Mangos are a healthy snack that tastes great any time of the day. Enjoy sliced mango all by itself or get creative and make boring foods exciting with the exotic mango. Looking for some ideas? Our Mango Eats & Treats cookbook is chock full of recipes that will bring a taste of sunshine to meals with your family.
1. FUN WAYS TO
EAT MANGOS
Mangos are a healthy snack that tastes great any time of the day. Enjoy
sliced mango all by itself or get creative and make boring foods exciting
with the exotic mango. Looking for some ideas? Our Mango Eats & Treats
cookbook is chock full of recipes that will bring a taste of sunshine to meals
with your family.
Want more inspiration? Check out our other kid-friendly recipe suggestions
or try some of these mango-licious ideas!.
Just For Fun
Mango Mash: It's fun. It's messy. It's a blast. It’s how kids all over the world eat mangos. Take a ripe mango that's slightly soft. With
enough pressure to mash the mango's insides but not so much that you break the skin, start squeezing and rolling the mango until
it feels like the flesh inside is broken down. Have someone cut off the tip top of the mango and then suck out the pulp and juice.
It's like drinking a mango smoothie with nothing but pure mango flavor. Watchsome kids mango mashing and pick up some tips!
Note to adults: This is a fun way to get your kids to eat their important fruit servings, but use caution if your kids are super-
sensitive to poison ivy as there might be a slight reaction from the mango skin. If you’re concerned they may have a reaction, peel
back the skin where they will drink the juice. Most people who are allergic to mango skin can still enjoy the yummy mango flesh.
As a Snack
Mango Kabobs: Put a mango cube or two on a toothpick,
dip in yogurt and enjoy!
Mango Icepops: Puree fresh cut mango in a blender or
food processor. Pour into ice cube trays, stick in a popsicle
stick or toothpick and freeze. Voila! Mango icepops!
Mango Bites: Press mini cookie cutters shaped like hearts,
stars, circles or squares into wide slices of mango. Bite-sized
mango shapes!
With Meals
Mango Breakfast Confetti: Scatter diced mango bits over waffles
or pancakes.
Mango Breakfast Smoothie: Make a yummy smoothieby mixing
mango with low-fat yogurt and ice cubes in a blender.
Mango Roll Ups: Slice mango into thin strips and roll upwith a
slice of deli meat, such as ham or turkey.
Mango Splash: Give any meal some color with fresh, bright
yellow/orange mango. Drizzle mango puree over grilled or
sautéed chicken, pork or fish. Toss mango chunks into a fruit
salad or a green salad.
Mango Maniac: Mix chopped mango with vanilla frozen yogurt.
Scoop into a ball, top with mango puree, and garnish with
mango chunks skewered on toothpicks.