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Amazing things can happen when you eat a banana!
This curvy yellow fruit just isn’t reserved for kids’ lunch boxes,
monkeys, or gym bunnies! No, this fruit should be on your
most eaten list as it’s high in potassium and fibre.
Fight fat with fibre
Just one banana can provide nearly
10% of your daily fibre requirement.
Paired with levels of vitamin B6, this low
GI fab fruit can also help protect against
type 2 Diabetes and aid weight loss by
filling you up and helping to curb
sweet cravings. Even better, if you’re
looking to increase your exercise for
weight loss, bananas help sustain
blood sugar levels during workouts.
Don’t go bananas
Bananas have mood-boosting properties
due to high levels of tryptophan, which the
body converts to serotonin. These yellow
beauties also contain vitamin B6 which
can help you sleep better and magnesium
which relaxes your muscles – both help
towards reducing depression.
Best buy
Whilst we can get bananas throughout
the year, the unique growing conditions
of Windward Island have an unrivalled
sweetness, succulence and depth of
flavour and come in season between
Feb and May.
Buy bananas that are yellow with a hint of
a brown freckling as they are at their most
flavoursome. The taste and texture of a
banana develops as it ripens and should
be kept at room temperature, away
from heat, direct sun and other fruits.
Ripe bananas can be refrigerated, which
halts the ripening process for a few days.
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Ripen
Top Tip
Why not mix in
a teaspoon of
peanut butter
for an extra
protein hit!
Make this
guilt-free one
ingredient ice
cream by freezing
3 bananas and
blending them in
a high-powered
blender until
smooth and
creamy!