Bananas and Maple Syrup

#quickandeasy #yummy

Ingredients:

• 1 banana

• 1-2 tablespoon maple syrup

Instructions:

1. Chop banana into slices

2. Drizzle maple syrup on top

Optional:

• Heat it up on a pan for 5-7 minutes, for maple syrup to carmelize

It's as simple as that! A quick one minute to prepare and a delicious yet energetic snack will arise!

Amy. 19 Aug. 2023. BellyFull, https://bellyfull.net/pan-fried-honey-banana/. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.

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Key Facts:

• High fiber content (pectin) promotes fullness feelings and reduce bloating

• Helps stabilize gut bacteria and contain anti inflammatory properties

  • encourages growth of healthy gut microbes

  • Lowers levels of unhealthy bacteria

  • Helps IBS patients with regular bowel movements and combating diarrhea

  • Includes prebiotic effect

  • Creates compounds called short chain fatty acids

• Includes sugars in forms of sucrose, fructose, and glucose, which helps get a sustained energy boost, otherwise hard to get in restrictive diets

• Minerals and Vitamins

  • Potassium

  • Tryptophans converting to serotonin under the body's right environmental conditions (feel-good brain chemical)

  • Carbohydrates