GirlFit girls going 'bananas'!!

The GirlFit girls at Paul Revere Middle School are not only receiving nutrition tips each week, they are also given a weekly food and challenged to come up with a healthy recipe. The first food challenge was bananas!! And not only did these girls exceed our expectations; some actually went out with their parents to get healthy ingredients so they could actually make the recipe, try it and then share it with the rest of the girls. We took 3 of the healthy, simple and oh so delicious recipes and thought we would share them.

1. Banana Smoothie

1 Large Banana
1 cup skim milk (can use almond milk if prefer non-dairy)
1 cup crushed ice

**Put all ingredients in blender, mix & enjoy!

2. Banana, Berry Parfait

1/2 cup Vanilla Greek yogurt
1 Banana
1-3 Strawberries sliced or diced
*Can add some healthy granola or almonds for some crunch
*Can also add raspberries, blueberries or any other fruit if desired







3. Banana Bread
3 mashed ripe bananas
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sour cream
2 eggs (well beaten)
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 325. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan
In large bowl beat together the bananas and sugar with electric mixer. Add the vanilla and oil, beat and then add the sour cream and eggs.
Once combined mix in all the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, soda and salt)
Once ingredients are mixed together pour in greased pan.
Bake approximately 1 hour or until a tooth pick comes out clean

***To make this recipe even healthier...you can substitute the oil and sour cream for Greek yogurt.
Use brown rice or whole wheat flour and instead of sugar use natural sweetener or applesauce.
Another way to add extra banana flavor is by using a box of Jello sugar-free, fat free, banana instant pudding


Thank you to all the GirlFit girls for these great recipes!! We will definitely be posting more of their recipes as they come