Fruit and Cheese Cracker Stacks: Fun With Healthy Foods Cheddar Cheese Monterey Jack Gouda Swiss Cheese Raspberries Sliced strawberries Sliced pineapple Sliced apples Blueberries Whole grain crackers Slice assorted cheeses into 1/2 ounce pieces. Place cheese pieces onto crackers, and top with fruit. Please note: ingredient amounts to be determined by personal taste. Fruit and cheese is a wonderful combination. It taste great and provides many essential nutrients, such as calcium and protein from the cheese, and a variety of vitamins, fiber and health-promoting anti-oxidants from the fruit. Mix these two with whole grain crackers, which provide carbohydrates for energy. Now you’ve got 3 of the 5 food groups covered: what a healthful snack. Fresh fruit is a good source of vitamins and fiber, whole grain crackers supply carbohydrates. Cheese is a good source of calcium for bones. Another great aspect of this snack is that it’s really fun to make and you can be creative in the fruit and cheese combinations you stack up on your crackers. Sometimes it can be a challenge to eat healthy, but if you make it fun it’s a lot easier.
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