Easy Banana Bread

When I was in college I lost some weight on Weight Watchers. The program was excellent and I saw the results I wanted but looking back, my diet consisted almost entire of highly processed foods full of chemicals in attempt to eat fewer calories.

I participated in a community message board where I, along with a group of women all losing or maintaining weight, would post our daily menus for accountability.

At first I was embarrassed that I relied on this anonymous Internet support to keep my diet under control, but eventually I realized that I was picking up valuable weight loss tips, healthy recipes, and as a result I participated in the group for several years. It was this group that finally led me to a perfect, easy banana bread recipe.

In my opinion, the healthiest foods and recipes have real ingredients in additiob to a lot of flavor.

Sometimes people equate food as being healthy as a result of being “low calorie.” Though that’s certainly true in some cases, it can be the opposite for foods that have been chemically altered in order for calorie reduction.

If real, natural food is available to me, I’ll almost certainly choose that in a smaller portion to compensate for high fat or calorie content.

This banana bread is probably one of the few recipes that swaps out fat without also adding artificial ingredients.

The recipe uses real sugar, applesauce, egg whites,  fat-free milk and of course, banana, to deliver a whole lot of flavor in one of the moistest banana breads I’ve ever had.

Perfect to bake on a Saturday morning and enjoy in addition to a hot cup of coffee.

The Recipe

Did you notice that it seems like I have been posting more frequently than usual week? Because it’s an opportunity to celebrate of National Novel Writing Month, some bloggers choose to commemorate November with the same idea in NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month). I’ve challenged myself to post daily this month and therefore,  hope that you’ll challenge yourselves to read them all!