Bananas... Yes or no!?

SkinnyShadow

lol I suppose every little bit counts.....

I only use frozen bananas in my smoothies so I don't have to use any milk.

reaolliemama

:bigsmile:

Be careful as you can overdose on potassium! I wouldn't do more than one or two a day! Potassium overdose affects your heart.

A large banana provides 487 mg of this mineral, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database. The daily requirement for potassium is 4,700 mg, so to even exceed the RDA you would have to eat more than 10 bananas in a single day. There is no recommended safe upper limit, but I'd say it's safe to assume eating 11 or 12 a day would be okay! :bigsmile:

Care563

You can never go wrong with eating whole foods!!!

kdeaux1959

Why am I seeing an advertisement on the side of these pages with a banana and a caption..... "Foods you should never eat". Should I be eating bananas in my effort to lose weight?? I have one a day and sometimes 2. Should I be avoiding them?

People trying to make Money. Really. That is the bottom line. To lose weight reduce intake (of calories) and/or increase outflow (exercise). Intake should include a relatively balanced diet (even with a few sweets here and there)... Essentially, find out what you should be doing to MAINTAIN the weight YOU WANT TO BE and do it. That way, you don't have to change anything when you get there. Some days will be over that amount and other days less... That is ok. Sometimes a little jump start of the metabolism may help but for the most part, balance the intake to outflow and we should have the desired results. Why do we want to lose weight? To be healthy... Therefore we should eat healthy. (looking good is a great side benefit as well)...

cjones0992

Bananas are good for you, those ads with statements like "Number 1 secret to lose 20 lbs in 2 days" are just crap. Just ignore them