Ever struggled with making your children's meals appetising yet healthy? Fear not, Australian mum Laleh Mohmedi, also known on Instagram as jacobs_food_diaries, has cracked it. After turning her son Jacob's spelt pancakes into a lion was a roaring success, she's gone on to create everything from Disney characters to Nickelodeon stars. Take a look and be inspired by her genius edible creations.

Smoothies are already a good way of getting fruit and veg into little ones' diets, especially if they're vivid colours, but go one step further. Here, Donald Duck is made with blueberries, chia seeds, coconut, melon, strawberries and yogurt, all strategically placed to make this famous face.

In keeping with the Disney theme, Mickey's sidekick Minnie provides the theme for this savoury treat. Laleh used homemade gnocchi, tomato sauce, mini balls of mozzarella and black rice. Don't forget a date for the nose.

Who wouldn't like Peppa Pig dressed as a dinosaur? Cooked salmon wrapped in spinach with red pepper boots and crispy triangle salmon skin spikes look anything but scary. Don't forget her little face, made with two tiny dollops of mashed potato and black seeds, a strip of carrot for the snout and a sliver of pepper for her smile.

His village might be made of mushrooms but none are needed to make Brainy Smurf. His hair is simply a few bananas sat on top of spelt pancakes (dyed using blue matcha powder), with a slice of peeled apple for behind his eyes. For his glasses, try shaping some liquorice strands.

He may be Peter Pan's archenemy but Captain Hook will delight kids in this form. Spelt pancakes with dragon fruit, plums, apple, banana, coconut flakes and cream (dyed using grated purple carrot, no less) make this fruity dish a hit. Chia seeds create his namesake hook.

Children might go green at the thought of fruit and veg, but they won't be able to resist Kermit. Lots of green grape discs make up his funny face and neck, with cucumber for his collar and scattered heart-shaped apples for his loving aura. Use dots of cream with a tiny bit of blueberry for his eyes. Cute.

Hundred Acre Wood's main resident is made up of sweet potato spelt gnocchi with a couple of spoonfuls of tomato sauce for his famous jumper. His collar is just two strips of red pepper, while his facial features are black pancakes cut into relevant shapes and a date for his nose.

Vibrant and fun, you can't help but grin like a, well, Cheshire Cat, when you see this twist on breakfast. Spelt pancakes are the main ingredient, made from acai berries. Carefully shaped with added plum, pomegranate, banana chunks and fig, he's a real wonder.

Zootopia's misunderstood florist lost his way a bit in the 2016 Disney animation but he's a big hit for dessert. What's not to like about a spelt sticky date pudding with cream, pineapple, kiwi and a big juicy date?

Fussy eaters will be anything but blue when they taste the endearing dog from Lilo & Stitch. He's been created using blue matcha and acai berry powder spelt pancakes, with strawberries and blueberries. The outlines are key, so improvise with liquorice or even dyed icing.

Hands Up who shed a tear or three when Pixar's cutest couple were no more? Well now you can recreate them with chopped chicken, plenty of mashed potato that's been carefully sculpted with a touch of beetroot for Ellie's cheeks, brown bread, lettuce, glass noodles, yellow pepper and a cashew nut. Oh, and a lot of patience.

Toy Story 3's lederhosen-clad hedgehog didn't like Lotso, the strawberry-scented bear, so it's only right that he's made up of savoury food instead. Beef strips for his spikes, pumpkin mash for his body, and vegetables and ham for the trimmings. 

OK, so this features triple carbs, but we think that's fine in the name of food art. Tangled's princess is made of mashed potato with fettuccine pasta, cucumber, purple cabbage and a white tortilla wrap, while her chameleon buddy is mainly avocado – ripe enough to shape but not too soft.

This old guy from The Lion King was full of wisdom for Simba and it's wise to eat him up thanks to the fresh fruity goodness he's made of. Yogurt, honey, strawberries, peaches, blueberries, chia seeds, black sesame seeds and lashings of coconut sounds as good as it looks – once you've arranged it all of course.

If your kids like steak, be their guests. Belle's up-do is made from Wagyu beef (but you can use regular meat), alongside a tortilla wrap, yellow pepper, red pepper and gherkin slices. For her eyelashes and brows, get creative with anything from raw aubergine skin to liquorice strands.

And where would Belle be without her Beast? Well, we find out at the end, don't we. Cheer up the kids with a sweet treat – waffles! Cut them up strategically for his brows, nose and neck, then accompany them with spelt chocolate pancakes for his fur, apple slices for eyes, dragon fruit, bananas and blueberries. Magical.

Your little monsters might be terrified of her in the Pixar movie but they'll relish eating the strict key master. Laleh used veal ravioli (but any will do) with tomato sauce and added mushrooms for her jacket's texture. Little black olives make up Roz's specs chain but the best bits are the hair-raising purple carrots.

We'd go back to Pride Lands to sample scary Scar. Lentil dhal with mashed potato make up the lion's share of his skin, while his mane is cleverly created with wild rice. Go for mushrooms, a couple of cheese slivers and a thinly-sliced pickle for his eyes. There's bound to be a stampede to demolish this at dinnertime.

This fashionista is surprisingly easy to make and looks, you guessed it, Incredible(s). Get that look just right with moulded mashed potato (using a bit of beetroot for colour), squid ink pasta, and aubergine squares and discs. Her little V-neck can be made with red apple slices and the film's logo is simply peach with crumbled chicken. 

Whether the kids' emotions are running high or not, these characters from Inside Out will cheer them up. Anger is just a strawberry and melon, with some cream creativity; Joy is a golden kiwi, blueberries and a sliver of apple skin; Disgust is also kiwi with cucumber and two cheeky blobs of watermelon. The Memory Orbs are scoops of watermelon and cantaloupe.

Back to Zootopia for this sweet but scorned sheep. Kids needn't fear, as no lambs were hurt in the making of her. It's just mashed potato (dyed pink with beetroot juice) for her face, purple cabbage and spinach for her outfit, with a yellow tomato and dots of sweetcorn for the chain. The pièce de résistance is her cauliflower hair.

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He may be grumpy but surely he'll liven up Christmas rather than ruin it like his character. A spatchcock roast chicken is the centrepiece but spinach mashed potato for his face is genius here. Add some eyes with aubergine skin, cucumber and white flour tortilla, then surround him with roasted vegetables and he'll make everyone smile – much to his disgust, of course.

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We know Winnie has already been included but we couldn't resist him dressed as an Easter bunny. There are no chocolate eggs in sight here, though. Flaked whiting fish has been used for his outfit, with sweet potato mash for his face. His little basket of treats is simply wholemeal bread with olives and veg trimmings. He's too cute to eat!

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Fans of the classic fairy tale will be pleased to know there are no poison apples involved. The Seven Dwarfs' beautiful friend has been made with spelt pancakes, blackberries, strawberries, pineapple and blueberries. Her delicate features are created using black pancake – flour, water and natural food dye. She really is the fairest of them all.

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