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  Recipe for Banana Oatmeal Chia Cookies

  Posted at 6:00 pm by Mary Ann Lesh

  Jan 18th
  Facts about Bananas

  Facts about Chia

  How to Use Chia

  This is a basic cookie recipe. You can add 1/2 cup of any of the following if you want to: chocolate chips, raisins, shredded coconut, cranberries, pecans, or walnuts.

  PREP: 15 min COOK: 10 min @ 350° F (175° C) COOKIE SHEET, PARCHMENT PAPER MAKES 12 COOKIES

  INGREDIENTS

  CHIA, 1 Tbsp soaked in 3 Tbsp water for at least 30 minutes ROLLED OATS, 1 c BROWN SUGAR, 1/2 c FLOUR, 1/3 c BAKING SODA, 1/2 tsp BAKING POWDER, 1/4 tsp SALT, 1/4 tsp GROUND CINNAMON, 1/2 tsp COCONUT OIL, 1.5 Tbsp RIPE BANANA, 1 small

  INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Soak CHIA for at least minutes

  2. Preheat oven to 350° F and line cookie sheet with parchment paper

  3. Combine OATS, BROWN SUGAR, FLOUR, BAKING SODA, BAKING POWDER, SALT, AND CINNAMON

  4. Stir in CHIA MIXTURE, BANANA and COCONUT OIL until dough is evenly mixed

  5. Drop dough by spoonsful onto baking sheet

  Posted in RECIPES | Tagged banana, chia, cookies, oatmeal
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  Recipe for Colorful Fruit Salad

  Posted at 11:20 am by Mary Ann Lesh

  Jan 5th
  Facts about Bananas

  Facts about Blueberries

  A recipe for fruit salad serves as inspiration more than strict guidance. You can add or omit ingredients, and it will be delicious. Fruit salad is full of nutrients, and it is good most anytime of the day or night! It is quick and easy, but if you have the time and the artistic inclination, you can create elaborate fruit arrangements for special occasions.

  PREP 30 min COOK 0 min bowl, cutting board, knife SERVES 4

  INGREDIENTS

  banana, 1 ripe pineapple, diced, 1/2 lb blueberries, 6 oz blackberries, 3 oz strawberries, sliced, 1/2 lb mandarin oranges, peeled and sliced, 2 kiwis, peeled and sliced, 2

  HONEY, 1/4 c LIME JUICE, 1 Tbsp LIME ZEST, 2 tsp

  INSTRUCTIONS

  Combine all the fruit in a bowl and mix lightly

  Whisk together 1/4 c HONEY, 1 T LIME JUICE, 2 t LIME ZEST. Pour over the fruit just before serving

  Posted in RECIPES | Tagged banana, blackberry, blueberry, fruit, honey lime dressing, kiwi, mandarin orange, pineapple, strawberry, vegan, vegetarian
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  banana facts

  Posted at 1:04 pm by Mary Ann Lesh

  Feb 17th

  A banana (español: plátano) is an edible fruit–botanically a berry–produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called plantains, distinguishing them from dessert bananas. The fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind, which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe. The fruits grow in clusters hanging from the top of the plant. Among the claims for bananas are that they are high in fiber and antioxidants and relatively low in calories; they moderate blood sugar levels and improve digestive and kidney health. Bananas are good as they are–just peel and eat. They are a delicious addition to a smoothie, and very ripe bananas make exquisite banana bread. Cooking bananas, known as plantains, can be fried, baked, or sliced and added to a stew. In southern Mexico, tamales are wrapped in banana leaves instead of corn husks.

  Nutrition Facts: 1 medium banana (118 g)
  calories 105 carbohydrates 24 g copper 10% DV fat 0.4 g fiber 3.1 g magnesium 8% DV manganese 14% DV potassium 9% DV protein 1.3 g vitamin B6 33% DV vitamin C 11% DV

  Posted in FOOD FACTS | Tagged antioxidant, banana, plantain, platano, potassium

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