Banana Bites a healthy snack recipe

Banana Bites – a healthy snack recipe

Snacks. They are the bane of every Mom’s existence. You want them to be easy, accessible, and most of all healthy. It helps if they’re interesting to the kids too. These little banana bites fit the bill perfectly. They’re simple to put together and are full of vitamins and energy boosting protein. Plus, they’re on a stick, so they’re an instant hit with little ones. In fact, get them in the kitchen to help out with this and you’ll have craft time and snack time handled all at once.

Banana Bites – a healthy snack recipe

2 bananas, peeled and sliced into 2″ pieces
2-4 Tablespoons nut butter (peanut, almond, cashew, or sunflower)
2 Tablespoons pistachios, or your favorite nut or seed, finely chopped*
plastic coffee stirrers or other type of stick, optional

Place banana slices on a plate. Spread a small amount of nut butter on each slice. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Place a coffee stirrer or other type of stick in the center of each banana slice. Serve immediately.

*You can place nuts in the food processor to save a little effort. You’ll get a much finer texture this way.

I found these little coffee stir sticks near the cake decorating items in my grocery store. Cost: $1.00. And they have a zillion uses.