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Cheese and fruit plate

The plate that replaces the cracker plate. Sits on the counter and gets picked at.

Servings
1
Total
4 min
Skill
Easy

What you need

Ingredients

Making for

1 serving

  • Cheddar slices1 each
  • Apples1 each
  • Lemons0 each

Quantities scale linearly with servings. Round to the nearest practical amount when shopping.

Steps

  1. 1

    Cheese in cubes, fruit in slices

    About an ounce of cheddar cubed and one sliced apple or a cup of grapes. Cubes and slices get picked up; a block and a whole apple sit there.

  2. 2

    Put it where he walks past

    This is the whole strategy. A plate on the counter between the door and the sofa gets eaten. The same food in the fridge does not.

  3. 3

    Lemon on the apple if it will sit out

    A squeeze stops browning for a couple of hours, which is how long a grazing plate actually lasts.

Coach's notes

  • Deliberately the alternative to the cracker plate. Same convenience, actual food.
  • About 8 g of protein and 5 g of fibre.
  • Grapes should be halved lengthways for younger children. Whole grapes are a choking hazard under about four, and halving costs nothing.
  • Two hours out is the USDA limit for the cheese, and one above 90F.