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by TylerE 1010 days ago
The banana is adding so much sugar that isn’t really that healthy. Fruit on cereal is sorta like loading up a salad with dressing, croutons and bacon bits.

Bananas in particular are pretty high in sugar, and other than potassium their nutrient density is nothing special.

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Jesus, please stop spreading this kind of nonsense. It’s totally fine for people to eat a banana 7 days a week, 365 days a year as part of their breakfast.

Also, their nutrient density is perfectly fine. It’s high in fiber, potassium, vitamin C, and vitamin B6.

Bananas are OK, but slightly green bananas are far better for us than the sweet tasting ones that are starting to turn.
that sugar comes with fiber though so it's okay. the problem is the sheer amount of just sugar, which eg frosted flakes has an overabundance of. A banana is fine.
One banana with breakfast is not going to kill you.
If you’re worried that bananas have too much sugar for you personally you have bigger fish to fry than cereal.