celery recipes & posts

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 green apple, cored & diced
1/2 red apple, cored & diced
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 rib celery, sliced
1/4 cup seedless red grapes, chopped
3 tbsp dried cranberries
3 pitas
Combine fruit in small bowl.
Pour lemon juice over fruit, toss.
Pour yogurt over fruit, stir to combine.
Divide fruit mixture among pitas.
3 servings.

1 stalk celery
1/2 cup ranch dressing
bag of sun-dried tomatoes
Wash celery, cut into small pieces.
Place celery and dressing into blender container.
Blend until smooth.
Add tomatoes and blend again. (We leave this chunky.)
Several Servings.

8 oz sour cream
8 oz cream cheese
1 slice lean bacon, cooked & crumbled
2 tsp bleu cheese, crumbled
2 tbsp chopped celery
Beat together sour cream and cream cheese.
Stir in other ingredients.
Several servings.

12 cheese cubes (we like mild cheddar and mozzarella, but any kind will work)
1 dill pickle, cut into cubes
6 olives
1/2 stalk celery, cut into cubes
6 toothpicks*
(*toothpicks not recommended for younger children)
Let kids alternate the cheese, pickle, and celery cubes with the olives.
2-3 Servings.

If I leave veggies in the crisper drawer, they don’t get eaten unless I cook them. However, if I get them out and put them on a tray, they disappear! Most cut veggies will keep for a few days of snacking, covered in the fridge (except sliced cucumbers, those get mushy really quick!).
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8 oz package light cream cheese, softened
2 tbs light sour cream
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
20 green olives with pimento, chopped
Serve with: cut up celery or other veggies
Stir together the cream cheese and sour cream.
Mix in the walnuts and olives.
Several Servings