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Topic: EAT A BANANA & POST ...
musichic Joined Wed 04/11/07 Posts: 8937	Mon 07/21/08 05:07 PM
I love bananas. Yummy

feralcatlady Joined Mon 10/08/07 Posts: 35491	Mon 07/21/08 06:52 PM
The banana is mentioned for the first time in history in buddhist texts 600 years BC. Alexander the Great discovers the taste of the banana in the Indian valleys in 327 BC . The existence of an organized banana plantation could be found in China back in the year 200 AD. In 650 AD, Islamic conquerors brought the banana back to Palestine. The Arabic merchants finally spread the bananas all over Africa. Only in 1502 the Portuguese start the first banana plantation in the Caribbean and in central America. Nutritional facts The banana is nourishing, does not contain fat, and can be eaten at every hour of the day because of its digestive properties. The banana holds 23% of hydrocarbonate for 0,2% of fat. The cholesterol level is 0,00%; a 100 grams of banana has as low calories as a 100 grams of yoghurt with fruit. The banana is full of proteins , and the sugar provided gives a lot of energy to those practising sports requiring endurance. Moreover, it contains magnesium, selenium, iron, a lot of vitamines, and is recommended for salt-free diets because of its low contents in sodium chloridium. Back to the top The growing of the Banana The banana plant is ...not a tree, but a giant herb of the same family as lilies, orchids and palms. There are about 400 varieties of bananas. The rhizome is planted and gives a first shoot 3 or 4 weeks later. After 9 to 10 months the inflorescence from the foliated circlet has a diameter that can be as large as 7 meters. Three days after that, a bud hangs on the plant. On the fifth day, the bud turns red and starts opening. On the seventh day the leafs who covered it are falling down and finally two days later you can already see the first banana hands.The trunk of a banana plant is made of sheaths of overlapping leaves, tightly wrapped around each other like stalks in a celery bunch. The word banana is derivated from the Arabic meaning 'finger'. Each banana stem consists of 10 to 14 hands each of them carrying from 18 to 20 bananas. The harvest starts when the banana is still green. Bananas for domestic consumption are cut green. Then the race starts against the clock. From the harvest through the delivery to the shop resailer, there are only 20 days left. The hands are removed, washed, cut in smaller pieces called clusters, packed in hygienical carton boxes, each of those boxes weighing 18 kg net (40 lb).

auburngirl Joined Fri 04/27/07 Posts: 18811	Mon 07/21/08 07:23 PM


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Fade2Black Joined Mon 10/08/07 Posts: 50752	Wed 07/23/08 04:40 AM
Remember! If you're grouchy this morning .. eat your banana B4 you post .. for the sake of all of us

tanyaann Joined Mon 12/03/07 Posts: 32220	Wed 07/23/08 06:29 AM


auburngirl Joined Fri 04/27/07 Posts: 18811	Thu 07/24/08 07:30 PM
BAM!!!

BonnyMiss Joined Thu 05/10/07 Posts: 15342	Sat 07/26/08 03:04 AM
<------- Has no banana, but still posting

fjr Joined Thu 02/07/08 Posts: 333	Sat 07/26/08 04:43 AM
the mighty banana...you have to admit, it has APPEAL! hahaha that's old but still funny

RoamingOrator Joined Fri 07/20/07 Posts: 4943	Sat 07/26/08 06:26 AM
Yes!!! We have no bananas, We have no bananas today!!!

shadowdog Joined Fri 10/13/06 Posts: 12773	Sat 07/26/08 06:40 AM
i need some bananas for my cereal---

sandradee1961 Joined Mon 03/10/08 Posts: 1411	Sat 07/26/08 09:08 AM
Did you know that when you pick the bananas, the plant dies and a new one immediately grows up to replace it?

Fade2Black Joined Mon 10/08/07 Posts: 50752	Sat 07/26/08 01:47 PM
Did you know that when you pick the bananas, the plant dies and a new one immediately grows up to replace it? wow .. didn't know that It's cuz the banana is a complete food and we need it so badly it replenishes STAT.

auburngirl Joined Fri 04/27/07 Posts: 18811	Sat 07/26/08 03:06 PM
Feelin the need to pass these around again!

RoamingOrator Joined Fri 07/20/07 Posts: 4943	Sun 07/27/08 05:08 AM
I'm out of bananas and I don't want to drive the 25 miles to the grocery store. Is it okay if I have an apple instead? The keep the Doctor away!!!

RoamingOrator Joined Fri 07/20/07 Posts: 4943	Sun 07/27/08 05:25 AM
You know what I have a notion to listen too???? Bananarama!!!!

sweetandstrong Joined Sat 02/24/07 Posts: 1438	Sun 07/27/08 05:38 AM
The banana is mentioned for the first time in history in buddhist texts 600 years BC. Alexander the Great discovers the taste of the banana in the Indian valleys in 327 BC . The existence of an organized banana plantation could be found in China back in the year 200 AD. In 650 AD, Islamic conquerors brought the banana back to Palestine. The Arabic merchants finally spread the bananas all over Africa. Only in 1502 the Portuguese start the first banana plantation in the Caribbean and in central America. Nutritional facts The banana is nourishing, does not contain fat, and can be eaten at every hour of the day because of its digestive properties. The banana holds 23% of hydrocarbonate for 0,2% of fat. The cholesterol level is 0,00%; a 100 grams of banana has as low calories as a 100 grams of yoghurt with fruit. The banana is full of proteins , and the sugar provided gives a lot of energy to those practising sports requiring endurance. Moreover, it contains magnesium, selenium, iron, a lot of vitamines, and is recommended for salt-free diets because of its low contents in sodium chloridium. Back to the top The growing of the Banana The banana plant is ...not a tree, but a giant herb of the same family as lilies, orchids and palms. There are about 400 varieties of bananas. The rhizome is planted and gives a first shoot 3 or 4 weeks later. After 9 to 10 months the inflorescence from the foliated circlet has a diameter that can be as large as 7 meters. Three days after that, a bud hangs on the plant. On the fifth day, the bud turns red and starts opening. On the seventh day the leafs who covered it are falling down and finally two days later you can already see the first banana hands.The trunk of a banana plant is made of sheaths of overlapping leaves, tightly wrapped around each other like stalks in a celery bunch. The word banana is derivated from the Arabic meaning 'finger'. Each banana stem consists of 10 to 14 hands each of them carrying from 18 to 20 bananas. The harvest starts when the banana is still green. Bananas for domestic consumption are cut green. Then the race starts against the clock. From the harvest through the delivery to the shop resailer, there are only 20 days left. The hands are removed, washed, cut in smaller pieces called clusters, packed in hygienical carton boxes, each of those boxes weighing 18 kg net (40 lb). Very informative. TY

Fade2Black Joined Mon 10/08/07 Posts: 50752	Sun 07/27/08 08:13 AM
I'm out of bananas and I don't want to drive the 25 miles to the grocery store. Is it okay if I have an apple instead? The keep the Doctor away!!! absolutely .. anyway you are ALWAYS a great poster no need to reign you in with 'happy food'