ants on a log

Raisins, peanut butter, celery

Ants on a log is a simple snack made by spreading peanut butter or cream cheese in the channel of a celery stalk and dotting it with raisins.

The celery is the log; the raisins are the ants.

It's a staple of American childhood nutrition, often among a child's first experiences with food preparation: We made ants on a log in preschool today.

Opposites
snack sophistication

ants on a loghors d'oeuvres

Small savory pre-meal bites

canapés · caviar · amuse-bouche · foie gras · charcuterie board

nutritional profile

ants on a logjunk food

Low-nutrition processed snacks

candy bar · Twinkies · Doritos · potato chips · Oreos

preparation complexity

ants on a logbeef Wellington

Pastry-encased filet mignon

croissants · soufflé · coq au vin · baked Alaska · macarons

Family

ant, log, ants, logs, logged, logging, logger

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G