Banana is a fruit that helps to cope with stress and improves mood, gives a boost of energy, saturates the body with vitamins and minerals. Moreover, this nutritious product can be used as the main ingredient in various dishes - from dessert to side dish.
How to eat a banana
In everyday life, it is quite easy to cope with a banana - just peel it with your hands and eat it, biting off a piece. But at ceremonial receptions, this fruit, according to the rules of etiquette, should be used in a slightly different way.
So, if a banana is served peeled and cut into pieces, it is enough to chop it with a fork and send it to your mouth. From large slices, you should cut off smaller ones, which will be convenient for chewing. And unpeeled banana pieces should first be peeled off with a knife and fork in your plate.
In what form can you eat a banana
It is especially useful to eat fresh bananas, as in this form they retain all vitamins and minerals. They can be a great breakfast for children and adults, as well as a snack, because these fruits quickly fill and provide a natural burst of energy, as they contain fructose, glucose and sucrose.
The ideal energy breakfast is whole-grain cereal or oatmeal with fresh banana chunks.
Fresh bananas can also be used to prepare various desserts or cocktails. They can also be added to fruit and berry salad, sweet cereals, sweets, or various pastries: pies, muffins, puddings and other products.
No less interesting is the banana side dish, which can be served with both meat and fish dishes. To prepare it, peel a couple of bananas from the peel, cut into large pieces, sprinkle with your favorite types of pepper, roll in an egg and bread crumbs. Then fry in olive oil until golden brown.
And in Cuba, local chefs offer visitors to restaurants with banana fries, which can be used as an appetizer to Cuban rum or alcoholic cocktails based on it.
Useful properties of a banana
Bananas are among the leaders in the amount of such important trace elements as potassium and magnesium. That is why it is useful to use them to strengthen the cardiovascular system and normalize the water-salt balance in the body. They also help oxygenate the brain and increase sexual desire in both men and women.
Thanks to their fiber content, bananas improve digestion and help relieve constipation. They also increase the level of hemoglobin in the blood, relieve heartburn, have a calming effect, lift your mood and prevent you from sinking into depression.
