We are used to buying yellow or somewhat green bananas and eating them when they are at their exact point, removing the skin. There are even people who fry the banana, others batter it and accompany it with honey, cheese, cod, etc. But we propose to make boiled banana, and it is not necessary to abuse it because the calories of a raw ripe banana differ a lot from a cooked one.
The banana is one of the fruits that adults and children like the most and that is due to the ease of consumption, that is, we remove the yellow peel and we can start biting the banana. It is also usually a fruit that is not suitable for many diets, such as the keto diet, due to its high carbohydrate values. Likewise, the banana is usually one of the fruits that causes the most allergic reactions, so it must be introduced very carefully and in very small quantities from 6 months of age.
Returning to the boiled plantain, few people know that this can be done, in the same way that it can be fried as is a typical Cuban-style rice dish, or we can even bathe it in sweet condiments such as caramel, honey, chocolate, etc. And it is that the banana usually sits well as a dessert and at any time because it facilitates digestion.
Not suitable for hypocaloric diets
Boiled bananas are somewhat higher in calories than raw bananas, moreover, the riper the banana, the more calories it will be, even exceeding 300 kilocalories once cooked .
A normal yellow banana of medium size and raw (that is, without frying, or cooking, or anything), does not usually exceed 85 kilocalories. However, when we boil it, it can exceed up to 300 kilocalories, which is a significant increase and does not make it suitable for low-calorie diets, or for overweight people, or for the keto diet, or anything.
Normally, it does not exceed 230 kilocalories, but it depends on the state of maturity of the boiled plantain, its size and whether it is seasoned. It should be said that boiled banana is not indicated for children, due to its high caloric value. In addition, to make natural fruit porridge, it is not necessary to boil, just mash the fruit with a fork, removing the skin, threads, seeds and others.
How to boil properly
You don’t just put a pot with water and the banana inside. No, this has its technique and it is that you have to peel the banana, either in elongated sheets or in more or less thick slices. The ends must be discarded and the pieces must be impregnated with lemon or lime. Some people rub the lime before chopping the banana.
Afterwards, the water in the pot must have salt and the cooking lasts between 20 and 30 minutes , the time necessary for them to become soft. We can combine them with eggs, green leafy vegetables, with yogurt cake, etc.
The boiled banana helps us to calm anxiety, it is very satiating and it also favors a good rest. That is why many people tend to eat a banana boiled with cinnamon as a dessert after a light dinner. Remember that you have to leave an hour and a half or 2 hours between dinner and bedtime.
