THINGS TO DO: Make Frozen Bananas

We seem to consume bananas in streaks - one week I buy a lot and no one eats them; the next week they are gone in a day. We are picky about our banana consumption. If the banana is too green or too ripe, forget it. No one will touch it.

For a long time I made banana bread with the overripe cast offs. Then everyone stopped eating the banana bread. Lately I've remembered another way to use over ripe bananas. Freeze them for a frozen treat.

I just take the peel off the banana, wrap it in foil and stick it in the freezer. When I want to eat one, I peel the foil down and eat it like an ice cream sandwich. It's sweet and cold and yummy, and so healthy.

Bananas are rich in potassium. I had a gym teacher in Junior High that fed us a banana every day during our running unit. Potassium is an electrolyte and helps your cells, tissues, and organs (including the heart) work right.

Lately I can't freeze bananas fast enough. Heading into summer, this will beat a Popsicle in terms of nutrition any day, and is probably comparable or even lower in cost.