The Thing About Bananas / myLot

United States

September 7, 2026 11:09am CST

I like bananas. I always have. I didn't eat them for a while because they're a high-carb fruit. So I allegedly have high blood pressure now. And my research says that potassium lowers blood pressure. Bananas have a lot of potassium. The problem with buying a "bunch" (5-7) of bananas is that they go bad quickly and you have to eat one or two every day before they turn brown.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (57380)

• Canada

16h

Why can't you just take off a few bananas and put only the number that you need in your cart? Waste not-want not.

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LooeyVille

@LooeyVille (38)

• United States

16h

If I go inside the store I do that. I pick a few green ones and a few ripe ones. But we generally pick up our groceries curbside and we can't buy a specific number of bananas - just a "bunch"

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (62650)

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11h

I always buy my groceries at the actual store. I try to time it for when son is at the treatment center. I used to eat bananas more than I do now but when I do buy them I literally get 2. Son doesn’t like them plain, he wants his in the form of banana bread and so does my oldest daughter. I do make that sometimes. I think I save more by going and picking out my own stuff but I know a lot of people use delivery services.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (126578)

• United States

11h

I don’t eat them because they have so much sugar, but to be honest, I’ve never been crazy about the texture. But good for you for trying to lower your blood pressure as naturally as possible.

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luisadannointed

@luisadannointed (12733)

• Philippines

14h

I think we should eat them every day.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (87566)

• United States

12h

Do you cook and stuff? (I’m sorry if that insults you. I usually don’t, either, and I’m offended when someone accuses me of domestication.

) Adding some frozen bananas to things (I add some to my fake sorbet) is a good way to preserve them AND get the benefits without feeling like a monkey. I guess you could freeze the bunch, but I buy them from the frozen food section.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (240389)

• Walnut Creek, California

13h

I just buy them one or two at a time. They're still inexpensive at Trader Joe's, Trump or no Trump. .

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (40005)

• Toccoa, Georgia

When bananas get too ripe. I peel them and freeze them to make banana bread at a later time.

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@DaddyEvil (178010)

• United States

Pretty and I love bananas and often buy two or three bunches of them at a time. We buy them green if we can because I love the mouth-puckering flavor of green bananas. Pretty prefers them to be brown spotted before she'll eat one or freeze them to add to smoothies. You know you can wrap foil around the stems of each banana and they don't start going brown as fast, right?

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rakski

@rakski (160697)

• Philippines

okay, that is good. I like banana too

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (100623)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

10h

I love bananas but cannot find any that are good tasting,

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (15281)

• Ireland

15h

@looeyville I generally dislike bananas but I buy them for my wife’s blood pressure and cholesterol. Aubergines are good too - we had Imam Bayildi for dinner tonight.

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