It’s Monday again, and that means ‘The Kids Cook Monday’ time! This week we’re re-sharing one of our super early episodes–I believe it was our second. Snickety Snacks are easy, healthy and involve no oven or stove for preparation. This easy to cook with kids recipe is perfect for after-school snacks or for munching on while recovering from playing outside.

Enjoy the show and Happy Family Cooking Everyone!

Alex, Sophia and Mom

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If you haven’t stopped by Healthy Monday’s, ‘The Kids Cook Monday,’ yet, head on over and check it out. There are several healthy and easy to cook with kids recipes.

Here at the Two Kids house, we’re sharing our Fruit Kabobs for this weeks, ‘The Kids Cook Monday.’ This recipe is easy, delicious and healthy. We hope you enjoy it!

Fruit Kabobs
Fresh Strawberries
Bananas
Apples
Skewers
Chocolate sauce (optional)

Instructions:
Wash your strawberries and remove the stems. Cut each berry in half. Next, remove the peel from the banana and cut into about 1/2 to 1 inch chunks. Prepare the apple by cutting it into wedges and then cutting each wedge in half.

To assemble, place a piece of each fruit onto a skewer. Rotate the fruit–apple, banana, strawberry, etc.–until your skewer us filled. When your skewers are complete, lay them on a plate and drizzle your chocolate sauce over them with a spoon.

Finally, eat them up!

Now go, get in the kitchen and have some fun cooking together!

Alex, Soph and Mom

P.S. Make sure to stop back this weekend and visit Alex and Soph’s new Online Shop…we’ll be feature a few of our favorite cooking tools from Curious Chef!

Part of the our New Year’s resolutions this year includes improving the overall healthiness of the food we are consuming. At least, as the Mom, that’s what I’ve decided Sooo, here’s a recipe with some nutritional value that’s a quick and easy snack.

We hope you enjoy as Alex and Soph demonstrate how we make hummus and pita chips the 2 kids way!

Sophia is a sugar addict. I guess when a child asks for dessert after breakfast, it’s a sure sign that there might be some issues…especially when breakfast was pancakes with syrup. Actually, Alex and I have decided she’s must be an elf. You know that scene in the movie ‘Elf’ where Will Ferrell explains the four ‘food groups’ of elves- candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup-well that is Soph.

I, as any mother would, try and limit her intake of sweet treats, or at least try and talk her into fruit instead of ‘fruit’ snacks, but I’m not usually successful. Since I tend to be one of those mothers that try to influence her kids to make their own decisions, rather than imposing my rule, I have found a super easy way to get the decision I’d prefer. I don’t buy the food I don’t want them to eat. I’ve been ‘tricking’ myself this way for years (if there are not sour cream and onion chips in the cupboard, I cannot eat them) and I know it’s not really a trick so much as selective purchasing, but it works.

I have fallen off the wagon though. Since about November our cupboards have included treats like Pop Tarts, Marshmallows, Little Debbie’s, etc… As I hang my head in shame I feel solace in the fact that admitting there’s a problem is the first step. I, Kelly the Mom, am ready to take on the sugar monster. Please send positive thoughts

As I find recipes for healthier desserts, I’ll tweet ‘em and/or facebook ‘em or just plain share ‘em here. If you have any suggestions, please share!