Banana!

Counting Down - Day #26 Tip

Eat a Banana! With just over 100 Calories, this super convenient fruit provides you with nearly 35% of your daily value of Vitamin B6, nearly 20% of Vitamin C, and 15% of Potassium! And keep you fuller, longer, just one Banana, packs nearly 15% of your daily dietary fiber!

Not to mention that Banana's are super affordable and easy to eat on-the-go! And no worries, if your Banana's go bad - you can just make the most delicious Banana Bread. Here is a recipe:

Banana Bread **add nuts for an extra kick of protein** or substitute all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour to attempt to make this treat a little more healthy**

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.