Did you know that…1. Bananas are high in fiber, both soluble and insoluble, making you feel full longer. That fiber also helps your heart stay healthy.
2. You can use the inside of a banana peel to clean and polish leather shoes or the leaves of your houseplants.
3. Banana are a powerhouse of nutrition. They are loaded with vitamins and minerals like potassium, calcium, manganese, magnesium, iron, folate, niacin, riboflavin, and B6 – all important nutrients to help your body function properly.
4. Americans annually consume more bananas than apples and oranges combined.
5. The high levels of potassium makes the banana a superfood. It keeps your heart heathy, your brain alert and helps regulate blood pressure.
6. Bananas are the only fruit Tom Brady will eat.
7. The iron content of a banana can help fight anemia (a condition of reduced number of red blood cells leading to fatigue and low energy).
8. Hawaii is the only place bananas are grown commercially in the US.
9. Our yellow lab will wake up from a deep sleep, run from the other side of the house, and beg for a bite when one of us pops open a banana.
10. Bland foods like bananas are often one of the first foods to try after a bout with the flu or diarrhea.
11. According to Mark Meuwissen, the scent of bananas is an excellent fish attractor J
12. Bananas float in water (useful if you take them fishing I guess!).
13. Over ½ of the bananas eaten are eaten at breakfast.
14. More songs have been written about bananas than any other fruit – so what song is going through your head right now?