Recipe: Caramelized Banana And Peanut Butter Toast

Dr. Steven A. Schnur's new book, The Reality Diet, has recipes the entire family will enjoy--including the kids. Packed with yummy desserts (non-sugar), high-energy breakfasts, and easy-to-fix dinners, we know you'll enjoy them all, including this one:

Carmelized Banana and Peanut Butter Toast

Turn simple bananas and peanut butter into a delicious gourmet breakfast with just a few extra minutes of cooking.

Nonstick cooking spray 1 banana, cut in half lengthwise 1 slice 2:90 whole-wheat bread 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter Pinch of ground cinnamon Pinch of ground nutmeg

Heat an 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. Place the halved bananas, cut-side down, in the skillet and cook for 2 minutes. Turn the bananas over and cook for another 2 minutes, or until soft and golden-brown.

While the bananas are caramelizing, toast the bread, spread with the peanut butter, and sprinkle with the cinnamon and nutmeg. Cut the caramelized bananas in half crosswise and arrange side by side on the peanut butter.

Serves 1

CALORIES 280; FIBER 6g; FAT 9g; PROTEIN 9g; CARB 42g; SODIUM 160mg

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The reality is that extreme diets that promise instant results just don?t work. For one thing, you lose muscle and water, but little fat, and may seriously jeopardize your health in the process. For another, restricting certain foods and food groups deprives your body of essential nutrients. In the end, the faster the pounds come off, the faster they pile back on.

After seeing many of his patients fail on these kinds of fad diets, and suffer health-threatening side effects, Dr. Steven A. Schnur, founder of the largest cardiology practice in South Florida, developed a new, breakthrough program. The Reality Diet is not low carb, low fat, or high protein. Instead it is rich in a wide variety of foods that are high in one key fat-fighting ingredient: fiber. Not only does fiber stop hunger, it also significantly lowers the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and a host of other illnesses.

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Dr. Steven A. Schnur is a board-certified internist and cardiologist who has been in private practice for more than 15 years. He is committed to helping patients achieve lasting weight loss through a high fiber diet: http://www.realitydiet.com/