Going Bananas for Organic Fruit

Whoever says bananas are the perfect fruit, I have to agree with them. I love bananas. I love everything about them, their taste, their smell, that cute little package they come in. They contain every single one of the eight amino-acids our body cannot produce itself, in addition to being a good source of fiber, potassium and vitamin C. Plus they have serotonin, so no wonder they make me so happy.

Turns out I am not alone on this one: Bananas are the top selling fruit in the United States, even though they are not grown here!

The best banana, in my book, is one that’s still just a tiny bit green. Just ripe enough but not mushy yet. Yum! And of course, it has got to be organic.

As you probably know, bananas are grown primarily in Honduras, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Colombia and Peru. And to be shipped here in 40-pound boxes, sometimes the bananas are packed with a chemical called Thiabendazole, which can cause dizziness, nausea and vomiting in the short term and may damage the brain and nervous system in the long term.

I’m guessing that all those people who feed mashed up bananas to their newborn babies aren’t aware of that!

So I always buy organic bananas, grown and shipped the healthy way, which is better for me, better for the workers and better for the Earth.

And as long as we’re on the subject, please check out the many delicious recipes for everything from banana soup to an anti-aging skin mask made from bananas here. So whatever bananas you don’t eat, you can always use on your skin!

Saving the Earth, one organic banana peel at a time.

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Kenneth D.

11:29AM PDT on Mar 22, 2012

thanks

send a green star

MarilynBusy F.

4:16PM PDT on Mar 21, 2012

Support organics!

Sandy E.

2:37PM PST on Mar 1, 2012

GO ORGANIC!

Michele W.

12:04PM PST on Mar 1, 2012

Thank you

Brenda T.

2:16AM PST on Mar 1, 2012

Thankyou.

3:28AM PDT on Jul 2, 2011

I understand there were two trees in the garden. One was a caramel apple tree and the other was an organic apple... Tree of Life.

Eve couldn't stay on her diet. Too bad.

There's a poll for you!

Which tree would you have eaten from, the caramel apple tree or the organic apple tree? Yes or No

If you do not like apples and you do not eat sugar that doesn't matter. Choose yes or no or you cannot advance to the next poll to make butterfly points to feed an abandoned kitty if you do not answer yes or no.

Jon T.

7:21AM PDT on Jun 29, 2011

Try to find fairtrade bananas too, so that the workers get a better deal with their wages and investment in the community as well.

KS G.

5:16AM PDT on Jun 29, 2011

Thanks for the article.

Bon L.

6:02AM PDT on Mar 24, 2011

Thanks for the info.

rosemary w.

9:05AM PST on Jan 13, 2011

i have GOT to seriously commit to eatING as much organic as i can despite the cost. i know that every time i give in because of cost or because of inconvenience, i am supporting the "bad guys", the big food and agriculture industries. it's only good, and only in the short run,for those making all the money at the expense of the consumer, the workers, the small farmers, the farm animals the native wild plants and animals that make up a healthy biodiversity...who did i miss?