Banana

Green bananas are full of something called resistant starch. It acts like insoluble fiber, which is the kind that can help keep your bowels working… Read More »Which Type Of Banana Is Good For Stomach?

In some cases, yes. It may lower your exposure to chemicals and artificial ingredients. In others, it may not be healthier than buying conventionally grown… Read More »Do You Really Need To Buy Organic?

Read below to see the 12 fruits and vegetables that the EWG recommends that you buy organic, beginning with the most contaminated food. Strawberries. Strawberry… Read More »What Foods Are Most Important To Buy Organic?

Organic items worth buying if money is no object: Asparagus, avocados, bananas, bread, broccoli, cauliflower, cereals, sweet corn, kiwi, mangos, oils, onions, papaya, pasta, pineapples,… Read More »What Is Actually Worth Buying Organic?

Your Body and GMOs One area that draws a lot of attention is whether these GMO plants and the foods that contain them are safe… Read More »How Harmful Are Gmos?

Yes. There is no evidence that a crop is dangerous to eat just because it is GM. There could be risks associated with the specific… Read More »Is It Safe To Eat Gmo Fruits?

Bananas were brought to the Americas by Spanish explorers in the 1500s. The first banana shoot is thought to be planted in the islands of… Read More »When Did Bananas Come To South America?

Through trade, slavery, and colonization, the plantains found new homes in the Western Hemisphere. History tells us that plantains are indigenous to equator-bordering lands in… Read More »How Did Plantains Get To Latin America?

Bananas are indigenous to Asia and The Middle East. They were brought to the new world in the 15th and 16th century. Banana plantations started… Read More »Are Bananas Indigenous To Central America?

This gene, known as RGA2, was transplanted into the genome of the Cavendish banana by a technique known as transgenesis. The result was a genetically… Read More »Is The Cavendish Banana Gmo?