A couple weeks ago, Sara Lee sent us a couple of packages of their brand new Mini Bagels. Those bagels were delicious, and they were the perfect size for Gracie.

Sara Lee Chef Jill Houk shared this recipe with me a couple of weeks ago, and I knew instantly that Grace would love it. She is smitten with fruit, and she loves her baby ‘agels.

I was right.

Of course.

Breakfast Pizza with Fresh Fruit

• 1 Sara Lee Soft & Smooth Mini Bagel
• 1 Tablespoon neufchatel cheese (that’s the lower fat cream cheese that is sold in a carton that looks just like regular cream cheese)
• 2 thin slices pear
• 2 strawberries, thinly sliced
• 1/4 kiwi, thinly sliced
• 5-10 fresh blueberries

1. Split bagel and smear each half with neufchatel.
2. If your kid is old enough, put the sliced fruits out on a plate and let her decorate each half with fresh fruit. If she’s not old enough, decorate it for her.

My Advice

Don’t be uptight about it. If your kid wants to eat all of the pieces separately, let her. Who cares, as long as she’s eating the fruits and the whole grains?

Don’t have the fruit listed? Use whatever fruit you have. Use whatever fruit your kid will eat. Chef Jill says that even raisins will work beautifully.

Grace’s Kitchen Friends

Please join in Grace’s Kitchen Friends! To play along, all you have to do is fill out MckLinky below. You can link up any post that talks about kids and food:

• feeding kids
• cooking with kids
• kids’ nutrition
• play with food or play kitchens
• crafts with or about food
• There are a lot of other kids and food things I haven’t listed (like growing food with kids or fun recipes that kids love!), so please don’t feel limited.

I’m easy like that, Dear Reader. The only thing I ask is that you link back here to Grace’s Kitchen Friends in your post. I can’t wait to see what your kids are doing!

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