7 banana menus
Bananas are among children’s as well as adult’s most loved fruits. They have a high nutritional value and contain fibers, calcium, proteins, carbohydrates, iron, vitamin C and minerals.
If you eat bananas daily, you’ll have a good digestion, you’ll get rid of fatigue, stress and anemia. A diet based on bananas and milk can be very efficient for young and healthy people.
Bananas contain a lot of sugar, meaning they have an increased number of calories (100 calories – a small banana), but these calories are easily assimilated and don’t end up as “puffiness”. Bananas aren’t indicated in case of drastic diets, but if you want to lose weight in a healthy manner, don’t avoid these fruits that will fill you up with energy all day long.
We thought we’d propose 7 banana menus that you can try at any time!
1. Typical breakfast: begin the day with a nutrient and vitamin rich breakfast! Put a handful of whole cereal, a low-fat yoghurt (with fruit if you prefer) and a sliced banana in a bowl. Add some raisins and a pinch of mint. This breakfast has 350 calories and is perfect for an entire day of energy!
2. Delicious smoothie: Put a chopped banana in a blender, add low-fat yoghurt, milk and cinnamon. Blend them well and you’ll get a delicious smoothie that will brighten up your day!
3. Lunch with bananas! Caribbean soup: In a pot put an onion, a garlic clove, a carrot and stir-fry for 2 minutes in a 
spoon of olive oil. Add some lemon juice, chicken soup or vegetable soup (even water), savory, a laurel leaf and boil. Then add a small celery root, 2 green bananas, lentils or beans, a chili pepper and a hand of spaghetti. Boil for 25 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and add some green onion (chives), too.
4. Five o’clock tea! For the afternoon snack I warmly recommend you a banana cake. You can choose from one of the following recipes:
Banana and Orange Juice Cake
Banana Cake without Eggs
Banana and Chocolate Cake
5. Dream dinner! For dinner I recommend you try Caribbean Chicken with Bananas: Marinate a chicken breast in a mix made of garlic, savory, pepper, curry or paprika, lemon juice and salt. Leave in the fridge for a couple of hours. In a frying pan sauté an onion in olive oil, add the diced chicken breast, two peeled tomatoes and a jalapeno. You can also add some peanuts and two sliced bananas to this dish and serve with fresh parsley!
6. A replenishing dish for your children! Banana rice pudding: 2-3 bananas are put in a high pot with 2 spoons of honey, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg, add water and let to boil for 10 minutes. Then add a cup of rice and a cup of milk and leave to boil for another 10 minutes. The pudding is served hot!
7. An unforgettable evening! For an unforgettable evening, you can prepare a banana-based exotic cocktail: In a blender put some strawberries (or any berries), 2 bananas, some water, coco flakes, rum, maple syrup or grenadine. Blend them until you get a thick cream. Serve with mint or strawberries!
