Healthy and homemade is IN! Reform your picky eaters with these 20 delicious ways to make a fun snack out of fruit and vegetables.

1. Fruity solar system

This clever idea is a delicious snack and an astronomy lesson in one. Science never tasted THIS good when I was growing up!

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2. Mini quiches with hidden veg

Fill hungry tums with these delicious homemade quiches. Packed full of veges, these are the perfect after school snack or lunchbox filler.

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3. Grape caterpillars

Use wooden skewers to put these cute creepy crawlies together … and watch them disappear down the hatch in the blink of an eye!

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4. Watermelon ice blocks

These make a fantastic after-school snack and will really satisfy the kids on a hot day. You can add different fruits for a taste sensation.

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5. Strawberry mice

Little ones will get a kick out of devouring these adorable strawberry cuties.

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6. Rainbow fried rice

Your kids will just adore this delicious dinner with colourful slices of yum. What a joy to eat something so pretty!

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7. Zucchini brownies

Sneak extra veggeies into the kids’ diet with this delicious chocolatey treat..

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8. Fruity sticks

These quick bites are great for lunch boxes, parties or just when your kids need a quick refuel. They’ll never say no!

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9. Ambrosia salad

A scrummy snack or a lovely side to accompany any main meal, this salad is particularly popular with toddlers.

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10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar fruit snack

Bring this much-loved kiddie book to life, with an irresistible picture-perfect snack.

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11. The best green smoothie

Your kids will be hooked after their first sip of this luminous green drink. Especially if you call it something really cool, like Sweet Slurping Slime!

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12. Banana palm trees

Here’s how to create a fruity masterpiece worth gobbling up. Too cute!

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13. Fruit sushi

Perfect for a cute fruity snack or a fun cooking activity to do with the kids.

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14. Traffic light fruit

Keep them revved up with healthy fruit by threading red, amber and green colours onto a skewer.

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15. Avocado chocolate pudding

A quick and easy pudding recipe that just happens to be nutritious as well.

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16. Ants on a log

If your kids are reluctant to eat celery, they won’t be after sampling this snack-happy idea.

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17.  DIY classic layered salad

Dish up this salad in a see-through cup for a novelty way to serve a simple dish. For added wow-factor, try hiding a surprise at the very bottom.

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18. Watermelon popsicles

Insert a popsicle stick into a wedge of watermelon, freeze and serve. Your juicy icy snack is ready to eat just like that!

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19. Bert and Ernie fruit snacks

There will be squeals of delight all around, when your kids clap their eyes on this cute fruit.

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20. Apple race car snacks

Race these funky fruits down the kitchen bench, around the corner and straight into an open mouth. Who says food can’t be fun?!

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