Play With Your Food

I recently bought this adorable plush fruit basket to keep in my future office waiting room for children/babies to play with. I had been eyeing one for myself ever since I bought two of my mommy friends' children each baskets. I think it is a good waiting room/office toy because I can easily throw it in the wash when it is looking grubby and because it can encourages healthy eating (subliminally) at a young age! Or is it bad because it encourages kids to 'play with their food'? Hmm...