Today's Mom Kitchen Tips & Tricks features a fun kitchen hack that is perfect for kids to do on their own! You'll also find over 40 delicious recipes all using strawberries.Children love strawberries. Keep reading to see how to hull a strawberry - the fun way! But first...

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Fun Facts about Strawberries:

They are the first fruit to ripen in spring
There are 200 seeds on an average strawberry
California produces 75% of the strawberry crops in the US
Strawberry plants are perennials, meaning they grow back year after year
Only rinse berries when you are ready to eat them, it speeds up spoiling

Benefits of Strawberries

Strawberries are a good source of vitamin C, folate & potassium. 1 cup contains 160% of the recommended Daily Value of vitamin C, which helps support a healthy immune system.
1 cup of strawberries provides 3.3 grams of fiber, which aids in digestive health.
Strawberries are rich in antioxidants, especially anthocyanins which give strawberries their bright color. Anthocyanins are compounds that can help prevent chronic disease.

Calories in Strawberries: 1 cup = 50 calories

Carbs in Strawberries: 1 cup = 12 grams

How To Hull A STRAWberry with a Straw

This simple trick is perfect for small hands. No need for you to cut all those strawberry tops off when your kiddos can easily use a straw and do it on their own.

Take a look at how easy this task is for even little hands. The video includes a delicious recipe for your kids to try:

Get the recipe for Fruit Waffle Cones HERE.

This fun how to hull a strawberry tip also help cut down on food waste since the whole top of the strawberry gets eaten, rather than tossed!

Take it a step further - make infused water from the strawberry leftovers.

Kids can take the strawberry waste from the straw, place it in a cup, fill it with water and put it in the fridge for about an hour. Remove strawberries. You are left with lightly flavored strawberry water! Yum!

Looking for more fun ways to use strawberries? I asked my dietitian colleagues to share their favorite recipes. Here are 40+ delicious recipes that all include strawberries!