With the Olympics starting in a few weeks I thought it would be fun to create a set of fruit filled Olympic style rings for JDaniel to have for breakfast. Each Olympic ring would feature a different kind of fruit.
JDaniel loves fruit and so I knew he would love these rings. He has gotten more particular about some of the food groups he used to enjoy, but the fruit group has remained wide open.
In fact he helped pick out all of these fruits during a recent grocery store run. I love that he picked ones that fit so well into the colors I needed for the rings. I bet your kids would have fun searching for fruit that matches the colors of each Olympic ring too.
The rings are made up of mini whole grain bagels topped with low fat cream cheese and then the fruit. The fruits we used were blueberries, raisins, red grapes, crushed pineapple, and kiwi. We tried to squeeze as much fruit as we could on each of the bagels. If your children are trying out a new fruit, you may just want to put a little taste of it on a bagel.
A great thing about this breakfast is that it contains fruits, a diary product, and whole grains. I felt good about having him eat the rings as his breakfast meal. It would have been great as a main dish for lunch too.
If you are looking for a fun way to introduce new fruits or even veggies to your children, have them search your fridge for items that match the colors of the Olympic rings. They might find that they really enjoy them.
Here are some more Olympic Ring or Symbol themed activities for kids:
Olympic Themed Graphs and Charts
Olympics for Kids- Printable Passport with Learning Activities
Olympics for Kids- Olympic Symbols Bento Snack
You will find more Olympic themed activities and snacks on my Olympic Related Ideas board on Pinterest.
Liz says
How stinkin’ adorable is THIS! I’m going to pin it now!
Mama Jodi says
Really fun idea. We just made Olympic rings out of paper plates. It’s such a fun thing to teach our kids about.
sugarswings says
Great idea!!! Have to make for the kiddos. Thanks for sharing!
Winnie says
This is soooooooooo cute
I love your idea
Lynsey says
I love this idea! So cute!! Thanks for the blog comment.
Sharla says
What a great idea! We are having a backyard Olympics on Thursday and I am on the hunt for ideas.
Jessica Heights says
Oh, those are adorable!
Dominique@Dominique's Desk says
That’s a really cool idea for snacks.. olympic rings. Will try this out with the kids.
rachelle | tinkerlab says
That is such a yummy idea! Off to pin it!
Joyce says
I would feel great about my son eating that breakfast as well! And he would love it. This is so cute and you always have fun creative food. I seriously want this for breakfast right now! Yum!
Rachel Cotterill says
Have you heard all the UK horror stories about people being told to stop using the Olympic ring motif this week? One guy was told to take down a display of sausages!! Those look great 🙂
Emmy says
Now that is a fun and easy idea! My kids are way too picky with how much fruit they like I need to just keep giving them more options all the time so they will hopefully get less picky.
Diane - It's All Good Until You Burn Dinner says
Cute idea! I could probably sit down and eat all 4 rings at once…except the bottom right one which may just kill me (I’m highly allergic to kiwi). You always have great ideas!
The Monko says
Yummy, this is an awesome idea
Rowena @ HomesteadSimple says
What a creative fun idea! My grand kids would love this! We’d love to have you link it up at our “Home is Where the Heart is” Link Party!
http://www.homesteadsimple.com/home-is-where-the-heart-is-link-it-up-wednesdays-2/
Chaya says
This is a brilliant idea. If I was a kid, I would love the small size and the fruit. As an adult, I would like the same thing. I am glad you linked this to My Meatless Mondays. When I first saw the photo, I had a big smile, on my face.
Would you link this to the Recipe Box also? http://bizzybakesb.blogspot.com/2012/07/recipe-box-linky-6-thanks-for-lunch.html
jmommymom says
Awesome idea and a healthy snack. I love this!
Danielle says
This is super cute! I love it!
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~ Noelle says
that is so cute… and sounds soooo good! makes me want that for dinner 🙂
Mackenzie says
These are great! 🙂
Mackenzie
mary_smith says
Great idea and super nutritious! Thanks for sharing at Sweet Saturday and Mary’s Kitchen!
Jessica says
Love it! You have a great blog! Thanks for linking up at Sweet Saturday!!
Cerys @ rainy day mum says
These look delicious 🙂 – Thank you so much for linking up to Tuesday Tots and I look forward to making them on Friday for the opening ceremony party we’re having. Just wanted to let you know I will be featuring these this week on Rainy Day Mum
Ness @ One Perfect Day says
Love this idea! I’ve shared this on the Weekly Kid’s Co-op FB page and pinned it to the Co-op’s Pinterest board. Thanks for linking up!
The Monko says
i love this big time. I am having an olympic playdate on Friday and am thinking of stealing this idea. Off to the shops now ….
montessorimotherload says
That looks delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas says
so so cute & yummy! I will be featuring this one this week’s Sunday Showcase – thanks for sharing with us
Rebecca English says
Oh that’s such a great idea. I love the way it contains all the food groups.
MB@NewLifeSteward says
Fun idea! I’m sure he loved it!
Beth (www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com) says
I LOVE that you made healthy rings!! Delicious, nutritious, and FUN – that’s a winner in my book =-) I featured this at TGIF this week – http://www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/2012/08/tgif-linky-party-41.html – Thanks for linking up, hope to see you again later today, and have a GREAT weekend!
Beth =-)
Leapfrog and Ladybugs says
LOVE this! I think that I just found our special breakfast for the morning of the Closing Ceremonies… 🙂 GREAT idea!