Bugs on a Log

Create a playful and nutritious snack for your little one with "Bugs on a Log." This toddler-friendly treat involves spreading peanut butter (or a nut or seed butter alternative) onto celery sticks and topping them with raisins or small grape halves. Source: myplate

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Bugs on a Log
Suitable from
Toddler foods

Easy to prepare

Total time
5min

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Makes
2servings

adjustable below

Iron
0.2mg

per serving

Common allergens

Milk, PeanutsIntroduce one at a time.

Ingredients

2 servings
  • Celery1 stalk
  • Appleslices
  • Carrots1 piece
  • Cream cheese1 tablespoon
  • Raisins1 tablespoon
  • Cereal or granola barsprinkle
  • Peanutssprinkle

Steps

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.

  2. Choose one "log" option and top with a spread.

  3. Sprinkle with a "bug."

Nutrition

Per serving, calculated from USDA data for the ingredients above.

Calories
68kcal
Protein
1.1g
Fat
2.3g
Carbs
11.5g
Calories from
  • Carbs65%
  • Protein6%
  • Fat29%

Ingredient health benefits

🚽 Digestion
✨ Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant
💊 Supporting nutrition absorption
🫀 Cardiovascular health
💩 Gut health
🤲 Skin health
🦠 Immune system
🦵 Cellular growth
👀 Eyesight
🦴 Bone health
🔄 Healthy metabolism
🩸 Blood health
💭 Cognitive and neurodevelopmental
🧠 Brain development
🔥 Energy

General associations for these ingredients, not claims about this recipe.

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Nutrition Facts

Estimated · 2 servings per recipe

Amount per serving

Calories

68

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.3g3%
Saturated Fat 0.9g5%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 3.8mg1%
Sodium 39.9mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 11.5g4%
Dietary Fiber 1.7g6%
Total Sugars 8.4g
Incl. Added Sugars 0.0g0%
Protein 1.1g2%
Vitamin D 0.0mcg0%
Calcium 18mg1%
Iron 0.2mg1%
Potassium 158mg3%
Vitamin C 3.0mg3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg2%
Vitamin K 6.1mcg5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg3%
Folate 8mcg2%
Magnesium 10mg2%
Zinc 0.1mg1%

Estimated from USDA ingredient data. %DV uses the adult 2,000-calorie reference — children’s needs differ.