🍎 FRUIT SALAD: KNIFE SKILLS & RAINBOW VITAMINS
🧪 YOUR KITCHEN-LAB RECIPE (SERVES 2–3)
Wash your hands and every piece of fruit under cool running water before you chop. A grown-up handles the sharp knife while you learn the claw grip and mix the rainbow bowl.
- 🍎 1 apple, cored and cut into bite-sized chunks (grown-up cuts, you can help guide)
- 🍇 1 cup grapes, washed and halved (grown-up may slice if grapes are large)
- 🍉 1 cup melon cubes (cantaloupe, honeydew, or watermelon, bite-sized)
- 🫐 ½ cup berries optional (blueberries, raspberries, or sliced strawberries)
- 🍋 1 teaspoon lemon juice (fresh or bottled, to slow apple browning)
- 🥣 1 large mixing bowl plus a big spoon for gentle stirring
Makes: 2–3 servings · Time: ~15 min · No stove · Knife with a grown-up
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STEP ONE
WASH HANDS AND FRUIT FIRST
Every kitchen scientist starts clean. Scrub your hands with soap and water for about 20 seconds, then rinse. Next, hold each apple, grape bunch, and melon piece under cool running water. Rub gently with your fingers to loosen dirt, sticky juice, and germs that rode in from the farm or store. Pat fruit dry on a clean towel so it is not slippery when a grown-up cuts. Washing does not remove all bacteria, but it clears away the grime you can see and lowers the chance of yucky stuff in your bowl.
⚡ DID YOU KNOW?
Melons grow on the ground, so their rind can carry dirt even when the inside looks clean. Wash the outside before you cut, so the knife does not drag dirt into the fruit.
CLEAN!
SOAP POWER
🧼 Wet hands, add soap, scrub backs, palms, and under nails, then rinse well.
RINSE WELL
💧 Cool running water washes fruit surfaces. Dry fruit so knives grip safely.