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High Protein Banana Split

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Prep time: 10 minutes
Makes: 2 servings
Nutrition Facts: View label

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)
  • 1/4 cup sliced strawberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1/4 cup canned pineapple pieces (fresh or canned in 100% juice and drained)

Directions

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.
  2. Place 2 pieces of banana next to each other in each of the 2 cereal bowls.
  3. Over the banana in each cereal bowl, spoon half the yogurt and sprinkle half the cereal. Drizzle with honey, if desired.
  4. Top with fruit and serve.
  5. 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 . 

Comment

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.

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