bananas
gazrec
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are bananas good or bad in a low fat diet? what are your views?
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They are low fat and high carbohydrate, so they fit a low fat diet for sure.0
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They are healthy and filling, but the fat is relatively high. I you're worried about fat, probably having an orange is better.
Edit: oh whoops, high in carbs I meant0 -
some of the carbs in banana are starches, so somewhat less of the calories are from sugars.0
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They are an interesting fruit - as they ripen they become higher in sugar and lower in starch (starch becomes sugar) due to a chemical they release. This chemical (can't remember the name) also speeds up the ripening of other fruit nearby, so always keep your nanas in the fridge. They are a great source of energy, released quickly (sugars) and more slowly (starch) so eat one about 40 minutes before a workout. They are high in carbs, but if you are avoiding flours you can mash one together with an egg and fry it like a pancake - add cinnamon and some berries - yummy.
I love them.0 -
Banana's are evil vile pieces of poison and should never be eaten by anyone. Ever. Eugh!!!!!0
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I love bananas and believe the only diet they probably wouldn't work for would be low carb diets.0
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Banana's are evil vile pieces of poison and should never be eaten by anyone. Ever. Eugh!!!!!
Why do you think so?0 -
Banana's are evil vile pieces of poison and should never be eaten by anyone. Ever. Eugh!!!!!
Am sure you are joking....if you are serious....you are wrong....bananas are best..especially to eat post or per workout...0 -
I am on a low fat diet and eat banana every day. They are a good source of fibre, potassium, carbohydrates and calories.0
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A banana save my life 2 weeks ago...... really it did, I'm not joking0
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Not just good, they are GREAT! Healthy and delicious0
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Banana's are evil vile pieces of poison and should never be eaten by anyone. Ever. Eugh!!!!!
I gather you don't like them, however, they are valuable sources of Potassium - Potassium aids the heartbeat.
Bananas are also extremely quick at releasing energy and are absolutely excellent before going for a run or any cardio, they digest pretty quickly.
They are far from evil lol.0 -
A banana save my life 2 weeks ago...... really it did, I'm not joking
How so?0 -
are bananas good or bad in a low fat diet? what are your views?
Bananas are good in any diet! They're filled with goodness and tasty to boot........one of nature's near perfect foods.0 -
Lol, I have a general phobia of Banana's, don't ask me why I don't know, they gross me out I have to leave the room if someone is eating one next to me they make me gag!!
I've heard about how 'amazing' they are for energy blah blah but I've ALSO heard that they're poisonous if you eat too many.. No thank you!
Banana's , Fish and Slugs, my mortal enemies.0 -
A banana save my life 2 weeks ago...... really it did, I'm not joking
How so?
Ok so I took some Cayenne pepper capsules.... these are the 100,000 heat scale ones.... not the weaker ones. I took 2. I did it on an empty stomach, something I normally don't do. Anyway then I went out shopping, I walk there. Anyway 1km in I start feeling bad....really bad. Pass out bad.
I had to sit down ever few meters. I was white as a ghost & was feeling like it was a heart attack. I was crying cause I was stuck where I was. Son came to my rescue about 1km later. He got me 2 bananas...... within 5 mins I was back to normal & walking the rest of the way perfectly fine.
IF it was not for the bananas then I have no idea what would have happened.0 -
Lol, I have a general phobia of Banana's, don't ask me why I don't know,
Then this is going to freak you right out:
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banana's are amazing!! They are such a good source of potassium which is good for regulating heart rate (but too much can be bad too). The only bad this is that banana's are one of the fruits that are high in sugar so I would suggest getting smaller ones instead of big ones
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/whatfruit.htm
has a list of low-high sugar fruits.
hope that helps!!0 -
Bananas are awesome! Eat em' raw, with peanut butter, in a salad, in a sandwich, in a smoothie, put them in the freezer (peeled) and make them into a custard like ice cream in the blender!
Banana Nutrition Facts (100 g):
Calories - 89
Fat - 0.3 grams
Protein - 1.1 grams
Fiber – 3 grams
Omega 3′s – 27.0 mg
Antioxidants – 0.23 mmol
Vitamin A – 3%
Vitamin C – 33%
Vitamin E – 1%
Vitamin K – 1%
Potassium – 10%
Calcium 1 %
Iron 1 %
Thiamin 2 %
Riboflavin 4 %
Niacin 3 %
Vitamin B6 18 %
Folic Acid 5 %
Pantothenic Acid 3 %
Phosphorus 2 %
Magnesium 7 %
Zinc 1 %
Selenium 1 %
Manganese 13 %0 -
They're kinda mean to a carb-controlled diet where you need to pick and choose. So is pasta, but that at least has the tasty rubbish thing going for it. If I gotta pick between some rotini noodles and a banana it's gonna be the noodles because the noodles are filling for longer.
Not filling is kinda mean to any diet, though...0 -
Lol, I have a general phobia of Banana's, don't ask me why I don't know,
Then this is going to freak you right out:
Awesome, now I'll have nightmares for a week.... thanks! :P0
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