
Blood pressure on the rise from a sodium surge? Eat a banana


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Blood pressure on the rise from a sodium surge? Eat a banana — the potassium will lessen the effect of sodium in your diet and may lower your blood pressure. wb.md/2WY4oRG
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Fresh blackberries, Bananas, Granola, Yogurt, Nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans)

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Fresh blackberries, Bananas, Granola, Yogurt, Nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans)
Food on RTÉ. All the warming, sticky sweetness of gingerbread … but for breakfast.
Odlums Banana & Sultana Tea Bread
CategoryBreads
Cook Time1 hour
What you need:
- 225g/8oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
- ½ teaspoon Goodall’s Mixed Spice
- 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine
- 50g/2oz Shamrock Mixed Peel
- 50g/2oz Shamrock Sultanas
- 50g/2oz Shamrock Chopped Walnuts (optional)
- 450g/1lb Bananas
- 1 tablespoon Rowse Honey (runny)
- 2 Eggs, beaten
How to:
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease a 900g/2lb loaf tin.
- Place the flour and spice into a mixing bowl, add the butter or margarine and rub in until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Stir in the mixed peel, sultanas and walnuts, if desired.
- Mash the bananas with the honey, stir gently into the mixture with the beaten eggs. Mix well.
- Transfer to prepared tin and bake for about 1 hour until well risen and golden brown.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool in tin for 10 minutes. Turn onto wire tray to cool completely.
- When cold wrap in greaseproof paper and tin foil.
Glenisk Strawberry Oat Smoothie
Ingredients,5 Count
Nutrition,174 Calories
Total Time’5 Mins
Serves,2 Servings
Ingredients
40g porridge oats
150g Glenisk Greek 0% Fat Vanilla Yogurt
1 banana
80g strawberries
1 handful of ice cubes
Nutritional Information (per serving)
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Calories,174kcal
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Fat’1.4g
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Saturates,0.2g
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Carbs,26.2g
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Sugar,11.1g
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Protein,10.7g
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Salt,<0.01g
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Fibre,3.9g
Method
- Combine the porridge oats, yogurt, banana, strawberries and ice cubes together in a blender at high speed.
- Pour smoothie into 2 cups and serve.
- http://glenisk.com/recipes


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