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15 Surprising Uses for Bananas

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15 Surprising Uses for Bananas

 

Sure, most of us love to enjoy bananas for breakfast or, perhaps, a snack. But bananas have so much more going for them than just a delicious and nutritious treat. In fact, so many of the reasons bananas are great for other things beside eating has to do with their nutrients! Click through for clever ways to use bananas to tackle everything from insect bites to aphids.

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Katie Waldeck

Katie is a freelance writer focused on pets, food and women’s issues. A Chicago native and longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Katie now lives in Oakland, California.

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3:20PM PDT on Jun 19, 2013

Thanks.

12:41PM PDT on Jun 16, 2013

I'm going to have one right now. Thanks.

6:06PM PDT on Jun 4, 2013

thank you for all the suggestions, will try it out on the aphids and my hair...LOL

11:25AM PDT on May 19, 2013

Lots of new ideas here.

6:21PM PDT on May 18, 2013

Thanks for BANANA

9:21PM PDT on May 16, 2013

This is a Keeper! I had no clue...the one about the teeth threw me for a loop though since after I ate a banana my teeth felt like the enamel was coming off. Thanks for this and it will travel!

6:48PM PDT on Apr 21, 2013

Thank you :)

2:22AM PDT on Apr 18, 2013

Thanks for the knowledge

12:34AM PDT on Apr 11, 2013

Great ideas.Thanks for sharing

2:53AM PDT on Apr 3, 2013

Also toss a few new skins into the middle of your Elk Horn Fern or Stag Ferns and watch it grow madly. They love Bananas.

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