Celebrate the Disney classic The Jungle Book and enjoy a healthy and tasty treat with this jungle themed fruit platter with a delicious yogurt based dip.
Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife…..
I love those lyrics from Disney’s The Jungle Book! It’s a cute, fun and catchy song — but also very true. We can be happy with just the bare necessities of life – family, friends, happiness and healthy food.
In the song, Baloo mentions the healthy fruits of the pawpaw and prickly pear. While those aren’t fruits we are likely to run across very often, there are lots of other healthy fruits to enjoy! Inspired by The Jungle Book, I headed to Walmart to purchase the movie and some fruits to make a healthy, Jungle Book inspired snack!
The Blu-Ray/Combo Pack Diamond Edition release of Disney’s The Jungle Book became available on Tuesday so I made my way to Walmart to get it. When I got to the store, I headed right to the Electronics section to find the movie. There was a nice big Jungle Book display on the end of an aisle. Right on the top shelf was the super cool bonus package. Walmart is the ONLY place where you can receive a free Jungle Book Lunch Box with the purchase of the Diamond Edition!
I grabbed the movie and put it in my cart and then headed to the produce section to pick out my fruit. Since we have been having such a cold and miserable winter, I wanted to pick out some nice tropical fruits that would add some sunshine to our viewing of The Jungle Book. I got bananas, oranges and a pineapple, which also added some color to my kitchen until it was time to make our snack.
To assemble our snack, I first prepared the fruit. I peeled the oranges and separated them into sections.
I cored and cut the pineapple, saving the peel to use later in our display.
The bananas were also peeled and sliced.
To make the sun, I used an oversized dinner plate.
Starting on the rim, I lined up the orange slices all facing the same direction.
I then piled the banana slices in the center of the plate.
To finish it up, I filled in the space leftover with pineapple chunks.
Then it was on to the dip.
This tasty dip tastes awesome on any type of fruit. (It actually tastes great all by itself too!) It’s super easy to make.
Healthy Fruit Dip Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
2 Tbsp packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp honeyMix all ingredients together in a bowl. Cover and chill until ready to use.
How to make healthy fruit dip:
For our movie watching snack table, I chose some bright colored placemats and napkins to compliment the fruit.
To serve the dip, I placed it in a small bowl with approximately the same diameter as the pineapple.
Then I just slipped it into the pineapple as a natural-looking holder. I also saved the top of the pineapple to add a little more greenery to the scene.
Watching The Jungle Book, singing along with the fun songs and enjoying our healthy, sunshiny snack gave us a great break from this horrible winter weather.
These Bare Necessities made us forget about the cold and snow – BARELY!
Want to see more healthy Jungle Book themed healthy snacks? Just check out the hashtags #JungleFresh and #CollectiveBias on Pinterest and Twitter.
Healthy Fruit Dip
Ingredients
- 1 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 Tbsp packed brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp honey
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
- Cover and chill until ready to use.
Kenda Smith says
This makes me want to grab the Jungle Book and throw a little jungle party for my family. (the kids already act like animals anyway lol) I really want to try the dip too. But, maybe when I’m home alone…and I don’t have to share. 😉
Amy @ Marvelous Mommy says
Yum! Very delicious and healthy too! My girls would love this!
Eliz Frank says
Your dish looks tasty and healthy too. Great addition to the Jungle Book inspired foods
Krystal says
This would be a great idea for my pool party I’m throwing in a few weeks! Love this platter idea.
Janel says
I love your ideas! I’m actually throwing a Jungle Book party tomorrow, so these came just in time!
Ashley M says
That all looks so good! The perfect snack to eat while watching The Jungle Book.
Jennifer says
oh I’m definitely going to have to go down and get The Jungle Book! I don’t think either of my girls have seen it yet.
Tess says
I love love love fruit trays. We love putting a fruit dip with them as well.
Rosey says
You did a good job w/your presentation!! I love fruit, and I love that you used a pineapple. They’re so good fresh!
Amanda says
Fun! I love The Jungle Book! One of my favorite Disney movies!
Melinda Babiak says
i love fruit trays. I always try to go one for parties so there’s a healthy option
Lorayne Gothard says
This is such a cool idea. I would love to try the fruit dip!!! I will need to make this for the family.
katherine says
I love the pineapple dip idea! It’s so creative!
Estelle says
My daughter loves fruit-so this Sunshine Fruit Tray is just the ticket. I also like how you use yogurt to make a delicious dip. We’ll have to try this one.
Sara @ Mom Endeavors says
Yum! That fruit dip looks absolutely amazing! Love that you served it up inside the pineapple! Very #junglefresh! #client