Watch: How to Upgrade Your Snacks the Healthy Way

Introduction

Grabbing a supermarket meal deal between lessons is easy, but it often leaves us feeling heavy and tired. In this video, we explore how to make a quick, nutritious snack that feels indulgent but is packed with benefits.
The star of the show?

Chocolate banana bread, reinvented. By swapping just a few ingredients, you get something that tastes great and supports your wellbeing:

Key Insights

  • Cacao powder instead of cocoa, more nutrients, more antioxidants.
  • Coconut flour instead of regular flour, gluten-free, with a lovely coconut flavour.
  • Greek yoghurt instead of milk, a boost for gut health.

Practical Tips for Instructors

When you see how easy this is to make, you’ll think twice before picking up that meal deal. Take a moment, enjoy a slice with your coffee, and know you’re fuelling your body the right way.

The Secret Recipe

Save this one. It’s banana bread, reimagined.

1/2 cup Greek or natural yoghurt
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
2 ripe bananas
2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
1 egg
1/3 cup oats or coconut flour
1/4 cup cacao powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup dark chocolate chips

  • Preheat oven to 175°c.
  • Grease a loaf pan.
  • In a large bowl, mix until smooth the wet ingredients: egg, mashed bananas, honey, peanut butter and Greek yoghurt.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, chocolate chips and cacao powder.
  • Combine both mixtures gradually, stirring until smooth.
  • Pour the mixture into the loaf tin.
  • Bake for 40 minutes.
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