Food Group Funny Face Crackers

 Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter, nut butter or seed butter*
• 1 graham cracker (or use whole grain or saltine crackers)**
• 1 tablespoon cheddar cheese (shredded)
• 3 half-inch pieces of canned or fresh, peeled fruit (like peeled peaches, peeled pears, banana slices or crushed pineapple)
• 2 cooked, green peas
• 1 grape (quartered)

 Directions:

1. Spread nut or seed butter on a cracker in the shape of a face.
2. Sprinkle grated cheese at top for hair.
3. Place half-inch pieces of fruit on cracker for a mouth.
4. Use peas for eyes and a quarter of a grape for a nose.

 Allergy Warning:

This recipe contains tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy and milk.
*If you are allergic to peanut butter, choose from these nut butter spreads: almond, and cashew or allergy-friendly soy, pumpkin, and sunflower seed butter.
**Check the ingredients list on the box of this product for other foods you might be allergic to. If you are allergic to wheat or gluten, select a gluten-free cracker instead.

 Cut Down on Choking:

For kids 2- 4 years old, serve food in the following ways:

• Make sure the crackers dissolve or break up easily in your child’s mouth. Crackers that are hard to chew are choking hazards.
• Mix in yogurt and a little milk with peanut butter to spread thinly on the crackers.