Healthy Banana Bread Recipe

This healthy banana bread recipe contains ingredient that are beneficial for natural acne treatment like cinnamon and avocados.

Ingredients

2 bananas

1/2 avocado

3/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup cooking oil

1/3 cup milk

1and 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon powder

1/3 cup raisins

Instructions

Blend the bananas, avocados, milk, oil until they form a smooth paste.

Pour into a bowl and add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and raisins as you mix.

Oil your baking pan and dust it with flour.

Bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes.

Tips

This healthy banana bread recipe can be used to bake a loaf of banana bread or it can be used to make bake banana scones. I chose the latter.

Benefits

Cinnamon (Ceylon cinnamon or true cinnamon and Cassia cinnamon or the more commonly available cinnamon) is a spice which is obtained from the bark of the cinnamon tree. It is rich in antioxidants which protect the skin from damage by free radicals. It is a more potent antioxidant that garlic and oregano. It also has potent anti-inflammatory properties. Cinnamon has also been proven to reduce insulin resistance which occurs in persons with type 2 diabetes. By reducing insulin resistance, cinnamon lowers blood sugar levels which beneficial for persons with diabetes as well as those with acne since this helps reduce breakouts.

Avocados are great for acne because they contains healthy monounsaturated fatty acids (oleic acid). Avocados are good sources of vitamins B5, B6, B9 (folate), C, E and K as well as minerals like potassium. They also contain magnesium, manganese, copper, iron, zinc, phosphorous and vitamins A, B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin) and B3 (niacin).

Whole wheat flour is great for acne because it doesn’t cause the rapid rise in blood sugar levels that can trigger breakouts.

Non-organic cow’s milk is generally not recommended for persons with acne since the hormones in the milk can contribute to break outs. There use organic cow’s milk or almond milk.