Bananas...

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  • Vintage_Girlie
    Vintage_Girlie Posts: 1
    Love Bananas! Just a few times a week. Read you should eat them early in the day so your body can process them. Eat them before bed and they sit in your gut and rot.
  • karen_golfs
    karen_golfs Posts: 377 Member
    I eat a banana every day as well as an apple. I always fit both into my macros.
  • aliceclutz90
    aliceclutz90 Posts: 151 Member
    I have them pre workout as I find them to be a fantastic and delicious energy boost! Also its great if you're working out before breakfast. I do have other pre workout snacks though so I don't get bored but bananas are a favourite of mine :)
  • LolaDeeDaisy23
    LolaDeeDaisy23 Posts: 383 Member
    I love bananas when it's combined with something, like oatmeal or in a sandwich or smoothie.
    But for some reason I can't eat bananas plain. My stomach starts hurting & it just sucks :(
  • jazi719
    jazi719 Posts: 150 Member
    It's good to know that many of you eat them daily. I love bananas and eat 1 nearly every single day. I notice the high sugar content when adding it to MFP but I also know the nutrition value and how good they are for you.
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    I eat one ripe banana just about single everyday first thing in the morning. I need the potassium and I like the way it taste. I'll either have one with peanut butter, throw it in my protein fruit smoothie or I'll have a little with some non-baked protein cookies I keep in my freezer.
  • Mandy165
    Mandy165 Posts: 17 Member
    Almost every morning as a mid-morning snack. I carve out the middle to make a little canoe and fill with peanut butter. Very filling! :tongue:
  • clarebailey355
    clarebailey355 Posts: 113 Member
    No - I have something verging on an irrational fear of them, just the thought of them makes my finger tips itch.
    I really wish I did like them, I'm always struggling to find smoothie recipes that don't contain them,
  • patols1
    patols1 Posts: 108 Member
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  • prettygirlstorm1
    prettygirlstorm1 Posts: 721 Member
    Yep eat one everyday with breakfast! Love them!!!
  • LeanneGoingThin
    LeanneGoingThin Posts: 215 Member
    Couple of times a week because

    1) They're delish
    2) Potassium
    3) Vitamins
    4) Good snack
  • patols1
    patols1 Posts: 108 Member
    There two reasons to not eat bananas:

    1. You don't like them

    2. You are allergic to them

    3. Your potassium level is too high and the doctor advised against bananas, etc. True story. I still have the occasional banana though, because they're YUMMY! :happy:
    my doctor has also advised against bananas for the same reason. i have too much potassium.
  • jmcreynolds91
    jmcreynolds91 Posts: 777 Member
    Yes, on most days. I love bananas!!
  • SakuraRose13
    SakuraRose13 Posts: 621 Member
    I don't like them much really but my daughters do in fact they eat one banana almost everyday , they are a good source of potassium and good for calorie intake so that's wonderful for them, me not so much only time I have them is blended into my protein shake on occasion and a dark chocolate and nut covered frozen banana as a treat .
  • cosmonew
    cosmonew Posts: 513 Member
    they fall in the potatoe category for my diet... not worth it.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    I dont really like them. It's hard to get them at at just the right texture, they're a bit sticky and sweet, and for 100 calories let alone the carbs and sugars I could choose any number of other fruits. In addition, when I used to have a banana on toast for breakfsat, a whole banana was too much. And then they repeat on me.

    If there are some in the fruit bowl going overly ripe, then I freeze them, and sometimes make banana pancakes or flapjacks. But that's maybe once a month.
  • JONZ64
    JONZ64 Posts: 1,280 Member
    There two reasons to not eat bananas:

    1. You don't like them

    2. You are allergic to them


    :smile: AND 3. they are not ready! I HATE when I think the Banana is ripe then I bite it and :sad:
  • JilloftheDead
    JilloftheDead Posts: 296 Member
    I eat them on occasion. I really only like the the first or second day after I buy them when they're slightly green still.. once they start to ripen, I don't like them.
  • JilloftheDead
    JilloftheDead Posts: 296 Member
    :smile: AND 3. they are not ready! I HATE when I think the Banana is ripe then I bite it and :sad:

    I'll trade you my ripe bananas for your slightly unripe :laugh:
  • JONZ64
    JONZ64 Posts: 1,280 Member
    :smile: AND 3. they are not ready! I HATE when I think the Banana is ripe then I bite it and :sad:

    I'll trade you my ripe bananas for your slightly unripe :laugh:


    Deal!:drinker:
  • arl1286
    arl1286 Posts: 276 Member
    Yes. Quick, easy, delicious pre-workout breakfast. Great in smoothies. Good when you're too lazy to wash an apple. I eat a MINIMUM of one per day.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    :smile: AND 3. they are not ready! I HATE when I think the Banana is ripe then I bite it and :sad:

    I'll trade you my ripe bananas for your slightly unripe :laugh:

    ME TO!!!

    I prefer the more firm texture than super mushy- hysterically my BF prefers them the other way- he hates it when I buy a big bunch of unripe green ones!
  • LunaInverse
    LunaInverse Posts: 109 Member
    I love bananas and have atleast 1 a day. They're so easy and delicious to eat!! Perfect addition to my breakfast...since I hate almost everything breakfast related :D
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    I love bananas eat them almost every day. My favorite way is to make banana peanut butter sandwiches out of them, dip in dark chocolate, put them in the freezer for about an hour.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    I'd like in on this swap too! I'd much rather eat a slightly unripe banana that's a bit sour than one that is even slightly over-ripe. I'm talking just starting to get spots on the skin. Something about that state just completely turns me off - not just the texture and taste but the smell too. I used to give my "icky" bananas to my cubicle neighbor but she's changed her diet around and tries to keep her sugar low so she's not too fond of them anymore. So I use them in peanut butter and banana wraps or add them to my oatmeal. And if they're THAT bad, I'll try to give them away to one of my other co-workers.

    Re: the OP question - I eat a banana just about every day
  • EvelynBfly78
    EvelynBfly78 Posts: 240 Member
    Growing up I hated bananas. Now...I like them. I try to eat one every day. But they have to be ripe (not rotten all brown). Yummy!
    I hate banana bread, banana pancakes, banana pudding, any food or drink containing bananas. Gimme plain ol' ripe bananas any day.
  • pinkiemarie252
    pinkiemarie252 Posts: 222 Member
    I like my bananas pretty green and I'm really bothered at how fast they seem to be yellowing and browning this year...I swear something is different. I eat them for lunch a lot.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I'd like in on this swap too! I'd much rather eat a slightly unripe banana that's a bit sour than one that is even slightly over-ripe. I'm talking just starting to get spots on the skin. Something about that state just completely turns me off - not just the texture and taste but the smell too. I used to give my "icky" bananas to my cubicle neighbor but she's changed her diet around and tries to keep her sugar low so she's not too fond of them anymore. So I use them in peanut butter and banana wraps or add them to my oatmeal. And if they're THAT bad, I'll try to give them away to one of my other co-workers.

    Re: the OP question - I eat a banana just about every day

    Yup- although smell texture- everything. Totally agree. They absolutely smell different.

    Once mine start turning YELLOW YELLOW- I'm already not that interested- because in one day they'll start to get brown. I tend to just throw them in the freezer and save them for a rainy day smoothie when I'm low on food or in a hurry.
  • Asin99
    Asin99 Posts: 8
    I usually eat 1-2 bananas a day because...

    1) I have low potassium because of hypertension medication
    2) Potassium is key in lowering high blood pressure
    3) They are freaking delicious
    4) They are cheap - even organic ones


    As far as the ripeness goes, I can't handle yellow bananas well. I eat them semi-green while they are still somewhat hard and just starting to sweeten.
  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    I eat 1-2 a day because they're delicious and go good in my pumpkin smoothies. :D

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