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Guatemalan Fruit by the Foot™ Flag

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Ingredients 5
  • Servings 1
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Hispanic Heritage month is here and there are many countries that gained their independence around the same time. Guatemala is one of those countries. How about celebrating with a flag made with Fruit by the Foot™ and toast?
by Dariela Cruz
Updated Sep 23, 2015
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Ingredients

  • 1 slice of whole grain bread
  • 2 tablespoons whipped cream cheese
  • 1 blue strip from the Fruit by the Foot™ Flavor Mixers box
  • 1 purple strip from the Fruit by the Foot™ Flavor Mixers box
  • 1 Fruit Roll-Up from the Fruit by the Foot™ box Flavor Mixers containing green, red and yellow

Directions

  • 1
    Toast the bread.
  • 2
    Cut the crust off the bread to you’re left with a rectangular piece.
  • 3
    Cover the toast with cream cheese.
  • 4
    Place 3 strips of blue vertically one next to the other on both sides of the rectangle to create the two strips of blue on the Guatemalan flag.
  • 5
    Before pealing off the green strip from the paper, use your marker to draw 3 curves to simulate the laurel wreath and quetzal shield, peel the paper and place in the middle of the flag.
  • 6
    Cut 2 thin red strips and place on top like the two rifles.
  • 7
    Cut a small square to use as parchment in the middle of the shield.
  • 8
    Finally, cover one of the crusts from the bread and cover it with violet strip of Fruit by the Foot™, add a bit of cream cheese on one side and stick to the flag to cover the handle.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    This is a great way to get the kids involved to learn more about the symbolism of the Guatemalan flag.

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  • Hispanic Heritage month is here and there are many countries that gained their independence around the same time. Guatemala is one of those countries. How about celebrating with a flag made with Fruit by the Foot™ and toast?
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