If you are given a banana and an orange to choose from; which fruit would you choose to eat?

Answer 1

I just read this article about bananas so I think I would choose the banana.

A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression "going bananas" is from the effects of bananas on the brain. Read on:

Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!
This is interesting.
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.

Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and sub! stantial boost of energy.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to ! beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain po! wer. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist lea rning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try e ating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bi! tes: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at wor k leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar le vels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand ,! for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal. < BR>
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's wate! r balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby red ucing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in The New En gland Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its! time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

Answer 2

Banana

Answer 3

Both great fruits.. it's a toughie.. If my stomach was acidic I would choose the banana otherwise it would of course be the orange as it's more juicy and a bit more spark of flavour than a banana has! As for peeling oranges or bananas
if bananas aren't rip enough they can be just as hard as peeling some oranges. I select the puffier oranges as they are easier to peel but a tiny bit of taste is sacrificed for the puffiness and easy of peeling!

Answer 4

Orange

Answer 5

Orange

Answer 6

I would choose a banana, as it also contains magnesium which I have heard gives you brain power. Also l feel the banana fills you up more than an orange would

Answer 7

An Orange- a peppy fruit with great taste and colour and good for u. And also ask if i can have the banana in the night.

Answer 8

orange because of the vitamin c

banana because of the potassium

and a different banana at night. lol

Answer 9

Don't worry about him wasting food- if he tried it...it wasn't a waste! I just heard that it sometimes takes up to 20 tries for one to acquire a taste to a food. I have a friend who has a picky child, and when the child asks for a grape for example, the mom says, "No! You don't like grapes!" Then when the mom gives in and the child doesn't like it she says, "See! I told you you didn't like them!" In my opinion this is NOT the best way to handle it. Recently I was finding that my children were becoming more picky. I started cooking different meals that they have never had every night of the week. This forces them to practice trying new things. If you make the meal particularly "bland" (hehe)... then the sweet orange for desert (IF they eat all of the main dish:) will be scrumptious to them!

Answer 10

Banana - I always admired this fruit because it is the primary diet of gorillas and they are so strong.

Bananas are great because they reduce cramping, they are loaded with potassium and calcium, I like -ium's

Answer 11

Well if I had some peanut butter to put on the bananna, I would chose the bananna, otherwise I would have to go with a juicy orange.