Goodness of Banana for Health and Things You Rarely See About Banana

Banana is good for energy. Your energy is depleted when you are hungry. One or two of the mid-size will be enough to fill up your belly. Banana brownies recipe is included.

Figure 1. Banana is good for our health. Image from naturalhealthreport.net

The word “banana” – what is the first thing that comes into your mind? How does your body, especially your mouth, react to it?

If I mentioned to you lemon, lime or oranges most likely your saliva will start to flow. Due to its sourness.

But a banana? Any reaction? Most likely will not, right?

Unless you are super hungry and suddenly you see a banana sold on a rack. Or someone offers it to you. Chances are you will grab it.

Because banana is good for energy and your energy is depleted when hungry. One or two of the mid-size will be enough to fill up your belly. Especially if you are a small guy of 50-60 kg in weight.

Figure 2. Maria Sharaphova with a banana during a break. Image from Google.

And that’s is why some athletes (like Maria Sharaphova above) take along with them some banana when they are on a mission. It is easy and convenient to bring along.

High in carbohydrate content, banana also rich minerals and vitamins. Manganese, Potassium, Tyrosine, Vitamin B-6, Vitamin C, Iron are found in banana. All these are good for your health and help you to keep going.

For further detail and explanation why banana is good for you, especially if you are an athletes or someone doing a labor intensive job, read here “How Can Bananas Help Athletes?” and “Many Different Vitamins in Banana”.

Banana as an Ingredient for Cake

I am sure there are many of you who like to eat banana cake, brownies, pudding, or muffins. The 2 pictures below is a banana muffin and is names as “Kek Pisang Berhantu.”

Literally it means “A Ghostly Banana Cake.”

The seller may mean that it tastes so good that you cannot ever forget it. You will come back to buy it as your taste bud will never allow you to forget it. The taste just haunts you until you go and get it for another round.

Figure 3. Banana Muffin - Kek Pisang Berhantu. Image by Mayee Nazrich.

Figure 4. Banana Muffin - Kek Pisang Berhantu. Image by Mayee Nazrich.

Cake Made from a Ripe Banana

Figure 5. Image source: Left, Middle, Right

The images above are brownies (left) and cakes of different type made from banana. Click at the source if you like to know more about it such as the ingredients.

Since I like banana brownies so much and for your convenient, the recipe is copied here from the source: - Peanut Butter Banana Brownies.

Recipe of Banana Brownies for 8 Servings

Ingredients:-
• 2 ripe bananas
• 1 cup sugar (200 g)
• ½ cup unsalted butter, melted, plus 1 tablespoon (130 g)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¾ cup flour (95 g)
• ¼ cup cocoa powder, plus 1 tablespoon (40 g)
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup creamy peanut butter (120 g)

Preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. In a bowl, use a fork to mash the bananas.
3. Add the sugar, ½ cup (115 g) of butter, and vanilla, and whisk until combined.
4. Add the flour, salt, and cocoa powder, and whisk until fully incorporated.
5. Use the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter to grease a 23x23 cm baking tray.
6. Use the remaining 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder to dust every side of the baking tray.
7. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
8. Use a spoon to add dollops of peanut butter on top of the batter.
9. Use a butter knife to swirl the peanut butter into the brownie batter.
10. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the center no longer jiggles when the pan is shaken.
11. Allow brownies to cool completely before cutting.