A fun breakfast or snack recipe. Bananas topped with Greek yogurt, cereal, fruit, and honey.
High Protein Banana Split

Ingredients
1 banana, cut in half crosswise and again lengthwise
1 cup Greek yogurt (plain or flavored)
1 cup whole-grain fortified cereal (check the Nutrition Facts label)
1 teaspoon honey (optional)
¼ cup sliced strawberries (fresh or frozen)
¼ cup canned pineapple pieces (fresh or canned in 100% juice and drained)
Directions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
-
Rinse or scrub fresh fruits under running water before preparing.
- Place 2 pieces of banana next to each other in each of the 2 cereal bowls.
- Over the banana in each cereal bowl, spoon half the yogurt and sprinkle half the cereal. Drizzle with honey, if desired.
- Top with fruit and serve.
- Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
Notes
- Try any fruit, such as blueberries and sliced peaches.
- Look at a cereal's Nutrition Facts label to see if it is fortified with added nutrients such as B12.
- Use any type of yogurt. Look at the Nutrition Facts label for nutrients of concern such as protein, calcium, saturated fat and added sugars .
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Comments
I suggested this recipe and the Overnight Oats for One for my 90-year old mother because getting enough protein at breakfast hasn't been easy for her to accomplish. She has found this to work as a light dinner, too.