Banana Snail Fruit Snack

We endured record-breaking heat here in North Carolina yesterday. So when the sweltering sun hit us at high noon, it seemed a good idea to have a light fruit lunch.

The starring role in our fruit smorgasbord was Mr. Banana Snail. He got his smile from strawberry fruit leather and antennae from Chinese noodles. His shell is a slice of whole wheat bread stamped from a circular sandwich cutter and embellished with fruit leather semi-circles. Gouda cheese clouds float above him in the sky.

He looks happy on this hot day. At least until he got chomped on by my little guy. Bye bye Mr. Snail.

Happy Bento'ing!
Star

P.S. Thanks to Ms. Dubien for the inspiration on this idea.