Banana Fruit Smoothie (serving 4)

Ingredients
1 cup orange juice
2 cups plain low-fat yogurt
4 small bananas
honey to taste

Instructions
1. Place all the ingredients in a blender. Blend on high speed until smooth.

Serving Size: about 1 cup

Nutrition Information (per serving) Calories - 212
Carbohydrate - 40 g
Fat - 5 g
Fiber - 3 g
Protein - 6 g
Saturated Fat - 3 g
Sodium - 59 mg


    Banana Bran Muffins (24 muffins)

Ingredients
2 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 1/2 cups bran
1 cup mashed, ripe bananas
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat two 12-cup muffin pans with non-stick spray.
2. Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together. (This can be done the night before and kept covered on the counter.)
3. Whisk together the eggs, buttermilk and bran. Let stand for 10 minutes.
4. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the egg mixture all at once. Stir with a wooden spoon until the dry ingredients are just moistened.
5. Fold in the mashed banana. (Be careful to keep the mixing to a minimum -- a light stirring which will leave some lumps is fine. The dough should not be mixed to the point of pouring, but should break in coarse globs.) Fill the tins two-thirds full, being careful not to drip the batter on the edge of the tins where it will burn and cause sticking.
6. Bake in the prepared muffin tins for about 25 minutes. The muffins are done when a knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out dry.

Serving Size: 1 muffin

Nutrition Information (per serving) Calories - 100
Carbohydrate - 21 g
Fat - 1 g
Fiber - 2 g
Protein - 3 g
Saturated Fat - 0 g
Sodium - 15 mg


    Banana-Nut Muesli (serves 4)

Ingredients
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup skim milk
3 tablespoons chopped walnuts
1 large banana, sliced
Instructions
1. Place the oats in a bowl. Add the milk. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
2. Stir in the walnuts and top with the banana slices when ready to serve.
Serving Size: 2 ounces

Nutrition Information (per serving) Calories - 141
Carbohydrate - 20 g
Fat - 5 g
Fiber - 3 g
Protein - 6 g
Saturated Fat - 1 g
Sodium - 17 mg


   

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