Why do bananas upset my stomach!

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Permalink Reply by Sweetfruitlover on December 10, 2010 at 3:08am

Maybe you're not letting them get ripe enough. When they're ripe, they're usually really easy to digest, but until then they're a bit starchy. Let them get a bit freckled with brown spots and start to smell sweet, and try them at that stage. Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Melinda White on December 10, 2010 at 3:21am

Thanks for your help! I thought I was waiting long enough because they do have brown spots on them, not like it's really ripe, but some on them and you can smell the sweetness on them where they don't smell green! I'm not having problems digesting them either! So I don't know maybe their just starting to ripen and just aren't ripe enough! Thanks again for your help!

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Permalink Reply by Melinda White on December 10, 2010 at 3:47am

Thanks, I'll remember that! I've been raw for the past 11 years, but I've been back and forth. I've had a hard time getting enough fruit in me because the bananas started making me sick! Thanks for your help, I hope your right!

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Permalink Reply by Melinda White on December 10, 2010 at 4:17am

Thanks because I was wondering about that! I'm having a hard time ripening my bananas right now! In order for me to get them to ripen good I have to have them in the living room! Our kitchen is right by a door to the back yard we use to let our dogs out and if the bananas are in the kitchen during this time of year they won't ripen! I'm buying alot more bananas now then when I did during the summer to try to have enough bananas ripe for me in advance and it's hard!! The bananas I've been eating look like they're ripe, smell like they're ripe, but don't taste like it!
Would you have any tips for me on ripening my bananas? Thanks for your help!

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Permalink Reply by Melinda White on December 10, 2010 at 4:38am

Thanks, I have a space heater and maybe I can get some paper bags at walmart!

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Permalink Reply by Chuckster on December 10, 2010 at 4:34am

What about organic vs freetrade vs conventional?

I hear you about ripening. I don't have a house heater, only a space heater next to my desk in the work room.

The good thing about slow ripening bananas is they don't go bad before you finish them. But, now I need two boxes ripening at different stages while eating the third.

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Permalink Reply by Melinda White on December 14, 2010 at 1:06am

  Your right!  It's easier eating them before they go bad during the winter!  During the summer I have to by them more often so I don't buy too much at one time!  If I buy the same amount during the summer as I do during the winter about half of them I would be putting in the trash!  I found out how to get my bananas ripe now!  I'm taking my bananas up stairs in my house, they ripen over night that way!  I'm doing great now!!! 

Thanks for everyone's support and help!!!

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Permalink Reply by Leafy Green Jack on December 14, 2010 at 4:09am

you can't, because you've upped your standard, you'll just have to upgrade to less sugary fruits, like coconut water, grapefruit (which is an acid fruit so i dunno). or better yet alkaline leafy greens. which means no sugar rush, which means no sickness or acidification.

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Permalink Reply by Melinda White on December 18, 2010 at 1:42am

  Thanks for your info!  It's just hard finding other fruits during the winter that tastes good!  Where I live, I don't have much to choose from!  The fruits around here are mostly picked to early and they don't ripen too good!  So I might have to find some I can afford to order!  Anyway it's just hard getting enough fruit carbs in me eating fruits like that as my main fruits!  That's why I stick to mostly banansas!  Another thing I have to watch is I have hypoglycemia and bananas help me with that!  If I don't get enough fruit carbs then my blood sugar drops too low and I can have mild seizures if I don't watch it!  So I just make alot of smoothies with bananas and spinach!  It helps cut down on the sweetness for me!  Thanks for your help and have a great day!

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Permalink Reply by Isa on December 18, 2010 at 2:14am

I've experienced the same with bananas and my wholesaler has said bananas do not ripen well in the cold.  I make sure I drink water before I have a banana smoothie and also adding lemon or lime juice gives them a more pleasant taste. I'm having a break from bananas at the mo and have replaced them with very ripe persimons, which are delicious blended with medjool dates and fairly high in calories.  Good to vary things up.

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