Bananas!

janehwilliams
janehwilliams Posts: 1
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I keep hearing stories that I shouldnt be eating bananas as a snack as they are very fattening and wont help weight loss?? does anyone know if this is true, I was always told that its the best snack to have aaarrrgghh!!!!

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  • roids001
    roids001 Posts: 9 Member
    FAT= .3g
    Sugar=12g
    approx= 89 cals in 100g

    If it fits your macro's or calories….eat it.

    Being very ripe can mean they are High GI and being green can mean Low GI, so they have different energy releases. But not "fattening"

    Does this make sense? :)
  • Joanne_Moniz
    Joanne_Moniz Posts: 347 Member
    I keep hearing stories that I shouldnt be eating bananas as a snack as they are very fattening and wont help weight loss?? does anyone know if this is true, I was always told that its the best snack to have aaarrrgghh!!!!

    Bananas in and of themselves are not fattening. They have a relatively large amount of sugar and sugar has fructose. Fructose is metabolized different than the glucose that is in sugar. The liver can handle only so much fructose; excess is turned to fat!!

    Keep your total sugar down to the 10 percent if you want to lose weight!!

    Joanne Moniz
    The Skinny on Obesity Group

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