Bananas can raise blood sugar, but how quickly can depend on the banana's ripeness. There are ways to keep the blood sugar ...

We all know the familiar scenario of ending up with a bunch of overripe, brown-verging-on-black bananas that we need to use up — either by preserving them in the freezer or incorporating them into ...

Ripe bananas sitting on a wooden board - New Africa/Shutterstock Hummingbirds are a welcome little guest of honor to any yard or garden, but sometimes, the sweet stuff that comes in the feeder just ...

Bananas produce ethylene gas as they ripen, which promotes further ripening. Group bananas together on a kitchen countertop to increase ethylene and prompt quicker ripening. For the fastest results, ...

You had me at yellow. Americans, on average, eat nearly 27 pounds of fresh bananas each year, making the elongated berry the most commonly consumed fresh fruit in the US. There are many reasons to go ...

Shopping for produce can often be a prime example of the adage "don't judge a book by its cover." What appears blemished and bruised on the outside may harbor a perfectly ripened inside, and bananas ...