Banannas

Cubit said:

As I let maintenance lead me astray, I thought bananas might be a good
choice for a carb. My grandmother used to talk about the potassium in them.
I like bananas, and they can be very convenient (by coming with a natural
protective wrapper/peel). HOWEVER, in the re-kindling of carb cravings, I
think bananas were a serious cause of trouble.

This time I'm not going to go bananas.

Cubit
190/174/160

1 medium 7.5" long bananna is about 27grams of carbs.
http://www.carb-counter.org/fruit/search/Bananas/0900

Brian

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Quoted message said:

As I let maintenance lead me astray, I thought bananas might be a good
choice for a carb. My grandmother used to talk about the potassium in
them. I like bananas, and they can be very convenient (by coming with a
natural protective wrapper/peel). HOWEVER, in the re-kindling of carb
cravings, I think bananas were a serious cause of trouble.

This time I'm not going to go bananas.

Cubit
190/174/160

bananas are supposed to be pretty bad as far as effecting blood sugar.
usually a half banana is the recommended serving if you are watching carbs
or avoiding sugar. i would suggest strawberries.

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Cubit said:

As I let maintenance lead me astray, I thought bananas might be a good
choice for a carb. My grandmother used to talk about the potassium in them.
I like bananas, and they can be very convenient (by coming with a natural
protective wrapper/peel). HOWEVER, in the re-kindling of carb cravings, I
think bananas were a serious cause of trouble.

This time I'm not going to go bananas.

Cubit
190/174/160

They're very high glycemic and not a better source of K than meat, fish,
shellfish, avocados...

Susan

Quoted message said:

bananas are supposed to be pretty bad as far as effecting blood sugar.
usually a half banana is the recommended serving if you are watching carbs
or avoiding sugar. i would suggest strawberries.

dipped in dark chocolate....

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Quoted message said:

bananas are supposed to be pretty bad as far as effecting blood sugar.
usually a half banana is the recommended serving if you are watching
carbs or avoiding sugar. i would suggest strawberries.

dipped in dark chocolate....

mmmmm, none for me though

Actually i like to make them better than eat them anyway. i do those cute
bride & groom (tux) ones for showers etc

Pat said:

Quoted message said:

bananas are supposed to be pretty bad as far as effecting blood sugar.
usually a half banana is the recommended serving if you are watching
carbs
or avoiding sugar. i would suggest strawberries.

dipped in dark chocolate....

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If you're going that far, who needs the strawberries? ;-)

--
Bob in CT

Cubit said:

As I let maintenance lead me astray, I thought bananas might be a
good choice for a carb. My grandmother used to talk about the
potassium in them.

The Banana Council must have the best marketing department in history.
They're almost nothing but bags of sugar, but people talk about them
like they're a multi-vitamin that grows on trees. I've even heard
them called "the perfect food." I guess it goes to show: if you
repeat something in enough commercials, people will eventually believe
it.

--
Aaron -- 285/235/200 -- http://aaron.baugher.biz/

"If you hear hoofbeats, you just go ahead and think horsies, not
zebras."

Cubit said:

As I let maintenance lead me astray, I thought bananas might be a good
choice for a carb. My grandmother used to talk about the potassium
in them. I like bananas, and they can be very convenient (by coming
with a natural protective wrapper/peel). HOWEVER, in the re-kindling
of carb cravings, I think bananas were a serious cause of trouble.

This time I'm not going to go bananas.

According to the USDA website, a cup of brocolli has almost as much
potassium as a medium banana.