Banana palm trees

These cute little banana palm trees are a great way to make fruit interesting for your kids. They will be so busy playing with the shapes that they’ will forget how healthy fruit is.

Ingredients

  • 1 banana

  • 1 mandarin

  • 2 kiwi fruits

Equipment

  • 1 chopping board
  • 1 knife
  • 1 plastic knife

Instructions

  1. Peel the banana and cut it down the centre lengthways. On a chopping board cut each half into 1.5 cm slices. Slide your knife underneath the banana slices and place them onto the plate. Arrange them as two tree trunks.
  2. Peel the mandarin, and separate the segments. On the plate, place the segments in rows below the banana to create an island.
  3. Peel the skin off the kiwi fruit and cut into small segments. Place above the banana ‘tree trunks’ to look like palm leaves.

Notes

Tip
To encourage your children to eat more fruit, you can get them to help you make this recipe. Just give them a chopping board and a plastic knife and encourage them to eat any pieces they cut up.

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