I’ve decided to start a recipe of the day feature here at Thin By 35.  I’ll be browsing the web for the best in nutritious recipes and posting them here to share with you.  Today’s recipe is Banana Bread courtesy of Dr. Andrew Weil.

Ingredients

3 very ripe bananas

½ cup honey

3 tablespoons expeller-pressed canola oil, plus a little more for oiling the loaf pan

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 ½ cups whole-wheat pastry flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

¾ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
 
Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 350° F. Lightly oil a loaf pan. 2. Mash the bananas and mix with the honey, canola oil and vanilla extract.

3. Stir together the whole-wheat pastry flour, baking soda and salt. Add the nuts.

4. Blend the two mixtures and spoon into a lightly oiled loaf pan. Bake for 40 minutes, or until center is set.
Serves 12

Nutrients Per Serving

Calories: 199.8

Protein: 3.0 grams

Fat: 8.4grams

Saturated Fat: 0.7grams

Monounsat Fat: 4.8 grams

Polyunsat Fat: 2.4grams

Carbohydrate: 31.6 grams

Fiber: 3.2 grams

Cholesterol: 0.0 mg

Vitamin A: 35.9 IU

Vitamin E: 1.0 mg/IU 

The original recipe can be found here:  Banana Bread at AskDrWeil.com