Veggie Monsters

My kids love ketchup and salsa, but refuse to eat tomatoes by themselves. I tried the Veggie Monsters and they actually ate the tomatoes! Woo-Hoo!



For these snacks, you will need:

• Cucumber
• Cherry or Grape Tomatoes
• Cream Cheese
• Raisins
• Toothpicks

Directions:

1. Wash and cut the cucumber into slices.
2. Place one slice of cucumber down on the plate and insert a toothpick through the middle.
3. Place tomato onto toothpick.
4. Next, cut a cucumber slice in half, and place pieces onto toothpick for arms.
5. Add on another tomato for the head.
6. Attach raisins for eyes using cream cheese.
7. Draw on a mouth using cream cheese. (I attached a raisin for a mouth on one monster, and used a toothpick to draw a mouth on with peanut butter on the other monster.)

If you pierced the tomato with a toothpick first, you may be able to use a thin pretzel stick instead of the toothpick for center support. There are so many monsters and veggie/fruit variations, these are just two that I did. :)