Go bananas!

Need a nutritious snack that's easy and will fill you up?! Go for a banana! They provide energy and can help boost metabolism. Try putting half a banana in your morning or afternoon smoothies, or top a piece of toast with natural peanut butter and banana slices to get your day started well! Here are some other tasty ways to use bananas:

 

Banana Ice Cream- Peel, slice and freeze 1 small banana. Place frozen banana in a blender with 3 Tbsp nonfat milk or unsweetened almond, coconut or soy milk, and a dash of cinnamon. Top with 1 Tbsp chopped walnuts

 

Coffee and Banana Smoothie- Place in a blender 1 banana, 1 cup non fat milk or unsweetened milk substitute, 1/2 cup cold black coffee, 1 Tbsp honey and 1/2 cup ice-blend until smooth

 

Banana Muffins-

1 cup flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup mashed bananas

1/4 sugar

1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup applesauce

In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
In separate bowl, combine banana, sugar, egg and vanilla extract. Blend until well mixed. Add applesauce. Slowly combine dry mixture to banana mixture. Blend well.
Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let cool before serving.