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Banana and Peanut Milkshake

Milkshakes and Smoothies will give you a good start to the day and will satisfy children’s hunger pangs when they come in from school. The combination of fruit and milk will ensure you’re children are getting plenty of calcium and essential mineral and vitamins. They are also great for using up leftover fruit in the fruit bowl.

Louise Lewis, London

Ingredients

Serves 2

6 pieces of frozen banana
2 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter

125ml chilled Milk

Milk

organic, full fat, semi-skimmed.

If milk turns sour (and this when it smells or tastes sour not when it has reached the best before date) it is excellent for making scones
Honey
Honey

Enjoy it over ice cream, yoghurt or pancakes or spread onto toast or croissants.
- Honey is also an ancient remedy for the treatment of infected wounds.Manuka Honey has recently been ‘rediscovered’ by the medical profession, particularly where conventional modern therapeutic agents are failing.
- If it gets too cold it will crystallise. Just put the pot in a microwave for 30 seconds and it will return to its normal state.

Instructions

Put the bananas into a blender.
Add the peanut butter and milk and blend until smooth. Add honey to taste.
Blend again for a further 5-10 seconds.

Variations

Try adding a few chopped cubes of fresh pineapple or over ripe pear to the above recipe.
Vary fruits as much as you like, Instead of the peanut butter add berries such as blueberries, raspberries and strawberries work well.
For more of a smoothie texture use apple or orange juice instead of milk Yes.
Experiment with other milks such as almond milk, rice milk, goat’s milk or soya milk.

Top Tip

Louise’s tip of freezing over ripe bananas is a really useful way of making sure bananas are not thrown away unnecessarily. Peel the bananas cut them into three, then bag up and store in the freezer.

Health Note

Bananas are healthy, filling and conveniently wrapped! They are one of nature’s ideal snacks, high in potassium, which is a vital mineral for muscle and nerve function and they also help regulate blood pressure. They contain a high level of natural sugar, which explains why athletes often eat bananas before, or even during a competition. This recipe uses peanuts, which is a useful source of protein and minerals and Vitamin E, but beware of peanut allergies – omit the peanuts if you are unsure.

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