SCOOTER SNACKS

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Feel like building a little fun into after-school routines? Let the kids help you construct these nutritious scooter snacks to rev up their homework efforts or tide them over 'til suppertime! -Didi Desjardins, Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Appetizers

Time 30m

Yield 2 scooters.

Number Of Ingredients 7

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Ingredients

8 slices zucchini (1/4 inch thick)
6 pretzel sticks, divided
2 pieces string cheese (1 ounce each)
2 pretzel rods, cut into 3-inch pieces
2 tablespoons spreadable garden vegetable cream cheese
4 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 pimiento-stuffed olives, halved

Steps:

For each of four axles, thread two zucchini slices through a pretzel stick, leaving a 1-in. space in the center. For each scooter, position string cheese between two axles. , Attach a pretzel rod with cream cheese to each scooter; top each with a pretzel stick for handlebars. Add tomato hubcaps and olive headlights and taillights with cream cheese. ,

Nutrition Facts : Calories 201 calories, Fat 13g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 35mg cholesterol, Sodium 591mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 9g protein.