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Post by debbiem on Jun 18, 2008 9:13:05 GMT 1
When is a banana at its most nutritional? Is it when it's green and not so sweet and crunchy? Is it the middle stage where it's sweet, the flesh is soft and there are just a couple of brown spots on the skin or is it when it's gone over to mushy and there are brown spots galore all over the skin? I mused over this when I was breaking one up in its mushy stage into some Weetabix this morning. Anyone know?  |
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Post by madonplants on Jun 18, 2008 9:26:01 GMT 1
When is a banana at its most nutritional? Is it when it's green and not so sweet and crunchy? Is it the middle stage where it's sweet, the flesh is soft and there are just a couple of brown spots on the skin or is it when it's gone over to mushy and there are brown spots galore all over the skin? I mused over this when I was breaking one up in its mushy stage into some Weetabix this morning. Anyone know? At a guess, straight after the green stage, but don't quote me on it. My mum loves them, when they are 'black'!!!!!!  I saw some in the cupboard once and they were starting to go black and said, aren't you going to eat these banana? They're not ready yet, came the reply!! |
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Post by debbiem on Jun 18, 2008 9:45:34 GMT 1
When is a banana at its most nutritional? Is it when it's green and not so sweet and crunchy? Is it the middle stage where it's sweet, the flesh is soft and there are just a couple of brown spots on the skin or is it when it's gone over to mushy and there are brown spots galore all over the skin? I mused over this when I was breaking one up in its mushy stage into some Weetabix this morning. Anyone know? At a guess, straight after the green stage, but don't quote me on it. My mum loves them, when they are 'black'!!!!!! I saw some in the cupboard once and they were starting to go black and said, aren't you going to eat these bananaa? They're not ready yet, came the reply!! ;D They start to shrivel at that stage don't they? I've heard that it's only when they start getting the brown spots that they are ripe but I wondered at what stage the goodness in them started to go downhill, that's if it does go downhill. Thanks Keith. |
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Post by madonplants on Jun 18, 2008 9:59:31 GMT 1
At a guess, straight after the green stage, but don't quote me on it. My mum loves them, when they are 'black'!!!!!! I saw some in the cupboard once and they were starting to go black and said, aren't you going to eat these banana? They're not ready yet, came the reply!! ;D They start to shrivel at that stage don't they? I've heard that it's only when they start getting the brown spots that they are ripe but I wondered at what stage the goodness in them started to go downhill, that's if it does go downhill. Thanks Keith. Yes they do look horrible! She never used to be like that, just in the past 10 years or so. I'll ask Jennifer when she gets home tonight, unless I can get her beforehand. Let her use her food science degree for something!!  |
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 18, 2008 9:59:42 GMT 1
At a guess, straight after the green stage, but don't quote me on it. My mum loves them, when they are 'black'!!!!!! I saw some in the cupboard once and they were starting to go black and said, aren't you going to eat these bananaa? They're not ready yet, came the reply!! ;D They start to shrivel at that stage don't they? I've heard that it's only when they start getting the brown spots that they are ripe but I wondered at what stage the goodness in them started to go downhill, that's if it does go downhill. Thanks Keith. I had to double check the title of this thread!  |
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Bananas
Jun 18, 2008 13:05:04 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on Jun 18, 2008 13:05:04 GMT 1
;D They start to shrivel at that stage don't they? I've heard that it's only when they start getting the brown spots that they are ripe but I wondered at what stage the goodness in them started to go downhill, that's if it does go downhill. Thanks Keith. I had to double check the title of this thread! Tut tut!!   Just had a twenty minute chat with Jennifer, mostly about Stephen and what post had come, but asked her the question. The banana skin should go a bright yellow, after the green stage and it's there, she thinks, when it's at it's most nutriotous. So I was 99% right. She then blinded me with science, of which some went in and some didn't, but basically after the green stage, it goes yellow then bright yellow, before it dulls off again to a dull yellow. When the brown/black spots/marks come, the cell walls are breaking down, so G*d know why my mum wants to eat them when they have mostly gone off!! Hope that helps. |
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Bananas
Jun 18, 2008 16:13:29 GMT 1
Post by debbiem on Jun 18, 2008 16:13:29 GMT 1
;D They start to shrivel at that stage don't they? I've heard that it's only when they start getting the brown spots that they are ripe but I wondered at what stage the goodness in them started to go downhill, that's if it does go downhill. Thanks Keith. I had to double check the title of this thread! I don't get that but you and Keith do Sleepy - I'm racking me brains so please,go on, tell me! I'm an innocent soul..... |
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Jun 18, 2008 16:16:23 GMT 1
Post by Sleepy on Jun 18, 2008 16:16:23 GMT 1
I had to double check the title of this thread! I don't get that but you and Keith do Sleepy - I'm racking me brains so please,go on, tell me! I'm an innocent soul..... Maybe when you are a bit older Debbie ;D |
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Jun 18, 2008 16:21:59 GMT 1
Post by debbiem on Jun 18, 2008 16:21:59 GMT 1
I don't get that but you and Keith do Sleepy - I'm racking me brains so please,go on, tell me! I'm an innocent soul..... Maybe when you are a bit older Debbie ;D Tch - I s'pose I'll have to make do with that then.....sigh..... |
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Jun 18, 2008 19:21:11 GMT 1
Post by Sweetleaf on Jun 18, 2008 19:21:11 GMT 1
"They start to shrivel at that stage don't they?"Sleepy is just being Sleepy Debbie, dont worry about it
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Jun 18, 2008 21:56:49 GMT 1
Post by floweringcherry on Jun 18, 2008 21:56:49 GMT 1
I can't eat Bananas, about the only food I could not eat (even if paid to eat it) I can't stand the smell and even as a baby my Mum said I used to heave and wouldn't eat it.
One of my children is the same, but the others will only eat if yellow. If they have brown speckles, they go around the roses or in the compost!
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Post by debbiem on Jun 19, 2008 9:37:38 GMT 1
;D They start to shrivel at that stage don't they?
I've heard that it's only when they start getting the brown spots that they are ripe but I wondered at what stage the goodness in them started to go downhill, that's if it does go downhill. Thanks Keith. I had to double check the title of this thread! Oh for Heavens Sake is that it?  I've been racking my brains wondering why you had to double check the word 'Bananas' Sleepy and for the life of me couldn't make anything out of it. DERRRRR! |
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Post by debbiem on Jun 19, 2008 9:44:05 GMT 1
I can't eat Bananas, about the only food I could not eat (even if paid to eat it) I can't stand the smell and even as a baby my Mum said I used to heave and wouldn't eat it. One of my children is the same, but the others will only eat if yellow. If they have brown speckles, they go around the roses or in the compost! They used to bring my Mum out in a rash. At least fc if you didn't eat it as a baby you didn't have babygrows and bibs stained rotten with the stuff - I could never get banana stains out of anything if either I spilt some on feeding my babies or they regurgitated it, that was it! |
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Jun 19, 2008 13:27:03 GMT 1
Post by debidoos on Jun 19, 2008 13:27:03 GMT 1
I can't eat them at all.
They make me incredibly sick, my stomach swells goes hard and feels like it's going to blow! I've been told it's the potassium or something.
Capsicum Peppers have the same effect too, so I can't eat them either!
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Jun 19, 2008 22:41:30 GMT 1
Post by Sweetleaf on Jun 19, 2008 22:41:30 GMT 1
Potassium is vital for good brain function Deb, you must be getting some from somewhere! |
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Post by debidoos on Jun 20, 2008 9:03:37 GMT 1
I must be getting some from somewhere. Although.... It might explain a few things if I'm not...  |
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 20, 2008 9:22:09 GMT 1
I must be getting some from somewhere. Although.... It might explain a few things if I'm not... All vegetables have a certain amount of potassium. If you think about the three main food groups in plant fertiliser: K - P - N (Potash (potassium), Phosphates, Nitrogen) |
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Post by debidoos on Jun 20, 2008 9:51:37 GMT 1
I think it because there is such a high dose in the one thing that causes the problem.
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 20, 2008 9:53:38 GMT 1
I think it because there is such a high dose in the one thing that causes the problem. That's right |
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I saw some in the cupboard once and they were starting to go black and said, aren't you going to eat these banana? They're not ready yet, came the reply!! 
