banana girl diet

i eat bananas a little differently than mostpeople. no...not like that. but i do eat the peels and i’ll tell you why you should too! hi it’s emily from bite size vegan and welcome to another vegan nugget. today’s video is bananas! oh god i’m sorry. that was uh..that was unforgivable). but it is about bananas, namely the peel.

banana girl diet, back when i posted my what i eat in a dayvideo, i mentioned that i eat the peels of my bananas and people kind of flipped out. not as much as they did about the lettuce, but they asked what are the reasons behind it, is it beneficial, is it safe to do? now to be honest, this is something i starteddoing just because i liked the taste of it.

it was really only after being asked aboutit that i looked into the benefits of eating the peel. banana peel eating is not very commonin the west, except among primates and, well, ooby. but it is a fairly common practice inasia, though the peels are usually cooked in some manner.now a quick disclaimer: the bite size vegan channel is about all aspects of veganism andvegan living and i firmly believe that anyone can be vegan in any way that works for them.so if you’ve come to this video and are wondering: do all vegans eat banana peels?do i have to eat a banana peel if i want to be vegan? is this their like weird secretritual initiation rite? let me assure you, the way i eat bananas weirds out as many vegansas it does non-vegans.

so here are some of the health benefits ofeating banana peels. and just a note- this information was gleaned from less than scholarlyresearch so take it with a grain of salt to an extent. you’ll notice i’ll be saying“studies have found” or "have shown" without citing those particular studies. this is becausethe sources i was able to find, though some were written by doctors, did cite the originalstudies themselves. okay, my nerd note is over- lets get on with the peel eatin’ benefits!#1it can raise your mood- studies have shown that banana peels contain tryptophan, an essentialamino acid and a precursor to serotonin, your brain’s happy hormone. #2 lower your cholesterol-banana peels are loaded with soluble and insoluble fiber. soluble fiber has been proven througha myriad of studies to lower your levels of

low density lipoprotein (ldl), the “bad”cholesterol. #3 helps you poop!- again this has to do with the fiber content…and i thinkthat one’s pretty self-explanatory. #4 helps you maintain a healthy weight- because youpooped! oh and because soluble fiber helps you stay full. but also the pooping thing.#5 blast of antioxidants- "antioxidant" is quite the health craze buzzword credited witheverything from preventing cell damage to reversing aging to causing unicorns and stardustto secret from your pores. in reality an “antioxidant” is not a substance; it’s a behavior. anycompound that can donate electrons and counteract free radicals has antioxidant properties.and they are a good thing and they do prevent cell damage. banana peels are rich in polyphenolsand carotenoids, which are phytochemicals

with antioxidant properties. and #6 save youreyeballs- banana peels contain lutein, another carotenoid with antioxidant properties. it’sknown to reduce oxidative stress and neutralize free radical to various organs, includingyour skin, but also provides nutritional sustenance to your eyes. lutein reduces the risk of maculardegeneration and cataracts, filters out harmful uv rays, and protects your eyes from freeradical damage. so with all that compelling information, letme show you just how i eat banana peels. i like to take a bite of the flesh, and theni mix it with a little bit of the peel. now you can just kinda nibble on the stringy stuffthat lines the peel or you can actually eat the entire peel itself, which i find is reallygood when they're really ripe. and a quick

note: do not do this if you're not eatingorganic bananas. conventional bananas are going to have a lot of crap on the peel andyou do not want to eat those. only eat the peel with organic bananas. now to me, thisis a delicious way to eat bananas. it might not be fore everyone, but you can go aheadand give it a try. now i'm going to go eat the rest of my bananas. now if you don’twant to eat your banana peels, don’t throw them away! there are all kinds of cool thingsyou can do with banana peels and i’ll tell you all about them in another upcoming vegannugget, which will also be bananas. i'm sorry, i just can't stop. i hope you enjoyed this lil’ nugget on nanapeels. if you did, hit the like button and

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