Chocolate Banana Coins

Bananas contain all eight amino acids that our bodies cannot produce themselves. There you have it—eight reasons why you should eat them. If you have a sweet tooth, add a little chocolate for a melt-in-your-mouth dessert with all the health benefits of bananas.

Chocolate Banana Coins

By Sophie Pachella
May 13, 2009

Ingredients:
1 banana, cut into coins
1 ounce dark chocolate, melted in microwave
1 tablespoon crushed almonds

Directions:
Using a fork, dip one side of the banana coin into the chocolate, then into the almonds, and place on wax paper. Do this with all remaining coins and freeze for an hour before eating.

Tips for the week

Cinnamon has one of the highest antioxidant levels of any spice – and even more than many foods. You'll find as many antioxidants in 1 teaspoon of cinnamon as a full cup of pomegranate juice or ½ cup of blueberries.

Beyond antioxidants, cinnamon is also rich in natural compounds called polyphenols. These compounds appear to act like insulin in our body and may help regulate blood sugar levels. That's especially good news for people with diabetes.

• Perk up your morning coffee with Ground Cinnamon. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon over ground coffee before brewing.

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    Cinnamon Coffee

• For lightly sweetened, cinnamon-spiced yogurt, mix 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon and 1 teaspoon maple syrup or honey into 1 cup plain yogurt.

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    Cinnamon Yogurt

• Keep a shaker of Ground Cinnamon handy to sprinkle over everything from hot cocoa to oatmeal and fruit salad.

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Some Humour

FAJITA FIESTA

Two 5 A DAY portions per serving

Serves 4
Prepare 15 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Costs £1.88 per portion

For the fajitas

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 skinless chicken breasts
• 1 red, 1 green, 1 yellow pepper (chopped)
• Handful of mushrooms (roughly chopped)
• Packet of fajita mix
• 8 soft flour tortillas
• 1 chopped onion

For the salad

• Tomatoes
• Cucumber
• Lettuce

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1. Heat the oil in a large pan
2. Add the onion and diced chicken
3. Add the other vegetables to the heat and stir
4. Stir in the fajita mix
5. Meanwhile prepare a mixed salad of tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce leaves
6. Warm the tortillas in a heated oven for 3 mins or a microwave for 1 min
7. Serve all together

Vegetarians

Swap the chicken for more veg

Extra twists

1. Serve with a tomato salsa for exra flavour
2. Carrot stick dips with hummus or guacamole makes a great starter
3. Use leftovers as sandwhich filler or with a baked potato

From 5 a day tips

4 Day Challenge

For the next 4 days i am challenging myself to eat 2 or more fruits.

I don't unconsciously choose fruit. I generally have a banana in my cereal or on toast, eat a few grapes (not enough for a serving). I need to therefore consciously choose to eat fruit and veg.

So taking one small step at a time.

I will check in later to report.

Healthy Sangria

Kids' Sangria

Rather than using the traditional sangria ingredient of red wine, this kids' recipe calls for cranberry/raspberry juice.

RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
	4 cups cranberry/raspberry juice
	3 oranges
	2 limes

1. Pour the fruit juice into a large pitcher. Slice the oranges and limes thinly, remove any seeds, and add the slices to the pitcher. Serve in tall glasses filled with ice. Serves 4.

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