Wednesday, June 12, 2013

A-Peeling

In the April/May 2013 issue of the AARP Magazine there was an article about David Murdock, who says that "anyone who wants to live past 100 can do it".  He thinks that healthy eating is the key.

Halfway through the article I learned that he consumes every bit of a fruit or vegetable--he eats celery leaves and cucumber skins, and throws banana peels and pineapple leaves into the blender for smoothies.

HOLD. THE. PHONE.   Banana peels?!?  Pineapple leaves?!?   Monkeys might eat the entire banana, but not people.

But I have to admit that after I read the article, every time I ate a banana the thought crossed my mind.  Yesterday I was making a smoothie for breakfast.  I poured yogurt into a container, added a large handful of greens on top, and grabbed a ripe banana from the rack on the counter.  On a whim I cut the banana's ends off, chunked it up skin and all and added it to the container, then used my stick blender to puree everything together.

My blender isn't powerful enough to pulverize everything; there were still green specks scattered throughout the drink, but no signs of banana peel.  I couldn't taste anything different, either. Twenty-four hours have now passed without any ill effects from my unusual smoothie add-in..  I don't think I'm ready to start consuming my banana peels on a regular basis, though, and I'll certainly be holding off on those pineapple leaves.  For now.

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9 comments:

  1. As long as your insides don't slip and fall...

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  2. Although I agree about eating healthy stuff, I'm not about to start eating banana peels. I don't eat apple cores either, but I do juice them. Same thing with stems of certain greens. The whole thing goes into the juicer. More produce, less meat, and I think we will all live healthier lives.

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    1. I've seen that you've made some very interesting juices lately!

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  3. Interesting! I've never heard of this, but it kind of makes sense since that is the part of the banana that may have even more fiber in it.

    I'll consider it when I make my next smoothie. Thanks for the heads up!

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    1. I'm always amazed at what I learn from that magazine!

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  4. Hmmm you're a tad bit braver than I am Kathy, interesting theory but I think I'll pass.

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