Want a quick on-the-go snack for your kids?   Prepare this fun, portable snack:

Apple-Peanut Butter Surprise

Core a whole apple and fill it with 1-2 tablespoons of peanut butter mixed with raisins.   As your child eats the apple, they'll discover a sweet treat inside!

Be Healthy and Active with Apples!

Teach your kids how to enjoy apples and make them part of a healthy lifestyle. Try some fun ways to play with apples!

• Red Light Green Light
  Use the different varieties of apples for a healthy version of "red light, green light." Show a green apple to tell kids to go, a yellow to slow down, and a red to stop! Pull the apple out of a bag to play with an element of surprise.

You can modify this game with dancing or an activity like jumping rope - the last person moving is out!

• Red Hot
  Consider using an apple instead of a potato for the popular “hot potato” game. Pass an apple around a circle of children – when the music stops, whoever is holding the apple is out! Make the child feel like a winner by letting him or her crunch into the apple for a sweet treat.