Note: This high-calorie recipe is especially for kids with cystic fibrosis (CF). Kids with CF often need to consume additional calories to help them meet their nutritional needs.

Tastier than a mud pie and packed with calcium and calories, this fun snack is an easy-to-make treat for kids.

Prep time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 c. whole milk
1 c. heavy cream
4.5 oz. package of vanilla instant pudding
3/4 c. dry milk powder
8 Oreo cookies, crushed
4 gummy worms

Utensils:

• mixing bowls
• wire whisk
• mixing spoon
• 4 clear 6-oz. cups

Directions:

1. Stir together milk and heavy cream.
2. With wire whisk, beat pudding mix and dry milk powder into milk and cream mixture for 2 minutes.
3. Stir in crushed Oreo cookies.
4. Immediately pour pudding into 6-oz. clear cups.
5. Put pudding into the refrigerator. Pudding will be soft-set and ready to eat within 5 minutes.
6. Serve with a gummy worm on top.

Serves: 4

Serving size: 1/2 cup

Nutritional analysis (per serving):

549 calories
10 g protein
31 g fat
282 mg calcium
650 mg sodium

Note: Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used.

Reviewed by: Allison Brinkley, RD, LD/N, CNSD
Date reviewed: July 2003