Fun with Food - Apple Tortoise

Struggling to get the kids to eat their fruit and veg? You aren't alone!

Carving food into something more appealing really helps to encourage them to tuck in though and that's exactly what we have been doing this week with the Thomas Kitchen knives from Tesco!

The 5 knife set, worth over £100 and complete with block, is really useful for dicing and chopping but with seriously sharp blades they make transforming ordinary food into something a little more exciting easy too...

Tortoise Apple

• Slice your apple in half straight through the core.
• Using the utility knife carve out three hexagons along the centre of the apple (peel side)
• Carve out more around each side of the apple
• Add extra detailing if you wish; We cut out a line along the edge of the apple 
• Add satsuma segments to represent the head, arms and legs
• Scoff!

NB if you are preparing this in advance for a party or lunch box, use lemon juice to keep the apple fresh and to prevent it changing colour.

This was very simple to do so ideal for a novice or someone worried about handling knifes in particular. The Mini Mes were even more keen to eat their fruit than usual when presented as a cute animal so it's certainly worth a go.
If you fancy recreating this idea or making something even more intricate then get you can pick up your own knives from Tesco today!


Tesco Sticker Promotion

Tesco are running a sticker promotion between 3rd March – 1st June 2014 where you can save up to 70% on exclusive kitchenware products at Tesco. For every £20 you spend online OR in-store you can collect a sticker, once you’ve collected five stickers you can use these to save up to 70% off professional kitchenware items. For more information on the campaign you can check http://www.tesco.com/direct/thomas-kitchen/ for more details!

*** WIN ***

For your chance to win a Thomas Knife Kit of your own you can enter via the Rafflecopter entry form below.

The giveaway closes on 21st April 2014.

Good luck!

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*This is our entry into the Tesco Blogger Challenge for the chance to win a £150 Red Letter Days voucher. 

We received the knives free of charge for the purpose of this post*