Bananas??

slschuenke15
slschuenke15 Posts: 21
in Food and Nutrition
Should you avoid bananas when trying to lose weight? I heard because of their high sugar and starch level they aren't good for a weight loss plan

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  • babydiego87
    babydiego87 Posts: 905 Member
    nope. good for you.
  • anne2605
    anne2605 Posts: 482 Member
    I've read/heard mixed opinions over bananas but I've eaten 1 every morning for the past 6 months with my breakfast. I've lost 43lb since Jan 13, so having a banana per day hasn't stopped me losing the weight. I luuuuuv bananas :happy:
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Barring some kind of health issue, no food is off limits, as long as you eat them with moderation. All that is needed for weight loss is a calorie deficit.
  • notworthstalking
    notworthstalking Posts: 531 Member
    They are great. They have a whole heap of vitamins and minerals and can be cheap depending on where you are . They can do have a few calories, but when you look at what you get out of a banana , they are a great use of calories.
  • DavidBrannigan
    DavidBrannigan Posts: 10
    Bananas a really good for you. Besides the sugar (which is fructose as opposed to sucrose or glucose), they are chock full of fibre and are high in potassium which is great for the funtion of your heart. 2 bananas can give you enough energy for a 90 minute workout.

    Like all things, moderation is key. Many people believe that fruit is bad for you because of the sugar content (many "scientists" and "nutritionists" will agree), this is entirely incorrect. Fructose is a natural sugar and has not been processed (like all heavily processed foods (bread, grains, rice), our bodies don't like it), this means the body can process it properly. Again moderation, if you ate 20 pieces of fruit a day, along with your normal diet, you would put on weight.
  • BarbaraC47
    BarbaraC47 Posts: 175 Member
    Love bananas, have one every day as they are also packed with goodies. Win win :wink:
  • sozisraw
    sozisraw Posts: 418 Member
    I eat loads! I've found snacking on them , putting them in smoothies baking them in oat biscuits and making them into ice cream, has helped my weight loss this year!
  • Welshie_girl
    Welshie_girl Posts: 107 Member
    Agree with all the above ... Good for you, keep you full and are delish !!!
  • goshnames
    goshnames Posts: 359 Member
    I have the BEST workouts when I eat a banana about an hour before. Maybe it's all in my head, but I feel like I could just workout forever after having a banana for breakfast. :)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Yeah, everyone's obese because of ****in' bananas...

    /sarcasm

    Who comes up with this ****?
  • StaticEntropy
    StaticEntropy Posts: 224 Member
    EAT ALL THE BANANAS! Just make sure to stay at a deficit if weight loss is your goal.
  • Seajolly
    Seajolly Posts: 1,435 Member
    I usually eat a banana a day. Most of the time I have it with a little sunflower seed butter spread on it. YUM!
  • luckydays27
    luckydays27 Posts: 552 Member
    Ripe bananas are great. I eat one before every workout. Love banana's. They are full of potassium also which I like to help counteract the effects of occasional excess sodium.

    But overly ripe bananas (mushy ones) are not so great. The starch in the banana has already started to covert to sugar and will cause an increase in blood sugar faster than if you eat a ripe or not so ripe banana. And who wants a mushy banana anyway.

    Eat bananas but as with every food you eat, enjoy it in moderation.
  • JustPeachy044
    JustPeachy044 Posts: 770 Member
    I love bananas! Eat one every day...
  • krrs1980
    krrs1980 Posts: 90 Member
    I eat a banana everyday. I dip them in peanut butter (1 tablespoon) for a snack. They're great :)
  • shutterbug282
    shutterbug282 Posts: 588 Member
    I eat a banana most days, it hasn't stopped me losing weight. :)
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Should you avoid bananas when trying to lose weight? I heard because of their high sugar and starch level they aren't good for a weight loss plan

    93% of energy from carbs, so you're just eating sugars and starches as you say. 5g of glucose, 5 of fructose and 2.4 of sucrose per 100g along with 5.4g of starch and 2g of fiber. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1846/2

    A reasonable mix of amino acids at a low level, good for potassium magnesium and manganese, Vitamins B-6 and C.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Besides the sugar (which is fructose as opposed to sucrose or glucose)

    no it isn't
  • Thena81
    Thena81 Posts: 1,265 Member
    hi!!
    no! lol no, not at all. you should eat one before working out. it helps with cramping and gives you energy and they are high in potassium which is a wonderful thing lol
  • Gatus98
    Gatus98 Posts: 93 Member
    I eat one daily, but only one. They are 100-110 calories and carb heavy, but nutritious. They're a great substitute for many sweets.
  • SisterhoodoftheShrinkingPants
    SisterhoodoftheShrinkingPants Posts: 474 Member
    Barring some kind of health issue, no food is off limits, as long as you eat them with moderation. All that is needed for weight loss is a calorie deficit.

    Exactly! I dont restrict ANYTHING. And I have to say Id DIE without Bananas. I LOVE THEM> Perfect for a pre-workout snack, loaded with Potassium ( A NECESSITY for good health). Dont scrap bananas, thats total BS. :)
  • JonathanBB
    JonathanBB Posts: 252 Member
    EAT ALL THE BANANAS!

    Ripe bananas are great. I eat one before every workout. Love bananas. They are full of potassium also which I like to help counteract the effects of occasional excess sodium.

    Great pre-workout. The natural sugars and carbs are in a form that your body absorbs quickly and gives you energy for the workouts (and burns off quickly during the workout or so I have been told). lots of vitamins and minerals. High in potassium which helps prevent/alleviate leg cramps. I eat at least 1 a day usually about 30 minutes pre-workout.
  • SisterhoodoftheShrinkingPants
    SisterhoodoftheShrinkingPants Posts: 474 Member
    Yeah, everyone's obese because of ****in' bananas...

    /sarcasm

    Who comes up with this ****?

    Ha ha, I've seen the anti banana campaign floating around..TOTAL MALARKEY!
  • NonnyMary
    NonnyMary Posts: 982 Member
    Bananas are a fruit - it has potassium for one thing that we need. So you ask if bananas are ok? well a lot of people will say dont eat a banana coz of the starch but then they choose diet soda, fake tv diet dinners, sucrose, saccarine, fake sugar, fake nasty cheese, diet snacks, diet chips, diet cookies, diet hamburgers, diet pies, and then, pick on the poor little lonely fresh fruit healthy banana! think about it.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    IIFYM. I usually eat bananas a few times a week. It's good for post workout. I had one with my coconut protein cake yesterday.
  • jnativ
    jnativ Posts: 27 Member
    potassium helps with avoiding cramps during exercise too
    everything in moderation :D

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