Watermelon Blueberry Banana Split

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this delicious dessert that is also healthy.

Ingredients

  • 2 large bananas
  • 8 watermelon “scoops”— a watermelon ball created with an ice cream scoop
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
  • 1/4 cup low-fat granola

Directions
Peel bananas and cut in half crosswise, then cut each piece in half lengthwise. For each serving, lay 2 banana pieces against the sides of a shallow dish. Place a watermelon “scoop” at each end of the dish. Fill the center space with blueberries. Stir yogurt until smooth, spoon over watermelon “scoops.” Sprinkle with granola.

Nutritional Information
Serving size: 1/4 of recipe. 160 calories, 1 gram fat, 0 grams saturated fat, 40 milligrams sodium, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 38 grams carbohydrate, 4 grams fiber, 4 grams protein.

Diabetic Exchange
Fruit: 2; vegetables: 0; meat: 0; milk: 0; fat: 0; carbohydrate: 1; other: 0.

Diabetic exchanges are calculated based on the American Diabetes Association Exchange. Exchanges are rounded up or down equal to whole numbers.

Recipe courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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