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Michelle Freda Michelle Freda Horticulturists say banana was “Earth’s First Fruit” Banana plants have been in cultivation since the time of recorded.

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3 Horticulturists say banana was “Earth’s First Fruit” Banana plants have been in cultivation since the time of recorded history One of the first records of bananas dates back to Alexander the Great's conquest of India where he first discovered bananas in 327 B.C. http://www.eatmorebananas.com/facts/history.htm http://www.eatmorebananas.com/facts/history.htm

4 Banana Statistics Comparing banana consumption : 13kg per person per year in USA. Second Top fruit after citrus fruits. http://www.bonanza.ec/around/consume/

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6 The Good This food is very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Potassium and Manganese, and a very good source of Vitamin B6. Full of Proteins and Sugar as great source of energy! http://www.nutritiondata.com/caloric-ratio- pyramid.htmlhttp://www.nutritiondata.com/caloric-ratio- pyramid.html

7 Potassium Importance -Essential for the manufacture of growth protein -Repairs damages to lean body mass caused by low-protein, low-fat dieting. -If you feel exhausted all the time you are probably potassium depleted. -Potassium is essential for muscle strength. http://www.opinions3.com/potassium.htm

8 How Banana Ripens Green -Not Ripe -Starchy -Not sweet Yellow -Ripe -Sweet -More fructose Brown -Best for cooking -All glucose and Fructose

9 Urban Legend An urban legend states that the dried skin of the banana fruit is hallucinogenic when smoked.

10 Dessert vs. Cooking Bananas Dessert- Yellow and fully ripe when eaten Cooking bananas/ plantains- Green and not ripe. Cooking bananas are very similar to potatoes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananas

11 -Top Left is the baby Banana -The Top Middle is the Red Banana -Top Right is the Plantain Banana -Bottom Middle is the Cavendish Banana http://www.hormel.com/templates/ knowledge/knowledge.asp?/catitem =114&id=817 http://www.hormel.com/templates/ knowledge/knowledge.asp?/catitem =114&id=817

12 Dehydrated slices of banana, covered with sugar. Crispy and have a sweet taste. Variants of banana chips may be covered with chocolate. Good Dessert!!!

13 Baked Bananas-Fried Bananas-Dried Bananas http://www.hormel.com/templates/knowledge/knowledge.asp?/catitem=114&id=817 http://www.hormel.com/templates/knowledge/knowledge.asp?/catitem=114&id=817

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16 Reference Page International Banana Association http://www.eatmorebananas.com/ Hormel Foods “All About Bananas” http://www.hormel.com Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananas Caloric Ratio Pyramid - http://www.nutritiondata.com/caloric-ratio-pyramid.html http://www.nutritiondata.com/caloric-ratio-pyramid.html Potassium Information http://www.opinions3.com/potassium.htm Banana Statistics http://www.bonanza.ec/around/consume/

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