pretty popular here, as is Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy. :)

  • Kristen Bedford

    Love it, going to do it with my kids and my daycare children!

  • MarissaDW

    What a great idea? I remember reading this book to my son when he was younger. I’ll have to try that when I have my son’s friends over for playday.

  • http://thisislemonade.wordpress.com/ this is lemonade

    What a great thing to do! Love this! So seriously delicious and cool! I’m also not a child :)

  • Kevin

    As a new father to a recent addition to the family, we have accumulated many children’s books and “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” is a frequent read to our son before he goes to bed :)

    I would love to make this for him, when he is older (which won’t be very long!)

  • http://twitter.com/Want2BeaBlogger Want To Be a Blogger

    Aw this is too cute! I’ll have to make this for my little sister next time she visits me

  • http://www.theparentingfiles.com.au the parenting files – tahlia

    I have seen this before… love it! xx