Ants on a log

Ants on a log is a popular children's snack made by spreading peanut butter on celery and placing raisins on top.Cite web|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/access/220743252.html?dids=220743252:220743252&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Dec+22%2C+1986&author=Diane+Manuel&pub=Christian+Science+Monitor&desc=The+menu+was+'ants+on+a+log'&pqatl=google|title=The Menu Was 'Ants on a Log'|accessdate=2008-05-13|year=1986-12-22|author=Diane Manuel|work=Christian Science Monitor] Common variations include:

• Aphids on a log (sunflower seeds)
• Gnats on a log (currants) [ [http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfacts/bugfood/bugfood1.htm Insect-themed Food] ]
• Ants on vacation (without "ants," or no raisins) [ [http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/Handouts/snacks_smart.html McKinley Health Center - Smart Snacks - University of Illinois] Smart Snacks]
• Cream cheese instead of peanut butterFact|date=March 2008
• Cheese Wiz instead of peanut butterFact|date=March 2008
• Chopped up celery instead of peanut butter and raisinsFact|date=March 2008
• Pine nuts instead of raisinsFact|date=March 2008
• Yellowtail instead of celeryFact|date=March 2008
• Pretzels instead of celery, peanut butter, and raisinsFact|date=March 2008
• Using chocolate chips instead of raisins

The peanut butter version of ants on a log is recommended as a healthy "Smart Snack," comprising several food groups, by the McKinley Health Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [ [http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/Handouts/snacks_smart.html McKinley Health Center - Smart Snacks - University of Illinois] Smart Snacks] .

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