Banana Smoothie Recipe and Health Benefits for Our Healthy Lifestyle

BANANA SMOOTHIE RECIPE & BENEFITS

One of the most common fruits that each of us eaten and seen usually in the market is banana, aside from being a delicious fruit it is also easy for farmers to plant banana, so we will giving you some tips of Banana Smoothie Recipe and what is the health benefits we can get to this fruit.

Commonly, this is one of the top products exported to other countries such as China, US, and many other countries to mention, and the biggest source of this is from the Philippines, which has a thousand hectares of Banana most especially in Mindanao Philippines.

Banana Smoothie Ingredients:

• Frozen Banana
• Fresh Water
• Calamansi

How to Make Banana Smoothie (Direction):

1. Prepare your fruit juicer or blender then put banana and water in a blender.
2. Start mixing or process the ingredients.
3. Squeeze in few drops Calamansi juice to keep the smoothie from oxidation.
4. Done.

Health Benefits of Banana Smoothie

• Provides excellent fuel for athletes (High Carbohydrates)
• Lower the risk for Muscle Cramps (Potassium)
• Shakes off extra body pounds (Fiber)
• Acts as energy food (Potassium)
• Helps relieve tension (Serotonin)
• Chasis Moodiness away (Serotonin)

Tips:

Banana is one of the carbohydrates foods which is one of the important elements that our body needs.

Word Definitions:

1. Carbohydrates - any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulose. They contain hydrogen and oxygen in the same ratio as water (2:1) and typically can be broken down to release energy in the animal body.
2. Potassium - any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulose. They contain hydrogen and oxygen in the same ratio as water (2:1) and typically can be broken down to release energy in the animal body.
3. Fiber - a thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed.
   - dietary material containing substances such as cellulose, lignin, and pectin, which are resistant to the action of digestive enzymes.
4. Serotonin - Serotonin is a chemical that has a wide variety of functions in the human body. It is sometimes called the happy chemical, because it contributes to wellbeing and happiness.