Banana Hot Sauce For Plantain Chips

So, the chips are fried in fat and the dipping sauce has no fat. That’s a win in my world! GOYA PLANTAIN CHIPS served with a homemade BANANA HOT SAUCE. Ketchup with bananas in the same sauce?? You betcha’! Why always go with the old, when the new is just waiting to be discovered? BananaContinueContinue reading “Banana Hot Sauce For Plantain Chips”

Banana and Poupon

Boost the nutritional effect of the banana. Steve and I are eating more bananas these days. Since his heart surgery he’s been buying them and eating them as well as setting an example for me to indulge. One of my favorite ways to eat them is with Poupon Dijon mustard as a dipping sauce. WeContinueContinue reading “Banana and Poupon”

First Diet Of 2023 plus MyWeigh on 1-1-23

First Diet Of 2023 plus MyWeigh on 1-1-23 Return to the THE BANANA DIET with variations, so I’m going to call this THE MONKEY DIET. I’m going to eat bananas, drink clear liquids and do the monkey dance as my only exercise. https://youtu.be/5l9jV1oNRyY https://youtu.be/UwlGn7uORYg Why are humans required to eat a variety of foods toContinueContinue reading “First Diet Of 2023 plus MyWeigh on 1-1-23”

Thousand Island Fruit Salad

Thousand Island Fruit Salad – reduced fat People use dressings, sauces and condiments on just about everything they eat. So that’s an area we can work on in lowering the fat and caloric content of what we put on our food. Nobody would suspect that there is a fat-reduced creamy sauce enveloping the fresh fruitsContinueContinue reading “Thousand Island Fruit Salad”

Banana Bread Cake

BANANA BREAD CAKE We like cake every now and then, so why not have it and cut the fat and frosting, using jams and jellies? Instead of frosting the whole bread cake, we just tab a bit of topping onto each bite, or not. Lucky Leaf Lemon Topping is my favorite! Plus we add someContinueContinue reading “Banana Bread Cake”

FROZEN CHERRY SMOOTHIE

FROZEN CHERRY SMOOTHIE Using ice in smoothies makes it too cold for my throat, but frozen fruit creates a perfect chill! Serves 2 1 c. froz. pitted red cherries 1 sm. ripe banana 16 oz. SILK ORGANIC SOY MILK UNSWEET 7 GRAMS PROTEIN per 8 oz. 2 T. Hazelnut Premium Gourmet Syrup – I usedContinueContinue reading “FROZEN CHERRY SMOOTHIE”

FLAX MILK BANANA SHAKE

Hey, just because New Year’s Eve is over doesn’t mean the fancy part must end with it. How about making the entire year of 2020 Extra Fancy in everything we do – from the simple to the complex it’s done with high class and sparkle! For your morning start begin with a sparkle shake! 2ContinueContinue reading “FLAX MILK BANANA SHAKE”

Oh, About Those Bananas

Aside: Although the dates on the scales are a month apart, I had every intention of losing more, so didn’t photograph after I lost the 7 pounds. Well, I ate the bananas as I said I would. It started out 2-3 a day, but became cumbersome, so I tapered to 1-2 a day and stayedContinueContinue reading “Oh, About Those Bananas”

MATCHA BANANA SHAKE

I’m adding a few more ingredients to this banana shake today. Ingredients include: banana fresh squeezed orange juice SILK 3 G PROTEIN MILK carrot juice (I used Bolthouse Farms) cinnamon GREEN MATCHA TEA Use amounts as you like. With the cinnamon and Matcha Tea, I used 1 teaspoon of each. Blend till creamy for aContinueContinue reading “MATCHA BANANA SHAKE”

BANANA CARROT SHAKE

While most people make smoothies, that is they add ice to the blender ingredients, that’s usually too cold for me, so I use mostly cold ingredients and make a shake instead. Eating 2-3 bananas a day on the BANANA DIET gets cumbersome, so I variate by putting them in a shake now and then. IngredientsContinueContinue reading “BANANA CARROT SHAKE”

HOW TO EAT BANANA PEELS

Honestly, I never even thought about eating a banana peel. Nobody I ever saw eating a banana also consumed the peel. Here are a few ways you can. Yes, it is interesting! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwS10urmXtY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U_cWTj-uFA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPOokYWHHpQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYPXkrWy7iY  

FAT-FREE HAWAIIAN FRUIT DRESSING using Bragg Bottled Dressing

FAT-FREE HAWAIIAN FRUIT DRESSING using Bragg Bottled Dressing Easy, fresh, velvety smooth. Perfect dress for fresh fruit! Top with smoky brown sugar walnut crumbles takes the party to the roof top. A fresh spinach bed teams up well with the crumbles extending texture contrasts without cluttering it! Makes 2-1/4 cups dressing Dressing: 1 c. BRAGGContinueContinue reading “FAT-FREE HAWAIIAN FRUIT DRESSING using Bragg Bottled Dressing”

AFC BANANA DIET – I’m going to eat like a monkey and see where it takes me

Although for the past several months I focused a lot on eating healthy and not necessarily dieting, I’m now ready to get more serious in the weight reduction category. Just as always I’m back up to 162 pounds with a height of five feet eight inches from my 148 pounds on 31 December 2018. IContinueContinue reading “AFC BANANA DIET – I’m going to eat like a monkey and see where it takes me”

CRAZY ABOUT BANANAS

By Jessie Szalay, Live Science Contributor | October 25, 2017 09:33pm ET Bananas are one of the world’s most appealing fruits. Global banana exports reached about 18 million tons in 2015, according to the United Nations. About half of them went to the United States and the European market. In the United States, each person eats 11.4 lbs.ContinueContinue reading “CRAZY ABOUT BANANAS”

6 Good Reasons to Eat a Banana Today

What goodness is in a banana? Other than being rich in vitamin B6, bananas are a good source of vitamin C, dietary fibre and manganese. W​hat do these mean for your health? The Dietetics Department at Tiong Bahru Community Health Centre explains.​ ​ BANANAS are not only rich in vitamins and fibre, but are alsoContinueContinue reading “6 Good Reasons to Eat a Banana Today”