Eat Your Banana's.."The Whole Banana"

Isn't that the truth!  I'd have to like bananas a whole lot more than i do right now for me to boil a banana, eat the inside and the peeling, and then drink the water i boiled it in.

I'd much rather eat a Krispy Kreme donut.

I agree with you about Dr.Oz.I used to love him.I thought he actually helps people.But not really on how fast he goes through his show.

 As an intern for "Mem"s (short for Mehmet_Oz his real name) show for 7 months 2 yrs. ago , I can honestly say that when the show first started he was definately concerned in helping people. Though I wasn't privy to upper "staff" meetings I did spend sometimes endless hours with/around Mem. and the other prod/directer's and toward the end of my internshhip I saw alot of "pressure" from "H.Q." to direct writers,etc to start promoting certain "things" that they didn't feel comfortable with. When I still watch current episodes I can tell (as I am sure most people can)  which products,herbs, etc he really likes. But, yes as his "job" {he does have a family like many of us to provide for} he has to do/say things he's not comfortable with {as most of us also do at our jobs}. With this said , I still feel the majority of what he promotes is positive and don't think he would do/say anything to harm anyone. Watch how his body movement and attitude is during his show and you can tell which ones he really likes....sad but true

so do you eat the peel after boiling it, or just the 'tea'

Anne

I spent about a year in Saipan (Micronesia)...We were raising our own bananas.  When they didn't produce fruit anymore, we would chop the plant down and feed it to the pigs.  Tasting the plant, it tasted the same as the fruit.  I think in some parts of the world they eat the plants...

dosen't boiling the water kill the chemicals?

Boiling the water will kill germs, but it won't get rid of the chemicals.  If you want to try this, follow the previous posters' advice and use the organic.

The banana peel is very fibrous and thus dangerous for a WLS person to eat. 

IMHO--Dr. Oz is a quack and a scam artist who ought to lose his license for giving bad medical information to the public. The man is dangerous.

Guess I should call the nutritionist at the wls clinic first before posting this stuff then from now on..My Bad..I'll make that call on Monday for sure.....thanks for the input..PeaceV Wendy

HA!  I think Nuts might even beat Dr. Oz is really bad dietary advice for bariatric patients. ;o)