| A Banana a Day is Rich with Health Benefits! | | | | easy to make and when made with the right |
| Bananas are not only delicious; they have great | | | | ingredients, will do wonders for both you health |
| health benefits as well. Rich with Vitamin B, which | | | | and help keep weight off. |
| helps control blood sugar levels, and potassium | | | | Bananas are not just a breakfast food. For a |
| which helps control blood pressure, and even | | | | twist, try a banana based smoothie for an after |
| concentration. Bananas contain iron which | | | | dinner desert. Here is a recipe for a wonderful |
| prevents anemia. Bananas are rich with fiber, | | | | treat. Your whole family will probably ask for a |
| which is an essential component for healthy | | | | refill! |
| digestion and weight control, as well as a natural | | | | Banana Smoothie Desert |
| source of antacid. So if your stomach is upset, | | | | 3 large bananas |
| try nibbling on a banana to calm your stomach, | | | | 1 cup cold soy milk |
| and relieve heartburn. By adding bananas to your | | | | 1 cup low-fat yogurt* (plain or vanilla) |
| diet, either as stand alone food or as an ingredient | | | | 4 tablespoons of frozen vanilla yogurt ice cream |
| in a recipe you are adding a very rich healthy | | | | 1/2-1 cup of ice cubes |
| food source that tastes good too! | | | | In your blender, mix the bananas, milk, plain and |
| With these health benefits in mind, why would you | | | | ice cream yogurt. Add a few ice cubes at first |
| not consider adding banana smoothies to your | | | | and then continue to add a few ice cubes until it |
| personal menu of meals? Banana fruit smoothies | | | | reaches the consistency you like best. Pour into a |
| are a quick and easy way to benefit from all the | | | | chilled glass and sprinkle a little nutmeg or |
| natural vitamins and nutrients in the fruit. And | | | | cinnamon on top! |
| using them as a base in fruit smoothie recipes | | | | If you would like a little eggnog flavor and find |
| allows you a wide variety of choices of other | | | | eggnog yogurt in your grocer's dairy, you can |
| healthy recipe ingredients for even an even more | | | | substitute the eggnog flavor in place of plain or |
| vitamin and nutrient rich meal. Fruit smoothies are | | | | vanilla. |