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Banana. There are innumerable ways to eat them. You can slices them, dice, dice, crushes. You can throw them in a pie or an English cream. You can put them in Granola, onCrepesor under the yogurt. You can also eat them with the whole and all of all.

Wait.What?!

Yes, it may seem totally banana, but, according toSusie Burrell, a top dietitian in Australia and the author ofLose weight fast andLosing the last 5 kilos, Skins and all are supermailers. As she recently saidThe sunBanana skins can help you lose weight and sleep better and even (maybe) give you a shiny skin.

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"Specifically, you will increase your overall [fiber] content of at least 10% because a lot of food fiber can be found in the banana's skin," she saidThe sun. "You will get nearly 20% more vitamin B6 and more than 20% more vitamin C and you will increase your potassium and magnesium intake."

Vitamin B6 isthought Be essential for "skin development and maintenance", while magnesium is considered a role played a role in sleep quality and duration.Potassium can help keep your heart strong and healthy, andvitamin C Can help fight free radicals, thwart stress hormones and increase your mood.

Now we will not reproach you from this claim with a good dose of skepticism. Burrell does not quote a single study to support its claim and research on the nutritional benefits of banana peelings is not exactly a major area.

Yet this statement is not entirely unfounded. According to a 2016 study published in theJournal of Immunology SearchThe banana skins are rich in food fiber, potassium and polyunsaturated fats. And, according to a 2011 study published inApplied biochemistry and biotechnology, non-mature banana thresholds have higher antioxidant levels than ripe, indicating that beneficial nutrients are actually present.

There is an added advantage: once you do not need a dietitian or a study or group of scientists to talk to you about: Eating banana peels reduces food waste. Andit's Something we can all get behind.

Now, there is only the question of eating a banana skin. First, make sure to wash all bananas before eating because you consume the outside of the fruit, where the germs come together and you will want to be sure it is clean.

Burrell writes on his blog that "... Kitchen The skin to soften that this will help break down some of the walls of the cell in the skin, helping to make nutrients easily absorbed."

Next,Whip your blender To mix the skin in a smoothie, which is the easiest way to add it to your routine.