I think bananas are on the unhealthy side of fruits, but are tolerable and certainly a useful ingredient in baking, smoothies and such. I see them as something to add not for nutrients but for texture, egg replacing, etc.brimstoneSalad wrote:I'm a little puzzled about what to make of bananas now, though.
Vegan food at the university
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What I meant was: Do they not provide the glycemic spike and fall that apples do when blended?miniboes wrote:I think bananas are on the unhealthy side of fruits, but are tolerable and certainly a useful ingredient in baking, smoothies and such. I see them as something to add not for nutrients but for texture, egg replacing, etc.brimstoneSalad wrote:I'm a little puzzled about what to make of bananas now, though.
They are technically berries, just really nutritionally and antioxidatively crappy ones.
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Ah, I see. That's interesting indeed.brimstoneSalad wrote:What I meant was: Do they not provide the glycemic spike and fall that apples do when blended?miniboes wrote:I think bananas are on the unhealthy side of fruits, but are tolerable and certainly a useful ingredient in baking, smoothies and such. I see them as something to add not for nutrients but for texture, egg replacing, etc.brimstoneSalad wrote:I'm a little puzzled about what to make of bananas now, though.
They are technically berries, just really nutritionally and antioxidatively crappy ones.
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