Re: How ripe is ripe enough in bananas?

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

I usually go with lots of black spots and no green on the stems.

What I really have noticed though, is that sometimes they get black

spots and have a bit of green left on the stem anyway. Then I go by

the smell. If it smells " green " to me, I save it for my husband!

You can't go wrong giving them fully brown bananas, though, as long

as they will eat them!

Sue (From Pickering)

Mom to , 4, formerly? ASD, SCD 10 months+

> Hi folks,

>

> Quick question here as we work to get all illegals out of our

> daughter's diet: How ripe is ripe enough in bananas? I know that

> you're supposed to wait until they have black spots -- does that

> mean a few black spots with no green on the stem, or does it mean

> ripe enough for banana bread? This is causing some hardship in

our

> household, as our daughter craves bananas, we both love them, and

> between the three of us we keep eating them before they ripen to

the

> banana bread stage. Please let me know what's legal!

>

> TIA,

>

> J.C.

[Guest guest]

The riper the better (more starch is converted to simple sugar as

they ripen). However, in practicality, the technical answer from

BTVC is no green at the tips, well speckled with black spots,

inside soft enough to mash easily.

I usually don't wait until they are all black.

I know of one mom who said she could tell from her son's behavior if

the banana was not ripe enough (I can't)

You get into the habit of buying bananas on almost every trip to the

store, find a place to keep them, keep a rotation.

You can freeze them once they get to the right ripeness, so MORE is

better than less. (peel first, wrap in plastic, put in freezer

bag. If you cut in half and put a stick in each half they are like

freeze pops)

-- Sue, mom to Adam and

> Hi folks,

>

> Quick question here as we work to get all illegals out of our

> daughter's diet: How ripe is ripe enough in bananas? I know that

> you're supposed to wait until they have black spots -- does that

> mean a few black spots with no green on the stem, or does it mean

> ripe enough for banana bread? This is causing some hardship in

our

> household, as our daughter craves bananas, we both love them, and

> between the three of us we keep eating them before they ripen to

the

> banana bread stage. Please let me know what's legal!

>

> TIA,

>

> J.C.

[Guest guest]

J.C. -

We've been there too. My son loves bananas and I allow him to have 3 a day.

They are very popular with other family members also, so I buy bananas EVERY

time I go to the store. If I get to where I have too many ripe ones, I either

stick them in the freezer for smoothies or banana popsicles or I cut them up

and stick them in my dehydrator for banana chips.

We no longer use our bread drawer for bread. It is now our banana drawer!

Zachary 4.4 ASD? SCD 4 months