If you are concerned about your health or the environment, then you may wonder how to know if bananas are chemically ripened. Do chemically ripened bananas look or taste any different? What chemicals are used in the ripening process? Can the chemicals be harmful? Should you wash your bananas, just …
If you want to make your dessert more interesting, you may be wondering, how do you add bananas to Jello? We all know that bananas go brown very quickly, does that happen when they are in Jello? And because they are a very soft fruit, are the banana slices going …
If you have ever seen these fruit side by side, you may be wondering how you tell a plantain from a banana. They do look pretty much the same, after all. Are they grown in different countries? Do they taste the same? Do they have the same nutritional value? Let’s …
If you have allergies, perhaps you may have wondered, why can I eat plantains and not bananas? After all, they look pretty similar, so presumably, they are from the same fruit family. So, why would bananas cause an allergic reaction, but plantains have no effect? Can you swap one for …
When expecting a baby, food safety is a big concern, and you may be wondering, can you eat Banoffee Pie when pregnant? Does it contain any ingredients that have bacteria and might put your baby at risk? Dairy food can often be an issue when pregnant, and of course, Banoffee …