Re: Bananas
Posted by:
deegarry@yahoo.com
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Date: June 19, 2007 09:42PM That's excellent, I've seen this in one of my emails recently. I love bananas! Re: Bananas
Posted by:
pihourova
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Date: June 20, 2007 03:00PM thank you. i am addicted to bananas. Re: Bananas
Posted by:
Prism
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Date: June 20, 2007 03:21PM No wonder one of my fav evening snacks is a banana and strawberries.
Love, Prism Re: Bananas
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: June 20, 2007 03:49PM Hey, did anyone notice that in the link about bananas under smoking cessation it says that bananas have B12. I thought fruit didnt have any B12. huh.
BTW thanks for the link! blur Re: Bananas
Posted by:
jadedshade
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Date: June 20, 2007 04:07PM Yeah, I posted a link to a site claiming that a couple of months ago. Some say bananas have B12 but most don't.
One thing is for certain though, the banana is one tasty fruit! Phil. -------------------------------------------------- "Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it" (Chinese Proverb) Re: Bananas
Posted by:
rosemary
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Date: June 20, 2007 04:20PM i love bananas too.
I try to limit myself to 1 or 2 per day. How many bananas do you all eat? Re: Bananas
Posted by:
Prism
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Date: June 20, 2007 05:08PM I eat 2-4 a day. I eat them with strawberries, and I have to add one to my smoothie. I like to eat them alone too, which is what I had this morning. Peppermint tea, then a large perfectly ripe banana.
Love, Prism Re: Bananas
Posted by:
bronwynsun
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Date: June 20, 2007 06:24PM 5, 6, 7....i think i had 9 one day, once. i love them! Re: Bananas
Posted by:
suncloud
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Date: June 20, 2007 07:22PM That was a fun site Myst. Very interesting stuff I'd never heard. Thanks!
One other neat fact about bananas is that they're one of the few fruits harvested year-round. Rosemary, I eat at least 10 bananas almost every day (!), but they're the apple bananas, so they're about half size. About the B12, if bananas have B12 in them, it's probably from fruit fly larvae (which most bananas only get if they haven't been well fertilized or if they've been left to rot). Nutritional charts list their B12 content as 0% DV. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/20/2007 07:24PM by suncloud. Re: Bananas
Posted by:
myst1kst0rm
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Date: June 20, 2007 08:34PM were eating fruit fly larvae??? ack!!! LOL Re: Bananas
Posted by:
suncloud
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Date: June 20, 2007 09:27PM LOL Myst!
No, we're not eating frit fly larvae, thank goodness. Maybe you missed the part in my post that's in parentheses. We'd know if we were eating fruit fly larvae because they leave tracks (not bruises) inside the bananas. Re: Bananas
Posted by:
myst1kst0rm
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Date: June 20, 2007 09:34PM well it is raw...lmao Just kidding. Ive never heard of the fly larvae before, I hope I haven't ever eaten any either!!
I heard once that the non-organic bananas have tons of pesticides because where they are grown they dont have many regulations..has anyone else heard this before? Re: Bananas
Posted by:
Forrest
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Date: June 20, 2007 11:50PM I eat at least 6 a day, and up to 15 a day of the big, burly cavendishes. I am also about to plant 5 or 6 different kinds: Gran Nain, Goldfinger, Misi Luki, Praying Hands, Orinoco and mayyyyyybe Blue Java. We'll see. But yes I love bananas very very much. Straight yellow, not much green, not much brown speckling=perfection. Re: Bananas
Posted by:
suncloud
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Date: June 21, 2007 08:20AM Myst, It might depend on where the bananas are grown. Some places have pests that carry banana diseases and if they're nonorganic, the grower will spray them regularly with pesticides. All bananas require lots and lots of nitrogen fertilizer and potassium to get big for selling, and if the bananas are nonorganic, the fertilizer is petroleum based. Also, since they're tropical, and tropical foliage can be excessive, the growing area around nonorganic bananas is often drenched with herbicide. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/21/2007 08:22AM by suncloud. Re: Bananas
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suncloud
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Date: June 21, 2007 08:57AM Myst, I forgot to say that one reason commercial bananas don't usually require a lot of pesticides (unless there are disease carrying pests) is that from the time they begin to flower up until harvesting, the stalk is usually covered with a big perforated plastic bag to keep away bugs and scrapes that often won't harm the bananas, but will make them harder to sell.
Nonorganic bananas do have lots of chems though from the fertilizers and herbicides. Re: Bananas
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Anonymous User
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Date: June 21, 2007 11:20AM One problem with bananas beside being hybrid is that the nutrients and the sugars are in decaying state. Plantains are more resistant. If you leave a banana and an apple on a table for few days, the banana will not survive. Re: Bananas
Posted by:
rrraw
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Date: June 21, 2007 11:51AM That's not my experience. There is a natural hybridization of fruits in nature and when humans pick the seeds from the best tasting bananas we're doing what nature does. Hybridization may highten the sugar content and lower the nutrients. What we do then is to eat less fruit to get our calories and more tender and leafy greens for the nutrients. My experience is that the organic bananas I buy last for a week or longer on my table. Re: Bananas
Posted by:
rosemary
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Date: June 21, 2007 03:33PM a professional athlete told me she eats 20 bananas every day!
i'm a little concerned about high GI, so I limit it. Re: Bananas
Posted by:
rrraw
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Date: June 21, 2007 05:39PM If you¡re eating fat in single digits, it is almost impossible to get too much sugar. The sugar flows in and out of the body efficiently when you're not having fat blocking it. Re: Bananas
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: June 22, 2007 11:05AM Bananas are high in sugar, low in minerals
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Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: June 22, 2007 11:55AM Forrest says:
<<eat at least 6 a day, and up to 15 a day of the big, burly cavendishes. I am also about to plant 5 or 6 different kinds: Gran Nain, Goldfinger, Misi Luki, Praying Hands, Orinoco and mayyyyyybe Blue Java>> wow... such exotic names.. makes u wanna have some bananas! check out those namezzz... names to LIVE for ... "GOLDfinger?" PRAYING hands? BLUE java? sounds like something out of a beautiful forest dang i never even knew such kinds of bananas existed we got interestin people on board here no wonder i love this place Re: Bananas
Posted by:
Forrest
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Date: June 22, 2007 10:52PM look at this website! [webebananas.com] it has like a billion types with the pics and descriptions of a lot of them. read what they say about the ice cream/blue java one, you will want to try it so badly.
I live in San Diego, which is a coastal town at the very southwest tip of CA edit: praying hands is awesome! look at the pics of the fruit bunches! Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/22/2007 10:53PM by Forrest. Re: Bananas
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Anonymous User
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Date: June 23, 2007 04:25AM If I have solid yellow ones at home I'll eat 8-10 in a day. I've tried making bananas my main calorie source which some people do. But I end up with a messed up stomach after a few days, so I've put an end to that. Still, sometimes I'll just eat 9 bananas for a meal at work sometimes. If they are solid yellow they are very easy to digest. I'd do that every day if my bowels could handle it. Re: Bananas
Posted by:
Jgunn
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Date: June 24, 2007 08:28AM from an old banana postcard lol
A bananas really sweet but when its skin lies on the street To avoid it you should always be particular For its very apt you bet Not only to upset Youre temper, but likewise your perpendicular !! haha anyways heres the banana site [www.bananamuseum.com] ...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist Re: Bananas
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: June 24, 2007 03:36PM
[sitekreator.com] Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/24/2007 03:38PM by djatchi. Re: Bananas
Posted by:
Bryan
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Date: June 24, 2007 10:44PM I love bananas. During the non-summer months of the year, they are my staple. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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