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Recipe Of The Week

For other Healthy and Tasty Recipes check the lifeclinic Cookbook.


Banana Mousse

You don't have to give up dessert in order to have a healthy diet. Here's a recipe that meets your need for the occasional sweet and keeps your healthy eating habits on track.

This creamy dessert is low in saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium.

Ingredients:

  • 2 Tbsp low-fat (1%) milk
  • 4 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 medium banana, cut in quarters
  • 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
  • 8 1/4-inch banana slices

Directions:

  1. Place milk, sugar, vanilla, and banana in blender. Process 15 seconds at high speed until smooth.
  2. Pour mixture into a small bowl; fold in yogurt. Chill. Spoon into 4 dessert dishes; garnish each with 2 banana slices just before serving.
Yield: 4 servings--Serving Size: 1/2 cup

Nutrition at a glance
Each Serving Provides:
amount per serving
Calories 94
Total Fat 1 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 4 mg
Sodium 47 mg

Source: NHLBI. Stay Young at Heart - Cooking the Heart-Healthy Way

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