Monday 22 April 2019

The Banana Bunch


I don't usually eat breakfast, which isn't the most healthy way to start the day, but I have taken to starting the morning with a shake comprising a banana, 3 large tablespoons of thick yoghurt and a little milk to thin it out sufficiently for the NutriBullet zuzzer to have an effect.

I used to add some honey, but trials without honey proved it was sweet enough without the added honey, so I dropped that.


Hay suggested using water instead of milk to make it less calorific, which works fine, but then yesterday I added my own twist - the addition of the banana skin. 

It worked a treat. It is a more efficient use of the banana (price), lessens the amount of vegetable waste (neutral, as we compost our veg waste), and gives you plenty of fibre (good for your digestive tract and fills you).

I wouldn't recommend using green banana skins, but fully yellow or ones with brown spots that are starting to go 'over' are ideal - just cut off the 2 ends. Adds a nice colour to the concoction too.


4 comments:

Roger said...

Will bananas still be available when we as it from Europe?

Chairman Bill said...

Roger,

I don't believe they are cultivated in Europe, but they are subject to an FTA negotiated by Europe with various external nations. If we drop out to WTO, then they will be more expensive, but still available.

Roger said...

On a more serious note: Is it true that the WTO rules are not as well thought of or as well respected these days?

Chairman Bill said...

Roger,

That is indeed true. They are a baseline. The whole reason for having FTAs is that WTO is a poor option and any tariffs must apply to all. One can't selectively manipulate the tariffs for any particular trading partner, unless it's via an FTA.