Bananas? Good ? Bad?
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arditarose wrote: »arditarose wrote: »dianefisher1947 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »dianefisher1947 wrote: »I can't say for sure but think about it this way, if you had to choose between eating chocolates or chips....100% sure your better with the banana
Why? If you've already hit your macros for the day, a banana can be more calories than a square or two of chocolate, which would put you over your deficit.
@ arditarose....sorry this has nothing to do with my comment, just comparing which would be better out of the 3
It has everything to do with your comment. I'm asking you why the banana would be better?
Why do you care so much? Are we not allowed to share on here? Move on.
And, I do care. I actually want to know why it's the better choice. Perhaps I'm missing something.
i want to know too ...0 -
arditarose wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »arditarose wrote: »dianefisher1947 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »dianefisher1947 wrote: »I can't say for sure but think about it this way, if you had to choose between eating chocolates or chips....100% sure your better with the banana
Why? If you've already hit your macros for the day, a banana can be more calories than a square or two of chocolate, which would put you over your deficit.
@ arditarose....sorry this has nothing to do with my comment, just comparing which would be better out of the 3
It has everything to do with your comment. I'm asking you why the banana would be better?
Why do you care so much? Are we not allowed to share on here? Move on.
And, I do care. I actually want to know why it's the better choice. Perhaps I'm missing something.
Probably because it is more nutrient dense than a couple squares of chocolate? ?
I guess. But it's a generalization. Especially since the OP said that bananas do not fill her up. I eat dark chocolate and it helps me hit my fat macros.
If the OP ate a banana, some chocolate, eggs, chicken, rice, vegetables in here day is it then bad because chocolate??? Pleeeeeaaase..
these ridiculous statements about one food being better than another are just getting tiresome…
what matters is the overall diet...0 -
OP the answer is that it is neither good or bad ..it is just food..do with it as you choose...0
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arditarose wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »arditarose wrote: »dianefisher1947 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »dianefisher1947 wrote: »I can't say for sure but think about it this way, if you had to choose between eating chocolates or chips....100% sure your better with the banana
Why? If you've already hit your macros for the day, a banana can be more calories than a square or two of chocolate, which would put you over your deficit.
@ arditarose....sorry this has nothing to do with my comment, just comparing which would be better out of the 3
It has everything to do with your comment. I'm asking you why the banana would be better?
Why do you care so much? Are we not allowed to share on here? Move on.
And, I do care. I actually want to know why it's the better choice. Perhaps I'm missing something.
Probably because it is more nutrient dense than a couple squares of chocolate? ?
I guess. But it's a generalization. Especially since the OP said that bananas do not fill her up. I eat dark chocolate and it helps me hit my fat macros.
If the OP ate a banana, some chocolate, eggs, chicken, rice, vegetables in here day is it then bad because chocolate??? Pleeeeeaaase..
these ridiculous statements about one food being better than another are just getting tiresome…
what matters is the overall diet...
The key to successful weight loss and maintenance.
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arditarose wrote: »arditarose wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »arditarose wrote: »dianefisher1947 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »dianefisher1947 wrote: »I can't say for sure but think about it this way, if you had to choose between eating chocolates or chips....100% sure your better with the banana
Why? If you've already hit your macros for the day, a banana can be more calories than a square or two of chocolate, which would put you over your deficit.
@ arditarose....sorry this has nothing to do with my comment, just comparing which would be better out of the 3
It has everything to do with your comment. I'm asking you why the banana would be better?
Why do you care so much? Are we not allowed to share on here? Move on.
And, I do care. I actually want to know why it's the better choice. Perhaps I'm missing something.
Probably because it is more nutrient dense than a couple squares of chocolate? ?
I guess. But it's a generalization. Especially since the OP said that bananas do not fill her up. I eat dark chocolate and it helps me hit my fat macros.
If the OP ate a banana, some chocolate, eggs, chicken, rice, vegetables in here day is it then bad because chocolate??? Pleeeeeaaase..
these ridiculous statements about one food being better than another are just getting tiresome…
what matters is the overall diet...
The key to successful weight loss and maintenance.
agreed…
if we just ate food in a vacuum then maybe saying one is better than the other might make sense….0 -
arditarose wrote: »arditarose wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »arditarose wrote: »dianefisher1947 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »dianefisher1947 wrote: »I can't say for sure but think about it this way, if you had to choose between eating chocolates or chips....100% sure your better with the banana
Why? If you've already hit your macros for the day, a banana can be more calories than a square or two of chocolate, which would put you over your deficit.
@ arditarose....sorry this has nothing to do with my comment, just comparing which would be better out of the 3
It has everything to do with your comment. I'm asking you why the banana would be better?
Why do you care so much? Are we not allowed to share on here? Move on.
And, I do care. I actually want to know why it's the better choice. Perhaps I'm missing something.
Probably because it is more nutrient dense than a couple squares of chocolate? ?
I guess. But it's a generalization. Especially since the OP said that bananas do not fill her up. I eat dark chocolate and it helps me hit my fat macros.
If the OP ate a banana, some chocolate, eggs, chicken, rice, vegetables in here day is it then bad because chocolate??? Pleeeeeaaase..
these ridiculous statements about one food being better than another are just getting tiresome…
what matters is the overall diet...
The key to successful weight loss and maintenance.
agreed…
if we just ate food in a vacuum then maybe saying one is better than the other might make sense….
I'm not sure why, but the thought "I wonder if there is a vacuum-sealed food only diet people do to make sure all food is kept at its freshest and highest nutrient density" came to mind reading this post. Then I was sad, because there probably is
The other thought was "I don't think I can fit in my Dyson..."
I'm pretty much anti-banana because the smell of them when they're over-ripe makes me want to gag, but I agree with previous posters; if you want one, and it fits your cals/macros/yellow-food-only-diet, then sure. If not, then don't. Just be aware of grazing afterwards if you think you're more hungry after you eat one.0 -
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I can't believe we've made a 3 page thread about bananas
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I can...0
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johnnylakis wrote: »Never eat a yellow banana, its pure starch. Always eat it when it has brown spots, then its pure carb!
Yes! If people would get rid of their prejudices about a brown banana (which is really the ripened form) and would just eat them, they would be delighted. Green bananas aren't very good at all.0 -
I hate brown bananas0
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atypicalsmith wrote: »johnnylakis wrote: »Never eat a yellow banana, its pure starch. Always eat it when it has brown spots, then its pure carb!
Yes! If people would get rid of their prejudices about a brown banana (which is really the ripened form) and would just eat them, they would be delighted. Green bananas aren't very good at all.
But, but the greener ones taste better
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Why would you eat something you don't really like. Personally, I love a nice banana!0
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I eat a banana every day with peanut butter or tahini...never inhibited my weight loss0
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When I was young, my Mom wrapped bacon around bananas and fried them...warm mushy bananas...not good.0
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time4kim2014 wrote: »When I was young, my Mom wrapped bacon around bananas and fried them...warm mushy bananas...not good.
I never heard of this! You didn't like it?0 -
christinev297 wrote: »I can't believe we've made a 3 page thread about bananas
I'm sure there are worse threads than ones about bananas that have gone for longer than 3 pages.0 -
I eat a banana almost every single morning and have had no issues losing weight unless I was eating over my deficit. Which has nothing to do with the banana in particular.0
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Bananas are neither good nor bad. It comes down to personal preference.
Banana hammocks, on the other hand? Always bad. I hope we can all agree on that much.0 -
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Please forgive me for stepping in here, but the banana topic caught my attention and I have a question or three... First let me start off by saying I'm new to MFP... In the past I've used the WW program and there bananas were a "great" option as they cost 0 points on the WW scale. Eat 5000 a day if you like and you would be ok based on their point system. so I used to eat a bunch of them even though inside I knew that maybe they weren't the great option I thought...
Now with MFP we are tracking more than arbitrary points and are looking more at nutrition, calories, vitamins, protein, sugars, fats, carbs..... (Lets not just loose weight but be healthy at the same time) On some days it seems like a banana is not the way to go as it may push me over the edge with calories or sugar or carbs... Today for instance, take away the exercise and those two bananas between plane flights would have screwed everything up. So I get it, there is a time and place for everything...
However, that being said I'm watching the amount of potassium that I'm taking in daily and I'm falling below, way way below what MFP has set as a goal. A banana or four seems to be a good option here, but does the boost in potassium offset the increased carb / sugar balloon burster? If not, where does one go to get increased potassium that doesn't come out of a pill? (event the best supplement I've found would require a handful of pills each and every day to meet the suggested potassium allotment...)
So what does one do? Add an extra half hour cardio to off set a bunch of bananas and have a happy # at the end of the day potassium wise?
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However, that being said I'm watching the amount of potassium that I'm taking in daily and I'm falling below, way way below what MFP has set as a goal.
Don't worry about it unless you have had a blood test showing a potassium deficiency. Potassium isn't a required nutritional item on most food labels, so it's missing from most of the entries in the MFP database. Therefore, you could be seeing low potassium numbers on your reports on MFP but really be eating plenty.
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There's nothing bad about a banana unless it's turned all mushy/brown/black.
Mushy bananas are the best! I like to have a mushy banana meal (6-8 bananas, 2 cup of soy milk and a TBS peanut butter in a smoothie) once a week as it cleans my insides and make same feel real fresh and energized. When I am energized I am more likely to stick to my plans, workout energetically and be happy and not eat emotionally. So... While weight loss is based on calories, it is good to experiment and find what works for you. I have merely found through experimentation that this works for me.
I'm sorry. You put 6-8 bananas in your smoothie?0 -
andrcollrvt wrote: »There's nothing bad about a banana unless it's turned all mushy/brown/black.
Mushy bananas are the best! I like to have a mushy banana meal (6-8 bananas, 2 cup of soy milk and a TBS peanut butter in a smoothie) once a week as it cleans my insides and make same feel real fresh and energized. When I am energized I am more likely to stick to my plans, workout energetically and be happy and not eat emotionally. So... While weight loss is based on calories, it is good to experiment and find what works for you. I have merely found through experimentation that this works for me.
I'm sorry. You put 6-8 bananas in your smoothie?
And how does it clean out your insides?!0 -
that's a lot of fibre.0
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A very good book about bananas.
I used to eat bananas every morning for breakfast. They are a great source of energy and potassium.
Now, I really only eat them in a smoothie with chocolate and peanut butter. ZOMG.
Why did bananas get a bad rap, anyway? Did Dr. Phil do it? Dr. Oz?
OP, if you like bananas, fit them into your calorie goals. If you don't like bananas, don't eat them. Either way, you get to decide what you want to eat.
Oddly enough, there are more than one books about bananas:
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A whole book on bananas?!0
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arditarose wrote: »A whole book on bananas?!
That's bananas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Kgjkth6BRRY#t=1510 -
That's what she said0
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