Recipe of the Week: Banana Bread

I will come out and state this for the record, this is without a doubt the best tasting and healthiest banana bread recipe that has ever existed!

I know that's a bold statement, but take a look at the ingredients and you will not see any oil or butter, limited sugar, and no white flour. Make it just once and after you eat the entire loaf in a day, you will agree with me! (just kidding....I don't know anyone that would eat an entire loaf in one day....ooopppps!) It also has a healthy dose of flax seed that provides lots of fiber and Omega-3. I got this recipe from a running friend and it has quickly become a favorite within our group!

World's Best Tasting Healthy Banana Bread

• 4-5 ripe bananas (mashed)
• ¾ cup of ground flaxseed (you can buy it ground or buy the seeds and grid them in a blender or coffee grinder)
• ½ cup of sugar
• ¼ cup of honey
• ¼ cup of fat free yogurt (the original recipe uses cottage cheese but I like the yogurt better)
• 1/3 cup of milk
• 2 egg whites
• 2 cups of whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of cinammon
• 1 cup chocolate chips (optional but serious, who would leave these out?!?)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Mix all ingredients except the last three.

3. Once mixed, add in the flour and baking soda (optional - mix in chocolate chips!!!)

4. Spray a loaf pan with PAM and bake for 60 minutes. This makes one very large loaf of bread so I often split it into two loaf pans and bake for ~45 minutes.

Eat it slathered in peanut butter and you have a perfect breakfast or pre-run snack!! So yummy!!