Make the Most of School Meals featuring Dried Fruit

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Goat cheese offers a tangy flavor with fewer calories than feta.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds provide healthy fats and are often less expensive.

Lay out the ingredients on a cutting board: lettuce, apple, walnuts, dried cranberries, green onions, and vinaigrette.

Chop the lettuce using a serrated knife, making a claw grip to protect fingers.

Remove the bottom of the lettuce and discuss regrowing lettuce from scraps.

Encourage kids to practice fine motor skills by ripping apart lettuce leaves instead of using a knife.

Chop the apple into small pieces or wedges as desired.

Chop the walnuts into smaller pieces if they are whole.

Finely slice the green onion and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the chopped lettuce, apple pieces, walnuts, dried cranberries, and green onions.

Drizzle the low-fat vinaigrette over the salad just before serving.

Toss gently to combine all ingredients evenly.

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