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I was told that bananas were a no, but I love bananas and I've eaten one the last two mornings. Does anyone else eat them?

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I've seen where some people have problems with bananas, and they are high in carbs, but I eat them sometimes. I love bananas and if I crave one, I eat one. I have never had any issues with getting stuck with them, and I feel full after a half of one. Good luck to you!

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I was told that bananas were a no' date=' but I love bananas and I've eaten one the last two mornings. Does anyone else eat them?[/quote']

Often times they're the only fruit I can eat

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i eat them all the time with no problems, just can only eat a half of one. Why did your Dr say no bananas ? Just curious..........

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I don't have any problems with them but I don't eat them too often.

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Not me....too much sugar...

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I usually do not eat them straight up as I am not a huge fan. What I do is put one in my vanilla shake to make smoothy. 1 cup of body fortress whey powder, 80z simply smart milk, 1 banana and a bit of ice and blend. 36 grams of Protein in that shake :-)

Bananas are a great source of potassium and helps keep the charlie horses away...

edit: 8oz not 80 ;-)

Edited by Jim1967

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My fill nurse says to stay away from them once you have good restriction as they are Gummy and can possibly cause an obstruction. I like them and until I got good restriction, had no problems. Once I hit the green zone though, I noticed its harder to get them to go down so I limit them.

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I eat a half maybe once a week in a smoothie.

I put it in the freezer and blenderize it with a orange yogurt/ 1oz sf pineapple syrup/.5 oz sf cocnut syrup/ 3 oz almond milk/ 1 scoop vanilla protein/ a little ice

Yummy

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In a smoothie.... Yes.

Plain,,,,no. Sits in my pouch too long and give me heartburn. Although that might change after hiatal hernia surgery.

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I ate them the first year, then they started getting stuck..so they are on my bye-bye list.

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At Pink Dahlia - I was told they would get stuck. I haven't eaten them until yesterday and today. I missed them, and since I really don't have any restriction yet, I thought why not. I had no problem, but I guess I shouldn't chance it.

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I'm at restriction and can eat bananas but I don't particually like them.

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I put 1/2 a banana in my smoothie. I love bananas but feel bad about the carbs/sugar. I have eaten (tried) one raw but it quickly becomes painful. So just the smoothie. I find they halp with the whey flavor.

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