Pears in a Pod

 Ingredients:

• 4 celery stalks (cleaned and cut into 3-inch long pieces)
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter, nut butter or seed butter*
• 2 pears (peeled, cored and cut into half-inch chunks)

 Directions:

1. Spread the nut or seed butter into the center of the celery pieces.
2. Place the pear chunks on top of the nut or seed butter.
3. Serve on a plate and enjoy with your friends.

 Allergy Warning:

This recipe contains peanuts and tree nuts.
*If you are allergic to peanuts, choose from these nut butter spreads: almond, and cashew or allergy-friendly soy, pumpkin, and sunfl ower seed butter.

 Cut Down on Choking:

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

• Cook celery until it’s soft, so you can pierce it with a fork. Then, cut it into sticks.
• Mix in applesauce with peanut butter to spread thinly on the celery.

*Picture from Pinterest.com