{"id":3712,"date":"2010-02-09T10:40:42","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T08:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/archives\/3712"},"modified":"2010-02-09T10:44:23","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T08:44:23","slug":"baked-bananas-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/archives\/3712","title":{"rendered":"Baked Bananas Fail"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the hard parts of being on a diet (I hate using that word) is trying to keep variety in regards to food, at least for me.  I tend to stick to the same things I know I like because I often don\u2019t like cooking or trying new things.  Mostly because I hate when they don\u2019t come out the way I want them to.  I had that this morning with this Baked Bananas<\/a> recipe I found on a Weight Watchers recipe blog last night.   <\/p>\n

I love bananas and can easily eat 2-3 of them per day, especially now that they have been given a 0 points value with the new WW system here in NL.   They are great to grab to fill you up a bit when you are feeling peckish.  So I thought this may be a nice way to get a bit of a change in.  I thought well I love honey, cinnamon and bananas, so if you put them all together then it must be a hit, right?<\/p>\n

WRONG.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"banafter\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

I made them as directed, one banana for myself and one for Xander, 5g of honey per banana and a shake of cinnamon.  Then I tossed them in the oven and waited.  They came out slightly golden colored and looked good, but once I got a piece in my mouth I really wasn\u2019t feeling the love.  All I was feeling was\u2026 mush.<\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s just me being weird over texture, or perhaps having them on their own wasn\u2019t a good idea, but I can\u2019t imagine what would have made this better for me.  The bananas got so soft that even though the taste was ok, it disgusted me.  Also, adding things like ice cream or oatmeal makes the point value go up, which would defeat the purpose of why I tried it to begin with.<\/p>\n

Such a pity because with only a value of 1 point for the honey, I thought it would have made for an interesting snack alternative to just the \u2018on the run\u2019 banana I usually have.<\/p>\n

\"banbowl\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

I would just write them off as disgusting, except for the fact that my husband quite liked them.  So much so that he ate the rest of mine after I decided I didn\u2019t like them.  So it\u2019s very likely that it is just my personal dislike for mushy banana.  I do like the deep fried bananas you get with Chinese food here, so I don\u2019t dislike all<\/em> soft bananas obviously.<\/p>\n

When asked to rate them from 1-10, Xander gave them a 7 and suggested that they may be better if we used the Indonesian bananas that are often used for cooking and baking, as they stay slightly more firm.  I\u2019m not sure I care enough to try at this point.  I think this one is a write off!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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