# Vanilla Banana Breakfast: IDDSI Level 3 recipe

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Level 3: Moderately Thick / Liquidised | 10 min | Serves 1

## Family version

- Banana oatmeal
- Milk
- Cinnamon
- Chopped nuts

## Level 3 ingredients

- 1 small very ripe banana
- 120 g fully cooked smooth oatmeal
- 180 ml milk or prescribed thickened milk
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- Commercial thickener as needed

## Method

1. Blend the banana, oatmeal, milk, and vanilla for at least 2 minutes until no oat flecks or banana fibers remain.
2. Pass through a fine sieve and discard anything that does not pass through easily.
3. Adjust the consistency according to the thickener instructions, then allow the full standing time.
4. Run the 10 mL flow test and fork drip test at serving temperature. Do not add nuts, dry cinnamon, or other toppings.

## Equipment

Blender, fine sieve, 10 mL syringe and fork for testing

## Practical tip

Bananas and oatmeal continue to thicken as they stand, so retest after any delay.

## Before serving

Run the IDDSI Flow Test on the finished serving. Recipes guide the preparation; only testing confirms how the serving behaves.

## Safety

Use only the food and drink levels prescribed by the person's qualified clinician. Test the actual serving before it is eaten or drunk.