ABOUT ANITA Anita Kobuszewski, MS, RD, is a great cook, avid sustainable gardener of food she eats, and registered dietitian who lives and practices dietetics in northern California. She is a frequent expert guest for local television and radio in the San Francisco Bay Area on the topics of food, nutrition and wellness. She was the featured food and nutrition expert on the Discovery Channel’s Total Family Health Tour and the Fine Living Network's ALL THAT'S FIT show with a focus on fitness, food and healthy living. She has written over 800 newspaper and newsletter articles on wellness, nutrition, cooking, and health. A native Kansan and veteran military member, she has taught foods and nutrition in community colleges and universities in Kansas and California. An accomplished athlete, Anita has successfully coached amateur, elite athletes, and recreational athletes on proper sports nutrition. Anita recently authored and self-published the book, FOOD, Field to Fork: How to Grow Sustainably, Shop Wisely, Cook Nutritiously, and Eat Deliciously (AnitaBeHealthy Publishing, 2011). It is available in paperback and electronic versions.
Eating 5-9 servings of produce per day can help prevent obesity, boost immunity and make you feel good all over.	KMAX-UPN CH-31 Sacramento, CA
LOW FAT BANANA BREAD Serves 12 Counts as: One 5 A Day serving This recipe is fun to make and bake-off in miniture (4" x 2 1/4") bread baking pans. Great to send along for school lunch or as an afternoon snack. Ingredients: 2 eggs 2/3 cup white sugar 2 very ripe bananas, mashed ¼ cup applesauce 1/3 cup nonfat milk 1 Tbsp vegetable oil ¾Tbsp vanilla extract 1¾ cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional) *Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a full size bread pan with non-stick cooking spray, and lightly dust with flour. *In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. *Beat in bananas, applesauce, milk, oil and vanilla. *In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. *Stir flour mixture into banana mixture, mixing just until blended. *Fold in walnuts. *Pour batter into prepared pan do not fill more than 1/2 full - if you are using smaller pans, be sure not to fill them more than 1/2 full or they will overflow while baking. *Bake in preheated pan until golden and a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. *Turn bread out onto a wire rack and let cool. Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 182, Fat 4g, Calories from Fat 8%, Cholesterol 36mg, Fiber 1g, Sodium 207mg, Protein 4g. Reference: Accessed 8/17/05 at http://www.foodreference.com.