Hellobee

Is your little one going through a princess phase? Indulge her passion with this sweet fairy tale lunch.

Ingredients

• whole wheat bread
• sandwich fillings
• cucumber slices
• carrot sticks
• ranch dressing

Equipment

• jewel picks
• dress cookie cutter
• frog cookie cutter
• heart cookie cutter
• star shaped or round silicone cup

Technique:

1. Begin by cutting two slices of bread into the shape of a dress. If you don’t have a cookie cutter in this shape, you can do this with a knife or kitchen shears.
2. Fill the sandwich with your child’s favorite fillings. I used peanut butter here, but anything else will work just as well.
3. Add a decorative pick that looks like a bow to the waist of the dress.

4. Add more jewels at the hem of the dress to put it over the top.

5. Use a small cookie cutter to cut frogs from the cucumber slices, saving one slice to use for the sceptor.

6. Cut remaining slice of cucumber into a heart shape. Cut a slot into the side of the heart and insert a carrot cut into a match stick shape for the handle of the sceptor.
7. Fill a silicone cup or other small dish with ranch dressing for dipping.
8. Arrange all items on the plate with any extra carrot sticks or cucumber slices on the side. Tell your child they’re “magical vegetables” for extra fun (and a possibly higher amount of veggie consumption)!

Do you make lunches to support your child’s obsessions?