Thoughts on bananas. ..
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PeachyCarol wrote: »I honestly do not understand the need to moralize what essentially comes down to personal preference. This seems to happen a lot when it comes to food choice.
This is how I feel as well. If you like bananas, or any food, excellent. If not, then don't eat it. Food and food and none is good or bad.
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They are fine to eat as long as you are in a caloric deficit. I normally have a banana and a protein shake post workout.0
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Several people have mentioned that bananas have about 100 calories. If you Google search it, you will find the same answer. But here's where I'm confused:
Banana
Total fat 0.4 g
Total carbohydrate 27 g
Protein 1.3 g
According to my math: 0.4*9 + 27*4 + 1.3*4 = 116.8 calories
I come across this issue with a lot of foods. Am I doing the math incorrectly? I understand rounding can cause some slight differences, but 100 vs 117? Take that difference times most of the food you eat every day, over the course of a lot of days, it adds up.
How are those 17 calories disappearing?
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Several people have mentioned that bananas have about 100 calories. If you Google search it, you will find the same answer. But here's where I'm confused:
Banana
Total fat 0.4 g
Total carbohydrate 27 g
Protein 1.3 g
According to my math: 0.4*9 + 27*4 + 1.3*4 = 116.8 calories
I come across this issue with a lot of foods. Am I doing the math incorrectly? I understand rounding can cause some slight differences, but 100 vs 117? Take that difference times most of the food you eat every day, over the course of a lot of days, it adds up.
How are those 17 calories disappearing?
Because bananas come in different sizes?0 -
PeachyCarol wrote: »I honestly do not understand the need to moralize what essentially comes down to personal preference. This seems to happen a lot when it comes to food choice.
This x 1000.
I don't even like bananas that much. I only eat them in the winter. But this discussion is making me super pro banana.0 -
Several people have mentioned that bananas have about 100 calories. If you Google search it, you will find the same answer. But here's where I'm confused:
Banana
Total fat 0.4 g
Total carbohydrate 27 g
Protein 1.3 g
According to my math: 0.4*9 + 27*4 + 1.3*4 = 116.8 calories
I come across this issue with a lot of foods. Am I doing the math incorrectly? I understand rounding can cause some slight differences, but 100 vs 117? Take that difference times most of the food you eat every day, over the course of a lot of days, it adds up.
How are those 17 calories disappearing?
Because bananas come in different sizes?
Of course they do, but the math still doesn't add up. The numbers supplied are for a typical banana, and the macros do not add up to the total calorie count.
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Maybe the fiber?
Do they add up worse than other fruits?0 -
Does every single listing for bananas give that breakdown or is that just one you found?
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lemurcat12 wrote: »Maybe the fiber?
This might be it. I am looking at a similar breakdown but it lists the banana at 105. Fiber is 3g. So if you subtract three grams of carbs from 117, you get 105.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »PeachyCarol wrote: »I honestly do not understand the need to moralize what essentially comes down to personal preference. This seems to happen a lot when it comes to food choice.
This x 1000.
I don't even like bananas that much. I only eat them in the winter. But this discussion is making me super pro banana.
Agreed.
After reading through this thread, I am officially a banana advocate.0 -
I think they go great in a split....0
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lemurcat12 wrote: »Maybe the fiber?
This might be it. I am looking at a similar breakdown but it lists the banana at 105. Fiber is 3g. So if you subtract three grams of carbs from 117, you get 105.
Oh is that what it is? You subtract fiber? I was taught incorrectly then! I'll keep that in mind and see if it resolves my counting issues!0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »Maybe the fiber?
This might be it. I am looking at a similar breakdown but it lists the banana at 105. Fiber is 3g. So if you subtract three grams of carbs from 117, you get 105.
Oh is that what it is? You subtract fiber? I was taught incorrectly then! I'll keep that in mind and see if it resolves my counting issues!
I didn't know that either but it explains the discrepancy. I guess we learned something new!0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »Maybe the fiber?
This might be it. I am looking at a similar breakdown but it lists the banana at 105. Fiber is 3g. So if you subtract three grams of carbs from 117, you get 105.
Oh is that what it is? You subtract fiber? I was taught incorrectly then! I'll keep that in mind and see if it resolves my counting issues!
I didn't know that either but it explains the discrepancy. I guess we learned something new!
I'm trying to find something online to confirm this, but can't find it. Hmm.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »Maybe the fiber?
This might be it. I am looking at a similar breakdown but it lists the banana at 105. Fiber is 3g. So if you subtract three grams of carbs from 117, you get 105.
Oh is that what it is? You subtract fiber? I was taught incorrectly then! I'll keep that in mind and see if it resolves my counting issues!
I didn't know that either but it explains the discrepancy. I guess we learned something new!
I'm trying to find something online to confirm this, but can't find it. Hmm.
Well if you think about it, it does make sense. Fiber is a carbohydrate, so it would be in the total grams of carbohydrates. However, insoluble fiber is not digested, so we wouldn't absorb the calories in the 3 g of fiber in the banana.
IMO, that would account for those 12 calories.0 -
Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Maybe the fiber?
This might be it. I am looking at a similar breakdown but it lists the banana at 105. Fiber is 3g. So if you subtract three grams of carbs from 117, you get 105.
Oh is that what it is? You subtract fiber? I was taught incorrectly then! I'll keep that in mind and see if it resolves my counting issues!
I didn't know that either but it explains the discrepancy. I guess we learned something new!
I'm trying to find something online to confirm this, but can't find it. Hmm.
Well if you think about it, it does make sense. Fiber is a carbohydrate, so it would be in the total grams of carbohydrates. However, insoluble fiber is not digested, so we wouldn't absorb the calories in the 3 g of fiber in the banana.
IMO, that would account for those 12 calories.
OK yes, that is it. The fiber is counted in the total carbs, but it is indigestible.
Thanks everyone!
Here's a link:
http://www.foodiefiasco.com/how-to-correctly-count-calories/0 -
Does anyone else have a sudden urge to make sure they're not being "charged extra" for fiber?0
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Personally I eat half a plantain at a time. They're also a staple in some cultures. As far as I know they're starchy and have to be cooked prior to eating, so although so similar to bananas in appearance, it's hard for me to place them under the same category since bananas are ready to eat raw once ripe
Yes, I always place them in the same category as potato (and sweet potato). Though they look like a banana, they are actually very different - but I like plantains too.
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When it comes to bananas. ..there is always money in the stand....0
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PeachyCarol wrote: »I honestly do not understand the need to moralize what essentially comes down to personal preference. This seems to happen a lot when it comes to food choice.
This is how I feel as well. If you like bananas, or any food, excellent. If not, then don't eat it. Food and food and none is good or bad.
For me, it's not about good or bad, it's about whether the food is likely to keep me feeling full. I have my deficit set to .5lb per week and that's all I'm losing, but I'm still hungrier than I want to be if I'm not careful.
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Just checked Holt's Satiety Index. My own experience matches her ranking of fruit for satiation. From least to most: bananas, grapes, apples, oranges. In comparison to white bread bananas are ranked as more satiating, but less satiating than wholemeal bread.0
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goldthistime wrote: »PeachyCarol wrote: »I honestly do not understand the need to moralize what essentially comes down to personal preference. This seems to happen a lot when it comes to food choice.
This is how I feel as well. If you like bananas, or any food, excellent. If not, then don't eat it. Food and food and none is good or bad.
For me, it's not about good or bad, it's about whether the food is likely to keep me feeling full. I have my deficit set to .5lb per week and that's all I'm losing, but I'm still hungrier than I want to be if I'm not careful.
I understand. I feel perfectly full after eating a banana, or any carb, but some things like fats and protein do not always do it for me.0 -
Tonight at WM I picked up 7 very green baby bananas ($1.18) and ate two. They were crunchy and very good. There was no bad aftertaste.0
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GaleHawkins wrote: »Tonight at WM I picked up 7 very green baby bananas ($1.18) and ate two. They were crunchy and very good. There was no bad aftertaste.
Crunchy
They must have been super duper green! 
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Bananas are usually 100-130kcals, and are obviously solely carbohydrates. But the downside is they don't contain a lot of fiber. So you end up eating all that glucose, but there's nothing to keep you feeling full.0
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christinev297 wrote: »GaleHawkins wrote: »Tonight at WM I picked up 7 very green baby bananas ($1.18) and ate two. They were crunchy and very good. There was no bad aftertaste.
Crunchy They must have been super duper green!
Astringent, I would think.0 -
Bananas are high in potassium. If you have kidney disease you will be told bananas are a 'to avoid' food for that reason.
If you are diabetic you will have to watch the amount because of the sugar level ( just like most fruits)
For everyone else, just be sensible - don't eat 15 or 20 per day.
Unless you are Peter Siddle - last banana thread I learnt he eats 15 - 20 per day.
But he is well over 6 foot tall, young healthy male, and an activity level way above most of us.0
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