With the summer quickly approaching, many people begin to crave cooling experiences and foods. As a child, I have fond memories of swimming in our neighborhood pool, while eagerly awaiting the ice cream truck! What better way to cool off from the scorching heat than to take a dip in the pool and enjoy a dip of ice cream.
While ice cream is a tasty, fun treat to eat in moderation, I highly recommend a cold sweet treat that is much more nutritious…banana pops! Banana pops are so delicious and they have a creamy consistency just like ice cream, yet they do not have the excess sugars, fats, calories and other additives.
To make banana pops, just peel a few bananas, cut them in half, insert a popsicle stick halfway through the cut ends and place them in a sealed container in the freezer. In about an hour or two, you will be ready to enjoy your sweet, banana treat! Can it get any easier?
The freezer can be your best friend in the summer. This is also a great summer activity for kids. Another cool recommendation is to freeze grapes; they are wonderful snacks!
Have you ever had a banana pop? What are other healthy cooling treats that you enjoy during the summer months? Share your comments below.
Frozen blueberries are a favorite with our teething 9 month old. Think I’ll be popping a few two as soon as the weather warms up again.
One of my favorites right now are frozen unsweetened cherries. I pop a few frozen as a snack, add them frozen to my breakfast cereal which makes the milk ice cold, and process them in my Vita-Mix with low fat vanilla yogurt and a drop or two of almond extract. Yummy…..
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