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Apple Butterflies

Serving Size: 1 Butterfly

½ cup peanut butter or cream cheese (whipped or reduced-fat preferred)
4 fresh baby carrots
1 large red apple
8 (2 inch long) thin strips celery

 

  1. Spoon 2 tablespoons peanut butter onto center of 4 individual plates. Shape peanut butter on each plate into a mound about
    2 inches long and 1 inch wide.
  2. Cut apple into quarters; remove core. Cut each quarter into 7 thin slices; cut 1 slice in half crosswise. Fan 3 apple slices on
    each side near top of each carrot to form upper wings. Place 1 half-slice on each side near bottom of each carrot to form lower
    wings.
  3. Place 2 strips of celery at top of each carrot to form antennae.

 

Nutrition Facts
237 calories
5 grams fiber