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I'm thinking of adding 1/2 a banana to my daily regimen. Has anyone had any bad experiences, cravings, falling out of ketosis, weight gain from this delicious fruit?
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It falls in rung 7, so you already know how your body will handle some higher glycemic foods, right?
I LOVE bananas, and they never caused any problems for me. I always followed the advice of eating them with a fat so my blood sugar wouldn't spike. Usually cheese or peanut butter.
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Is this your first fruit other than berries?
If so, the glycemic load of a banana is quite heavy. It can cause cravings.
You may want to start with a higher fiber fruit like an apple. a small one. Add protein with it as well. Cheese is a great accompanyment to apples. Brie, havarti, string......Make it a happy low carb life!
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Yep they are higher GI then other fruits so if you had any trouble with food cravings you might want to use lower GI fruits first
i didn't have any atkins troublew with them but discovered they didn't have the appeal they used to for me. guess having berries more often earlier spoiled me.by the book atkinseer
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Banana with Peanut Butter?! Sounds weird but tasty!!
Originally posted by msnicksmom
26 yr 5'2 F
Did Atkins on and off from Feb 2005 until April 2008. Fluctuated between 15 st 1/211lbs and 11 st 1/155lbs.
On different weightloss programme from 28th May 2008 start weight 14 st 11/207lbs.
Current weight 10st 3lbs/143lbs.
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I'm guessing you never had a pb and banana sandwich, Angel? (on white bread of course - lol) It was a staple when I was growing up. Peanut butter and banana is a very nice combo. Probably yummier without that pesky white bread blocking the flavours.Female, 46yrs, 5'3"
Restarted Atkins 09/19/05
Re-restarted Atkins 03/12/07
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Mmmm peanut butter and banana sandwiches...I remember those.....of course I also used to pop two eggo waffles in the toaster, get them hot and then put pb and banans on top of them instead of syrup...LOL...i'm weird....or wait...its not a banana but...peanut butter and nutella (hazlenut choclate spread) OMG its like a recess sandwich....
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A grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich was a favorite of Elvis Presley!
Anyhow, I agree with the others, bananas have a higher glycemic load than the other OWL fruits. So it depends on how your body reacts to that "sugar burst".
The USDA Nutrient Database lists a "small banana" (defined as 6-7 inches long) has about 20 net carbs. So if you add it in, make sure you monitor yourself for any blood sugar instability symptoms and/or weight loss problems.~Megs~
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I remember peanut butter, grape jelly or strawberry jam....and banana sandwiches.. on soft white bread....mmmmmmmmmmmmm... drool.....
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