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Budget Buster: Recipes for using up fruit and veg
Given the huge rises in food prices, it's bad for both the household budget and the environment to throw food away. Here in the RK office we all plead guilty to buying fruit and veg we never get around to using, but even we were astonished to learn that here in the UK we throw away over 4 million apples a day here in the UK. The Love Food Hate Waste campaign has come up with recipe ideas for the food people are most likely to throw away. For more ideas, click here for their website.
Banana and Peanut Milkshake
 Milkshakes and smoothies are great for satisfying children’s hunger pangs when they come in from school. The combination of fruit and milk will ensure your kids are getting plenty of calcium and essential mineral and vitamins. Smooties are also good for using up leftover fruit in the fruit bowl.
• 6 pieces of frozen banana
• 2 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter
• 125 chilled Milk
• Honey
Serves 2
1. Put the bananas into a blender.
2. Add the peanut butter and milk and blend until smooth. Add honey to taste.
3. Blend again for a further 5-10 seconds.
Variations
• Try adding a few chopped cubes of fresh pineapple or over ripe pear to the above recipe.
• Vary fruits as much as you like, Instead of the peanut butter add berries such as blueberries, raspberries and strawberries work well.
• For more of a smoothie texture use apple or orange juice instead of milk.
• Experiment with other milks such as almond milk, rice milk, goat’s milk or soya milk.
Top Tip
Freezing over ripe bananas is a really useful way of making sure bananas are not thrown away unnecessarily. Peel the bananas cut them into three, then bag up and store in the freezer.
Health Note
Bananas are healthy, filling and conveniently wrapped! They are one of nature’s ideal snacks, high in potassium, which is a vital mineral for muscle and nerve function and they also help regulate blood pressure. They contain a high level of natural sugar, which explains why athletes often eat bananas before, or even during a competition. This recipe uses peanuts, which is a useful source of protein and minerals and Vitamin E, but beware of peanut allergies – omit the peanuts if you are unsure.
Click here for the next recipe: Veggie Rosti Cakes
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