Banana vs Mango Smoothies for Polyphenol Absorption
How can you mediate the phytonutrient-destroying enzyme in avocados, bananas, and mushrooms?
The mushroom video I mentioned is Is It Safe to Eat Raw Mushrooms? ( ), and here is the breakfast recipe: Cran-Chocolate Pomegranate BROL Bowl ( ).
If you’re interested, check out my Bananas in Smoothies ( ) live presentation with Q&A from last November.
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I want to see more Gregor in the kitchen videos!!!
I blend fresh banana, pineapple and mango together and freeze into “sticks” for easy use in breakfast smoothies. When combined together they don’t go noticeably brown in the freezer, although it’s worth pointing out the freezer tray is covered to minimise air contact. This might help others 😊
Switched the Banana with my Berries for Mango with berries or just berries.
Still mixing a Banana into my super lentils-fruit bowl every day
Can i have the recipe???😊
Frozen mango is good but not as cheap and not as sweet as bananas. But it’s a reasonable substitute. If I had the time/energy, I’d experiment with cooking + freezing bananas.
Freezing bananas is a wonderful practice for refreshing ice-cold smoothies, as well as, delicious, thick, raw vegan ice cream.
It’s really easy. I roast them and freeze them, and have been doing it because they’re delicious that way.
Interesting! Roasting bananas would solve the enzyme problem that doctor Greger mentioned.
You can buy frozen banana slices.
It’s reassuring because that’s what I do. In my banana and berry smoothie, I add the juice of a lemon and an orange. Then I eat the smoothie without waiting.
So… When is the best time to eat a banana?
@@eng.miroslavmanahilov1944 whenever your body tells you that you’d like a banana lmao
@@Cliodhna-z1i , I am not a hippy, bro. I min-max life.
@@eng.miroslavmanahilov1944 then clearly you haven’t done blood tests nor spoken to endocrinologists or dietologists..
@@eng.miroslavmanahilov1944 when it’s got brown spots on the peel.
why is the avocado in the one study so high in PPO and in the other one at 37? also the pear is so different
😅 Thanx but what if I microwave my banana and out but without the lemon juice would the heat alone be enough?
I love this channel!
I now usually make a green smoothy with tofu, kale or other greens, flax seed, few chopped dates, banana and almond milk to blend. Since I no longer put berries in it, does the banana reduce any of the other ingredients? Then I eat berries a different time of the day.
Would microwaving a banana before the smoothie work in killing the enzymes?
So what if you just ate the banana a little later or earlier?
I don’t even know why bananas are the most popular fruit in America. I’ve never eaten one banana and felt like I need to eat a second one.
Wait… I missed the lesson on PPOs!
So fascinating and useful! Thank you for sharing <3
Your talking about a banana and berry smoothie. My smoothies are 80% vegetables and flax seeds with a banana, apple, and berries. Tell me the results then. Is there any other benefits of blue berries beside the polyphenol?
Could you boil/blanch the banana for 2 minutes with a little bit of lemon juice before adding it to the cold smoothie then? Could even store the bananas in the fridge after that so you don’t have to boil them every time you have to make a fresh smoothie.
Can i deacitivate the enzyme if i freeze banana betore eating? 😅
OK, I threw my banana in with the oatmeal while it’s cooking, Then after I put in my blueberries when it’s cooled down a little. That should work right because the bananas heated up.
A quick search indicates a banana needs to be heated to ~190F to deactivate the enzyme. Sources claim holding at this temp for 5+ minutes should do it.