Still Hungry? Reach for this snack to keep you feeling full

WildFlower7

Ever grab a snack but then feel hungry again 20 minutes later? Next time, reach for a banana. It’s loaded with Resistant Starch (RS), a healthy carb that fills you up and helps to boost your metabolism. Slightly underripe medium-sized bananas have 12.5 grams of RS—more than most other foods. Ripe bananas give you 4.7 grams of RS, still enough to keep hunger pangs away. Check out these tasty ways to work in this wonder food.
Banana "Ice Cream"
Peel, slice, and freeze 1 small banana. Place frozen banana pieces in a blender with 3 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk; blend until thick. Top with 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts.

Banana Salsa
Make a quick salsa with 2 diced peeled bananas, 2 tablespoons minced red onion, 1 tablespoon minced cilantro, 1 teaspoon minced serrano or jalepeno pepper, juice of 1 lime, and brown sugar and salt to taste. Use it to top fish or pork tacos, jerk chicken, or jerk pork.

Broiled Bananas
Slice 1 peeled banana in half lengthwise. Put banana pieces, cut sides up, on a rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle the banana pieces with 1 teaspoon brown sugar, and broil on high until the sugar bubbles and the bananas brown (about 2–3 minutes). After broiling, sprinkle with cinnamon—or drizzle with 1 teaspoon rum for an extra-special treat.

Coffee and Banana Smoothie
Place 1 sliced peeled banana, 1 cup 1% low-fat milk, 1/2 cup cold black coffee, 2 teaspoons sugar, and 1/2 cup ice in a blender. Blend until smooth—and enjoy.

Tropical Fruit Salad
Make a fruit salad with 1 sliced peeled banana, 1 sliced peeled kiwi, and 1/2 diced peeled ripe mango. Squirt juice of 1/4 lime over the salad, and serve. .
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JesaGrace

I might have to try some of these...

Dmonique85

Bananas

Jessica_Lo

bump. The coffee banana one sounds yummy!

bzmom

Ohhhh these sound delish!!

Ruthann2

Boy these sound really good. Thanks I am going to try these recipes.:happy:

southernlay_d

I read this yesterday in Yahoo highlights. It was interesting.

WrenLynn

Yummy! Thanks!

OLP76

I saw this in the forums or seen in a magazine just recently...YUP in my current 'HEALTH -March2011' Edition...Page 82...

I love Bananas....really unsure about the salsa though lol :laugh:

shander7

bump, some of these look wicked good!

Neach

These look delicious. I will be trying them for sure. That ice cream looks like the answer to a prayer!!!

stenochick

bananas are now on the shopping list. The banana ice cream sound tasty!

teresa_h_780

Bump, Those are some great ideas.

angela828

I eat a banana almost everyday with breakfast but I am definitely going to try the broiled bananas!!!

LuckyLeprechaun

banana ice cream FTW!!!!

BeckyJill7

bump. The coffee banana one sounds yummy!

I've done that- but I don't think you need the sugar. I use greek yogurt instead of milk too. More protein YUMM!

FoamyRiver

I love grilled bananas so I'm definitely going to have to try the broiled bananas. Yum!

amysj303

interesting, I would like to try the banana coffee smoothie, I never would have thought of that cambo, but why not? There was a drink in Jamiaca called "coco loco" and it was sort of coffee-flavored with banana and I liked it.

ickybella

I used to make coffee-banana smoothies too. I just used banana, milk, and instant coffee powder, plus a bit of unflavoured protein powder. It's great stuff! I don't think you need any sugar with it, but that's just me.

AmberLiscous

bump....sounds great...will try!!!!

Rubie81

Coffee Banana