Thursday, January 8, 2009

~ Peanut Butter Banana Bread

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Taken from:
Tiff's

Description:
Quick and nutritious snack for peanut butter and banana lovers!

Ingredients:
1 slice of bread
1 tbsp smooth peanut butter
1/2 banana

Directions:
1. Spread peanut butter
on bread evenly.
2. Cut the banana into 0.5" slices and arrange on the bread.
3. Fold in half to contain the banana slices, and serve.

Remarks:
Being a fan of peanut butter, this treat made me excited as I sunk my teeth into the thick loaf. The banana slices oozed gooey paste which complemented the fragrant peanut butter, and the bread held the whole gastronomic experience together (though some of the banana slices dropped out of the bread shell due to the greediness of the author).

Previously in the morning, I whipped up a quick tomato peanut butter mush (like baby food as I gave up mashing the tomato into paste) using one boiled medium size tomato and 2 tbsp of smooth peanut butter. Whoa, that was one amazing concoction of smooth peanut buttery soup with tomato chunks that would satisfy a peanut butter addict! Nutrition-wise, this soup is choke-full of lycopene that's high in bioavailability, as boiling the tomato increases the lycopene content and that the oil in peanut butter dissolves the lycopene for better absorption. But beware of the calories from peanut butter, resist the urge to spoon a few more tbsp of peanut butter and stop at one serving =p There are recipes around that calls for such a base, why not try googling "tomato and peanut butter"?

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