Eat More Raw – Banana Boats!
Eat More Raw - Banana Boat
If you’re off to a party and fancy taking along a plate of nibbles, then I guarantee that this very simple ‘Banana Boat’ recipe will go down very well!
I recently held an ‘Eat More Raw’ day in a local primary school, it was great! We had 5 ‘Eat More Raw’ food preparation and tasting activities. Incredibly some of the children had never even tried fruit and salads. It was so encouraging to see all of the children eating healthy things that they’ve not tried before. About 95% of the ingredients were fresh fruit and salads. During one of the activities, I made wraps with the top half of Chinese-leaf-lettuce leaves. After the event I was wondering what to do with the leftover bottom half, so I set to doing a bit of experimenting, that’s where the ‘Banana Boats’ idea came from.
Take the bottom half of a leaf and trim it so that it fits into your mouth! Take a banana and cut it lengthways. Place the banana with the cut gooey side facing up onto the leaf. Sprinkle a small amount of ground almonds on top and a tiny drizzle honey (or use date paste – blended date & water if you want to keep it vegan). That’s all there is to it! If you combine this with a salad or fruit, then it’s still low fat. This is because you only need a small sprinkling of freshly ground almonds or other nuts.
