A bunch of bananas on a wood surface by a bowl of sliced bananas - Gajus/Shutterstock Bananas are a sweet, soft, and often divisive health food. They can be used in smoothies, added as a topping for ...

Bananas' impact on blood sugar depends on glycemic index, ripeness level and fiber. The fiber and eating a less ripe banana ...

My husband and I agree on a lot of things, but determining when a banana is ripe is unfortunately not one of them. I like to wait until the skin of the banana is speckled with brown spots, which is ...

Bananas are usually readily available, portable, and easy to digest. They’re part of the BRAT diet (that’s Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast) for gastrointestinal issues for that last reason, and ...