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Frozen, every morning

Firm and just past green.  I guess how some ladies, we'll, never mind

I like them just like the one in Terrys picture above.

I like a nice rich canary yellow, slightly firm, no blemishes, just right for me, bananas which have over ripen are used to make Banana cakes or milk shakes.   :)

Yellow or beyond, definitely not GREEN!

I like my bananas firm with a little green left on them and without brown spots.

Ripe verses unripe bananas:

When it comes to banana’s many of us go well.. literally “banana’s” for them; after all they are the nations favorite fruit and the original 100 calorie snack! Sometimes we often look at fruit and think “oh it’s far too ripe” or “oh damn that fruit is too green!” which is a shame because quite often different stages of a fruits maturity have different benefits.

UNRIPE BANANAS

• Benefits: One benefit of green bananas is the high resistant starch content.  For anyone trying to avoid food with high sugar content, green bananas are an option whereas yellow bananas are not.  So those suffering from Type 2 Diabetes can eat the unripe fruit while maybe ripened bananas are not as compatible. Unripe bananas also have pro-biotic bacteria, a friendly bacterium that helps with good colon health.  In addition, green bananas also help you absorb nutrients better, particularly calcium.


• Drawbacks: Because antioxidant levels actually INCREASE as a banana ages, unripe bananas are lower in this category.  Also green bananas may cause some bloating and gas due to the higher resistant starch content.

RIPE BANANAS

• Benefits: Because the resistant starch changes to simple sugar when a banana ripens, yellow bananas are easier to digest.  The higher glycemic index of ripe bananas shows that they are digested quickly.  Bananas also have higher levels of antioxidants as they ripen. One interesting fact about fully ripened bananas is that they produce a substance called TNF (Tumor Necrosis Factor).  This means that ripe bananas have anti-cancer qualities as they combat abnormal cells.  The more dark patches a banana has, the higher its immunity enhancement quality will be.


• Drawbacks: Studies show that there is SOME MICRONUTRIENT LOSS that happens as a banana ripens.  To lessen the amount of vitamins and minerals lost, its better to store and ripen bananas in the refrigerator.   Also the high sugar content makes ripe bananas something Type 2 Diabetics should avoid.

The Bottom Line: There are benefits on both sides.  You could eat unripened bananas or ripened bananas and get the benefits of either one.  The only difference is that for Type 2 Diabetics and anyone trying to avoid excess sugar.

....yellow, no spots and with some peanut butter.

....just try it.

Firm with a few small black spots,and to be eaten right away,no black spots will last a couple more days before perfect,,and as a Queenslander i am a banana bender,,