By: Brigid Titgemeier, MS, RDN, LD
The food industry has been intentional in making you believe that a good tasting banana bread has to be made from refined white flour. They’ve made you think that you will be deprived of nutrients and/or pleasure if grains aren’t included in your diet. The truth is that all of these statements are myths, falling very far from the realm of reality. The real reality is that this Creamy Chocolate Grain-free Banana Bread is a nutritious breakfast or snack option, as it is rich in nutrients and free of gluten, grains and added sugar (except for the dark chocolate chips). Dive into this world of deliciousness and nutrition that is absolutely bursting with moistness and banana-chocolaty goodness.
This grain-free banana bread is an amazing breakfast option or post-workout snack because it is loaded with an awesome balance of proteins, healthy fats, and carbohydrates. Throwing this on your breakfast plate is the key to helping ensure that your blood sugar levels remain stable throughout the whole day, helping to prevent a crash that can lead to fatigue and sugar cravings. And if you can tolerate dairy, this could also be the perfect post-recovery snack – just subsitute the plant-based protein powder with the quick-releasing protein from grass-fed whey to helps optimize muscle growth/synthesis after a workout.
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could avocado or coconut oil be used in place of Ghee?
Yes, either can be substituted if you prefer.
What size loaf pan does this call for?
The write-up portion mentions that this is the perfect post-recovery snack because it contains grass-fed whey, but I don’t actually see any grass-fed whey in the ingredients list. Is there an ingredient missing? Or are we meant to swap out the non-dairy protein powder for whey instead?
Hi there! Thank you for spotting this error. If you can tolerate whey and have no issues with dairy you can use a whey-based protein powder instead of the non-dairy one. Our recipes tend to be gluten and dairy-free for the most part and that is why you don’t see the whey powder in the actual recipe. We’ll make the correction in the description though. Thank you and do let us know if you try it!
Would a flax egg work here? Thx!