Which nutritive conditions does banana have?
A person nourishment shall be balanced and shall include some basic nutrients, proteins & carbon hydrates.
Banana is rich in starch as it has three types of sugars, which are fructose, sucrose and glucose, and also fiber. Therefore, if you want to recover some energy and want to recover it fast, a banana is all you need and you are done. Banana provides Us with 130 calories each 100 grams, it does not have any protein or fat, therefore, is ideal for children and third age adults. Children may consume it as puree or carry it in their lunchbox. As it is rich in carbohydrates, it stimulates the intellectual coefficient, and then is an excellent element for kids and teenagers in their school years, for its high content of potassium and magnesium.

May we eat banana in the amount we crave?
Is interesting to see a person eating two bananas, as that will be more than enough. A banana provides the sugar needed by the blood. Is rich in starch, but you have to eat it moderately, specially those people that easily gain weight or those people trying to loose weight.
However, that does not mean that you have to eliminate it from your diet. You just have to consume it some times a week. Instead of having an entire banana, it is recommended to have just half of it and combine it with other fruit. For instance, a child or anyone may consume it in a milk shake. Even though banana is good combined with other fruits, it is not with all fruits. Among the compatible fruits are oranges, lemons and pears. Banana has laxative and diuretic abilities and is good to fight back constipation and hemorrhoids.

How many calories do we find in a banana?
A banana has 130 calories each 100 grams, which means, if we compare it with an apple, it only has 10 more calories. Therefore, if an apple is ideal for diet to loose weight, I may order my patients to have half a banana and provide their diets with taste and savor, as banana is fresh, with a delicious and soft smell. Banana is called the health fruit as it contains C,D and E, which are powerful antirust elements. It also has beta carotene and vitamin A, and then it is ideal for women over 40 years old who are looking for a younger skin.

For this last purpose, how shall women consume it?
I would say that in the middle of the morning or the middle of the afternoon. We know that after the first 30's, a hormonal unbalance presents in your organism and, if the person did not eat before, now she eats more without wanting any more weight. Then, to supply those sugar falls, banana is recommended. This is a highly energetic fruit, vital for sportsmen and women nourishment; in fact, many tennis players have a banana one hour before a game. Banana also improves blood circulation, prevents embolism and increases your cardiac rhythm. Another interesting fact is that as it is rich in zinc, it also helps people with hair lost problems.
Banana is rich in pectin, therefore, is useful in patients with treatments against cholesterol. We may add that banana is a rich source of magnesium so it helps turning food into energy and is vital for the transmission of nervous impulses through out all muscles and nerves. That is why sport people, people with high physical development, find their best ally in a banana.

Current Banana News
Banana is the ideal source to provide vitality, it has three natural sugars: sucrose, fructose and glucose, as well as fiber and then, it raise the energy levels immediately. It is worth to mention the presence of vitamins A and C, some minerals like potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron and rich in carbohydrates. Banana has been a very important diet in America.
The Banana Exporters Association of Ecuador, in its last Bananotas edition, qualified this product as the most effective diet for older people and children.
A traditional and typical fruit of America, that occupied an important position in gastronomy during the early 90's, when gourmet cooking replenished, typical dishes in their most artful expressions; colors, aromas and taste, using banana as a base for assembly, sauces, side dishes, garnish; cooked, roasted, fried, flamb?ed, etc.
Currently, new chefs and hose who had provided basis for gastronomy in Ecuador, innovate into what we call our country land gastronomy, with fresh and pure ingredients, creating true paints and sculptures for their guests, who had enjoyed with fascination those delights, and asking for just a little more.