Low-Cal Strawberry Banana Salad

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) box sugar-free strawberry gelatin or sugar-free strawberry banana flavor gelatin

• 1 cup crushed pineapple, in it's own juice

• 1 (8 ounce) carton fat-free cottage cheese

• 1 (8 ounce) carton whipped topping (fat-free)
• 2 ripe bananas, sliced and tossed with diluted lemon juice
• 1/2 cup of chopped pecans (optional) or walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Put pineapple, juice and all, into a small saucepan.

2. 2

   Bring to a boil over medium heat.

3. 3

   Take off stove and stir in the dry gelatin mix.

4. 4

   Put this mixture into a larger bowl and when cooled somewhat, place into.

5. 5

   the fridge for 40 minutes or longer. Do not allow it to jell completely.

6. 6

   Drain the bananas and fold into the gelatin.

7. 7

   Then add the nuts (if desired), cottage cheese, and the whip topping. Fold.

8. 8

   all these ingredients together until throughly mixed.

9. 9

   Cover, and return to the fridge for several hours.