Went Bananas

A whopping 80 million bananas are produced every single year. Perhaps even more interestingly, 80 percent of those yellow fruits remain in the four main countries where they're produced: Brazil, China, Ecuador and India. Of the remaining 20 percent, 75 percent of them end up in the United States. The fact that the U.S. only gets 15 percent of...

Bananas are cheap, plentiful, and a great and healthy snack. They even come with their own wrapper! Cooking with them is a lot of fun and they can replace other ingredients with ease (so long as you like the taste of bananas, that is!). While many recipes online have bananas paired with animal products,...

On a paleo diet, you eat a lot of what our ancestors ate as hunter-gatherers. But you have access to a fridge and stovetop, so you can use the same ingredients in new ways. Consider these paleo banana recipes for ways to use your overripe bananas without breaking your diet. Chocolate...

The average American consumes about 28 pounds worth of bananas every year! How many bananas are you eating every day? If you're buying bananas by the hand, you might find your bananas going bad before you can enjoy them. By freezing bananas, you can discover new ways to put your bananas to good use.

Bananas are a good source of potassium, fiber, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and antioxidants. They’re a pantry staple all over the world. Almost all cultures have recipes for banana dishes of their own. They’re so versatile that you can either eat them raw like a snack, make them into a drink or smoothie, put...

Did you know Americans consume 3.2 billion pounds of bananas every year? If you’re looking for materials to use for your next art project, why not use something that almost everyone has in the house? You guessed it- bananas. Read on for ten creative banana ideas for your next arts and crafts project.  1. Toothpick Banana...

Potassium is an essential nutrient. Every cell in the human body requires it to function. But unfortunately, less than 2% of Americans take in the recommended amount of potassium.  The good news is there is about 425 mg of potassium per every medium-sized banana.  Bananas are an awesome...

It is a fact that bananas can help to prevent various conditions like asthma, high blood pressure, cardiovascular ailments, diabetes as well as malignancy. Bananas might also help in fixing our digestive problems. Bananas are considered to be a healthy fruit; however, if you happen to be on a keto diet, you might be...

What pH are Bananas? Can Bananas Cause Acid Reflux? Are bananas alkaline or acidic? Does the ripeness of the fruit affect that? Let's check it out. Wonderfully created with creamy and firm flesh, a banana is one of the few fruits that come already naturally prepackaged in yellow jackets. Now, bananas come in...

Bananas are curvy because they are negatively geotropic and the fruit curves upward in search of sunlight. Let's understand it better. Banana is the 5th highest consumed food in the United States Banana is a fun fruit: it comes in vibrant colors, yellow and green in most countries, with some...