Veggie Monster
Create a monster masterpiece using your favorite vegetables!
Equipment
- Toothpicks
Ingredients
- 1 pepper red, yellow, green
- 1 bag small carrots
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 1 bunch broccoli
- 1 head cauliflower
- 1 black olive cut for eyes
Instructions
- Remove the stem and hollow out the inside of the pepper.
- Add carrots to the inside of the hollowed out pepper, you can also add broccoli or cauliflower to add more colors.
- Add toothpicks to the side of the pepper and attach a broccoli floret for each ear.
- Cut out a mouth and add cauliflower florets inside for teeth.
- Add olive eyes and celery eyebrows for added personality.
Give your monster arms and legs! Add more toothpicks to the sides and bottom of the broccoli to attach the celery arms and carrot feet.
Notes
You can substitute for any veggies you like here, use zucchini (body), cucumbers (body), asparagus (claws/arms), even use fruit as a fun twist and get your fruits and veggies in for the day!
Note: Since everyone’s health history and nutritional needs are so different, please make sure that you talk with your doctor and a registered dietitian to get advice about the diet and exercise plan that‘s right for you.