Fuse healthy snacking and fun with gluten-free Easy Cucumber Sushi for Kids. Perfect lunch and/or after-school snack idea for little hands, this delicious combo will have your children gobbling up “sushi” in no time! May contain commissioned links
Easy Cucumber Sushi for Kids
How does your family fuse together healthy and delicious? Make meal time fun!
We are in the home stretch for the school year and I’m ready to help my son finish strong with school lunch and after-school snack ideas that keep him full, happy and focused with this gluten-free Easy Cucumber Sushi for Kids (don’t worry kids, no seaweed in these rolls!).
Crunch, taste and FUN make this the ultimate kid-friendly fusion snack, perfect for little hands!
Ready to make this Asian inspired “sushi” that’s kid friendly and kid approved?
Do your kids love hands-on foods too? Your kids won’t resist these colorful and easy to eat cucumber sushi rolls. I love the pop of color and encouragement to eat more veggies. Plus, this sandwich-free option gives your child more variety in their meals. Place in your child’s school bento box for lunch or enjoy for a protein packed after school snack. And don’t forget to add a pair of chopsticks for some fine motor skills too!
Easy Cucumber Sushi – Perfect for little hands!
Whether it’s lunchtime or after-school snack time, I love giving my kids the perfect fusion of healthy and fresh. This Easy Cucumber Sushi for Kids Recipe is simple to make and perfect for your child’s little hands.
Full of delicious flavors and empty of those harmful ingredients – we love how these sushi rolls turned out. Ready to make your own? Here’s the recipe:
Grab some fun chopsticks for kids!
Easy Cucumber Sushi for Kids
Ingredients
- 1 Cucumber
- 2 Slices of Your Child's Favorite Cheese
- 2 Slices of All-Natural Deli Meat - such as ham turkey, chicken
- Handful of Fresh Matchstick Carrots
- Optional: Sesame Seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Slice cucumber into large 3/4-1 inch thick slices (removing peel if desired).
- Hollow out center of cucumber using a melon baller. Leave about 1/2 inch of cucumber inside.
- Stuff cucumber with small rolls of cheese, deli meat and carrots until center is filled.
- Garnish with sesame seeds if desired.
- Serve cold. Refrigerated leftovers in tightly sealed container.
With temperatures on the rise in Florida, I love how this cold snack idea will keep my kids happy and full this spring as we finish out the busy school season.
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Latanya Thornhill says
I like the little girl’s description of what she thinks xanthan is
brittany doerfler says
I live unprocessed by checking labels and buying organic!
Geoff says
I check ingredients carefully before I buy foods, and make things from scratch as often as possible.
Victoria Scott says
We try to live unprocessed by reading labels and using real ingredients like butter and whole milk. So many times in the fat free version, they add chemicals and/or sugar to increase flavor. We aren’t perfect, but we try to do our best! On a side note, those little cucumber sushi cups are ingenious!! And so cute! I’m putting these into our snack/lunch rotation for sure!
Debbie Welchert says
We live unprocessed by eating lots and lots of fresh veggies and removing all items that contain and red dyes. Our kids react badly to them.
Michelle Donovan says
I try to live unprocessed by growing our own veggies and buying local.
Tracy Davis says
I live unprocessed by choosing fresh vegetables
Leela says
Most of what I make is homemade 🙂
cheryl s says
we grow our own vegetables and herbs and eat organic when possible
Julia Barnes says
I try to stay 75% clean with the food I eat. I make everything from scratch to help.
ron schnell says
I live unprocessed by having our own vegetable garden and it rocks!
Melissa Storms says
I try to make most of our snack foods myself. We eat a lot of fresh veggies and fruit here.
Katy Morris says
We live unprocessed by shopping at farms and farmers’ markets for fresh produce whenever possible. I love talking to our three year old daughter about her food and where it comes from. She loves the fun atmosphere at the markets.
Dana Rodriguez says
I live unprocessed by buting organice and growinf what herbs and vegetables I can. I also prepare our snacks. That looks good!
Dana Rodriguez says
Buying/ growing I mean 😉
Char says
I live unprocessed by having our own backyard garden. It teaches the kids to be responsible, thank you so much!!
Jen D. says
Thanks for sharing about Arla cheeses. I’m very concerned about processed foods. I’ve been purchasing cheeses at an Amish cheese factory. Their cows are treated just the way my dad did (I grew up on a farm). I grow a garden, but still have to purchase fresh produce the rest of the year. I try to select carefully from what my budget can afford. Aldi has great prices on Never Any! products and that helps. I love your Cucumber Sushi. I have a hothouse cucumber in the fridge and will make some today.
Jen Dantuma says
I forgot to add my full name with my comment.
Jen Dantuma says
I don’t even see my comment so I’ll comment again. Lol. I purchase our cheese from an Amish cheese factory. They raise the cows the same way my dad did. I grow my own garden, but the rest of the year I buy groceries at Aldi where the prices are better with the Never Any! line. I love your Cucumber Sushi recipe and plan to make it today.
William Karcher says
I live unprocessed by making my own salads. I love salads and try to eat one everyday !
paige chandler says
I live unprocessed by cooking and eating clean!
Sarah Anne says
I live unprocessed by reading the labels–and buying local and fresh whenever possible. But so often even things that are marked unprocessed are when you read the full label, so that is key for me!