Invite your kids to a backyard picnic with a floral theme. By simply slicing a hard-cooked egg and placing them on a platter in a circle to form a flower, adding some cucumber stems and a cherry tomato center, you have yourself an edible garden complete with Egg Flowers. Let the kids do the creating with their favourite fruits and veggies to add some colour to their meal. How does your garden grow? Very well when the flower petals are made from slices of hard-cooked and peeled eggs!

Ingredients

2 hard-cooked eggs, peeled
1 small cucumber, cut into 10 slices
1 1-inch piece of string cheese
2 cherry tomatoes
1 tsp low-calorie Ranch salad dressing or your favourite dressing or dip
1 1-inch piece of yellow sweet pepper, cut into strips
1 3-inch piece of celery, cut into 3 strips
1 3-inch long and 1-inch wide strip of green pepper, cut into 2 leaf shapes
2 broccoli florets
2 tsp prepared hummus (or additional Ranch salad dressing)
1 tbsp sprouts

Nutrition Facts

Nutrients Per Serving (based on use of vegetables shown in photo): 230 Calories, 13 g Fat, 350 g Sodium, 11 g Carbohydrate, 2 g Fibre, 18 g Protein