Before I became a mom, I used to be a huge fan of football. Since my daughters were born, football has slid way down on my priority list, but this past Sunday I finally got excited about it again because both the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots (my two favorite teams) were playing in in the NFC and AFC Championship games. I was hoping they would both win and play each other in the Superbowl, but that didn’t work out this year. Maybe next year! 🙂 To prepare for watching the big games, I wanted to create some fun, HEALTHY, football-themed snacks to serve my family. The image above shows what I came up with, with a little bit (ok, a lot) of inspiration from Pinterest. 🙂
Watermelon Football Helmet
My favorite snack item was the Watermelon Football Helmet filled with fresh fruit. I had a lot of fun making this. I found a tutorial on You-Tube, and it was super easy to make. I used a mini watermelon because that is all I could find at the stores since watermelons are not in season right now here in New England. It turned out to be the perfect size for my family of 5. If you are preparing this for a large gathering, you may want to use the larger size watermelon if you can find one. I used a large platter that we use for Thanksgiving to display it, and I arranged fruit around the helmet to improve the appearance. Since my two favorite teams were playing, I printed out a logo for each one, and I taped one to each side of the helmet. You can customize it to your liking by printing out and attaching the logo of your favorite team. The You-Tube Tutorial is below. If you cannot see it, click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VfaMMavb0g&x-yt-ts=1421914688&x-yt-cl=84503534
Healthier Buffalo Chicken Dip
My Healthier Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe is made with all REAL-food ingredients. I like to serve it with celery, carrots, and organic corn chips. You can find the recipe on my blog here.
Football Cheese and Cracker Platter
This snack is not 100% real food and is probably the least healthy of the 3, but I’m including it because my daughters had a blast assembling the Football Cheese and Cracker Platter shown above. While browsing Pinterest, I came upon this image which inspired the cheese and cracker platter. I printed out the picture and gave it to my daughters along with a box of Town House Crackers, a block of yellow Sharp Cheddar Cheese, a block of White Sharp Cheddar Cheese, a knife, and some pepperoni. They had so much fun making it, and they were so proud of their creation! That’s really what this is all about…having fun and making memories! 🙂
What are YOUR favorite Healthy Game-Day snacks? Share them in the comments below! 🙂