Banana Story

Man cannot survive only on Bananas, potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Banana is richer in some components than in potatoes.

However, potatoes are rich in proteins.

Sweet potatoes are sweeter and rich in Vitamin A (rather carotene).

So the best way to eat is to mix the three in various combinations.

CHNOPS consist of 98% of the living matter and Oxygen is about 55% by weight.

Carbon

Hydrogen 

Nitrogen 

Phosphorus 

Sulfur 

I add Calcium to this list since we are vertebrates

Macro Elements 

Sodium

Potassium 

Chlorine 

Magnesium 

Manganese 

Micro Elements are

Iron

Zinc

Cooper 

There are only  11 elements necessary for living and no food contains all.

Banana can be eaten in many ways but some ways like eating as banana chips is not a healthy way. When banana is cultvatee in excess the excess material id comberted to chips.

Banana is a fruit with low glycaemic index.

Glycaemic Index is the index that measures the availability of sugars or calorie after ingestion.

It is a ranking index.

It measures how quickly sugar is released. It measures how quickly the blood sugar is raised.

Both fiber and fat content may determine the rapid or slow availability of sugars.

Cooking also increases the availability of 

While potatoes are high in GI bananas are low in GI.

Eating potato chips and banana chips is the worst way to consume food. 

Both as a medical student and a medical man I did not know these facts even though I was very much interesed in nutriention. I almost finished a book on Exotic Fruits and Vegetables of Ceylon and an introductory chapter in basic nutrients was considered necessary.

In our time Tuberculosis and Nutritional deficency coexisted. Tuberculosis was called wssting disease and the B. C. G. Vaccines was the only solution to mitigate both nutrition deficiency and devastating illness.

1. Fresh Banana

2. Cooked Banana - Ash Plantain 

3. Banana fritters

4. Banana chips 

5. Banana Toast with bread

6. Add volume to Mixed Fruit Salad

7. Banana with ice cream 

8. Banana in a milk shake 

I cannot think of 10.

9. Forgot Banana Bread in CEYLON at Mesna Tea Center

10. Banana on top of Yoghurt at Kheels

But my favourite was Soursop with vanilla ice cream.