Is there such a thing as "too many bananas per day" ?

[Goochie]

I used to consume an entire packet of Jaffa Cakes each afternoon whilst at work, until one day a colleague suggested that Bananas would be a healthier alternative.

That was a couple of weeks ago and since then my banana consumption has increased to about 5 per day!

So, are bananas addictive and is it possible to eat too many?

[didelydoo]

700+ = too much.

[Slagathore]

Good if you want a quick boost of energy, say 20 mins before doing a run or going cycling.

I'm sure they're simple sugars, hence you get the boost quickly. I wouldn't be eating 5 a day, I think they're quite heavy in calories? Better getting those calories from a low GI source.

[BoRED S2upid]

5 a day! Id say that was too many you must love Bananas ... and sitting on the bog.

[Tumbler]

Yes they are high in potassium which can throw your salt levels out of line as the two work together.

If the sodium gets to low and the potassium too high, it throws off the electrolyte system, and can cause problems from mild gastrointestinal problems to kidney problems, to severe cardiac problems.

I think only one a day is needed to provide you with all the essential amino acids your body can't produce a day.

[Goochie]

Hmmm.......... back to Jaffa cakes then!

[rudecherub]

bananas are not the only fruit.

5 a day is great, just something else besides banana's for variety.

I reckon 5 bananas is still going to healthier ie better than a pack of Jaffa cakes per day, that really is bananas

[Goochie]

I have a clementine/satsuma and and apple with my lunch each day as well. Dinner always contains at least 3 different veggies too.

[RichB]

Slagathore said:

... I think they're quite heavy in calories?

About 100 cals apparently and apple has 95 so similar.

[NoNeed]

Have you started sitting behind and picking the nits of the above mentioned colleague yet? If not you're intake is ok.

[Fume troll]

A Jaffa cake has about half the calories and half the sugar of a banana.

Cheers,

FT.

[shirt]

too many nanas? pah!

[rudecherub]

Fume troll said:

A Jaffa cake has about half the calories and half the sugar of a banana.

Cheers,

FT.

not all calories are equal.

[Goochie]

I used to eat an entire 24 cake box of Jaffa cakes each day

[rudecherub]

Goochie said:

I used to eat an entire 24 cake box of Jaffa cakes each day

Not everybody is the same, but for me white carbs, ie sugar and refined flours mean I gain weight, for me the best diet has been to reduce carbs, and on a relatively low carb diet - but actually high in fat, I don't worry about butter or cream in / with food for example, and find meat fills me up, so I'm less hungry as a result. I can maintain my weight as comfortable in my trousers 32-34" without any exercise.

Not that I recommend the latter bit... but in the past eating lots of bread n potatoes and avoiding cream and cheese I *had* to exercise to keep my trousers from getting snug.

[Fume troll]

rudecherub said:

Fume troll said:

A Jaffa cake has about half the calories and half the sugar of a banana.

Cheers,

FT.

not all calories are equal.

Not all sugars are equal either.

Cheers,

FT.

[Goochie]

rudecherub said:

Goochie said:

I used to eat an entire 24 cake box of Jaffa cakes each day

Not everybody is the same, but for me white carbs, ie sugar and refined flours mean I gain weight, for me the best diet has been to reduce carbs, and on a relatively low carb diet - but actually high in fat, I don't worry about butter or cream in / with food for example, and find meat fills me up, so I'm less hungry as a result. I can maintain my weight as comfortable in my trousers 32-34" without any exercise.

Not that I recommend the latter bit... but in the past eating lots of bread n potatoes and avoiding cream and cheese I *had* to exercise to keep my trousers from getting snug.

I could have written that about myself! Bread, spuds and biscuits give me a pot of a pot belly but all I have to do is stop eating them for a couple of days and it's gone Jaffa cakes are not biscuits of course!

[Slagathore]

RichB said:

Slagathore said:

... I think they're quite heavy in calories?

About 100 cals apparently and apple has 95 so similar.

Ahh, that's not as bad as I thought. For some reason I had it in my head that they were around 300.

[littlegreenfairy]

What about half a pack of Jaffa cakes and 2 bananas?