Tuesday, May 15, 2007

72. Food Diary

apple juice
Porridge

Black decaf
2 figs

fruit smoothie
apple
Prawn salad, with avacado

Green tea
Banana

beetroot
half red pepper

apple
baked potato, chilli made with pork mince

camomile tea

1 litre of water

71. Bananas

When you compare a banana to an apple, it has 4 times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, 3 times the phosphorus, 5 times the vitamin A and iron, and twice as many other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around.

A medium banana contains:
86 calories
1 gram of protein
3 grams of dietary fiber,
467 mg Potassium
43 mg Magnesium
27 mg Phosphorus
7 mg Calcium
1.3 mg Selenium
0.4 mg Iron
Also trace amounts of zinc, manganese and copper
95 IU Vitamin A
11 mg Vitamin C
22.5 mcg Folate (needed during pregnancy)
0.7mcg Vitamin B6
0.6 mg Niacin
0.31 mg Pantothenic Acid
0.67 IU Vitamin E

I try to eat at least one banana a day, but actually I should probably be eating more. They are so good for you, they can help with such things as:
Anemia,
Depression,
High Blood Pressure,
Constipation,
Hangovers,
Warts,
Sunburn,
Mosquito Bites
Improved Concentration,
Morning sickness,
Nerves
PMS
Help to give up smoking
Stress
Strokes