Is the carbs in banana all sugar?

BHSAthlete80 · 11-15-2005, 01:30 AM

are they all sugar. A large one has 18 grams of carbs, but is it all carbs? because i want to add 2 in my shakes, but i dont want too many sweets

**johnsbod** · 11-15-2005, 01:33 AM

For some reason I can't post the link to my search, but this site will give you all the nutritional information you need and then some.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

BHSAthlete80 · 11-15-2005, 01:34 AM

thanks alot, the link is great.

**EME** · 11-15-2005, 01:37 AM

The carbs are from sugar, but remember not all sugar is the same.

The sugar in bananas, and other fruits, is from fructose, which is actually fairly low on the Glycemic Index.

Don't be afraid to eat fruit! It's not the same as eating junk food or High GI sweets like candy.

Bananas are great for you. Eat up! :eat:

- EME

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Originally Posted by BHSAthlete80

are they all sugar. A large one has 18 grams of carbs, but is it all carbs? because i want to add 2 in my shakes, but i dont want too many sweets

BHSAthlete80 · 11-15-2005, 01:39 AM

ok, thanks

did any of you guys ever try choc. whey with a banana. is it good?

i need to buy some new whey. all i have now is GNC and it's total crap, that's why Im trying to make the taste best as possible but its still bad , lol

BHSAthlete80 · 11-15-2005, 01:55 AM

one more question, right now im taking my whey with milk and bananas to make it taste better because my whey now is shit. later, im going to buy on whey which i heard is alot better. if i get a rocky road flavored for example, should i add anything besides milk, or will adding something else mess up the taste?

**johnsbod** · 11-15-2005, 02:10 AM

Whether or not you add anything else is entirely up to you. I'm taking mine with just water right now because I'm cutting and don't want the extra calories, but there's nothing wrong with throwing some other stuff in there.

**DJSTARER** · 11-15-2005, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by BHSAthlete80

one more question, right now im taking my whey with milk and bananas to make it taste better because my whey now is shit. later, im going to buy on whey which i heard is alot better. if i get a rocky road flavored for example, should i add anything besides milk, or will adding something else mess up the taste?

experiment

**Sixpack** · 11-15-2005, 10:42 AM

You should be fine if ya want you could add 1tbsp of natural PB to up the healthy fats a tad taste great with a banana.

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Originally Posted by BHSAthlete80

one more question, right now im taking my whey with milk and bananas to make it taste better because my whey now is shit. later, im going to buy on whey which i heard is alot better. if i get a rocky road flavored for example, should i add anything besides milk, or will adding something else mess up the taste?

datruodb · 11-15-2005, 01:52 PM

hey man if you do this sport for sometime you will try everything and anything with your food and supps..TRUST ME!!!

HAYWOOD JABLOME · 11-15-2005, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BHSAthlete80

ok, thanks

did any of you guys ever try choc. whey with a banana. is it good?

yup, I have. It's not bad at all.

BHSAthlete80 · 11-15-2005, 07:46 PM

Ok, thanks. I have a 6 lb. tub of vanilla whey from GNC :toilet: that I'm going to sell to someone because it's horrible.

I heard that On Whey is one of the best to get because the flavors are so good. Example, I heard the choclate taste just like Nestle. So I'm going to buy that, not choclate, im going to see what flavors there are. And then, I'll add different things to see which is best

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**powerman2000** · 11-15-2005, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by EME

The carbs are from sugar, but remember not all sugar is the same.

The sugar in bananas, and other fruits, is from fructose, which is actually fairly low on the Glycemic Index.

Don't be afraid to eat fruit! It's not the same as eating junk food or High GI sweets like candy.

Bananas are great for you. Eat up! :eat:

- EME

Don't forget that fructose sugars can only be stored in the liver and not in muscle cells. This is the reason why fruit or fruit juices are not a good choice for pwo carb replenishment.

**skelooth** · 11-16-2005, 12:31 AM

and fructose is not the best option while cutting. It's good in small amounts.

**Sixpack** · 11-16-2005, 12:36 AM

You have to take in a very large amount of fructose for it to be stored as BF, 3 pieces of fruit per day will not harm you.

BHSAthlete80 · 11-16-2005, 01:06 AM

Yeh, I only take it a few times a day for my shakes.

**skelooth** · 11-16-2005, 01:17 AM

It's not an issue of fructose being stored as fat, it's an issue of fructose being stored as liver glycogen. During endurance activities (ie, treadmill, stationary bike, cardio) the body uses the glycogen in the liver as a preferred energy source before kicking into fat burning mode.

Obviously calories in vs calories out is more important, but there's little games you play with the food you eat to optimize fat oxidation.

**EME** · 11-16-2005, 02:13 AM

This is true... but nothing gets stored if you burn it.

It always amazes me when ALL people talk about is how their carbs are going to be stored... i.e. liver glycogen vs. muscle glycogen, vs. fat...

( not referring to you Powerman - you just sparked this issue I have

)

Carbs are also an ENERGY SOURCE! If you are doing things right, a heck of a lot of the carbs that you eat are going to get burned.. not stored at all.

True.... fructose is not the best source of post workout carbs... but unless you are on one heck of a brutal cutting program.... you should be taking in carbs at many other times of the day besides just post workout.

Fruit is a great source of energy, vitamins, minerals, etc... to fuel your body and your energy needs.

If you burn it.... it won't be stored as anything! :nosthumbs

- EME

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Originally Posted by powerman2000

Don't forget that fructose sugars can only be stored in the liver and not in muscle cells. This is the reason why fruit or fruit juices are not a good choice for pwo carb replenishment.

HAYWOOD JABLOME · 11-16-2005, 03:52 AM

Lets also not look past the fact that fruit is, in most cases, only about half fructose. The rest being glucose and/or sucrose.

11-15-2005, 01:30 AM	#1
BHSAthlete80 Amateur Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey USA Posts: 97 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	Is the carbs in banana all sugar? are they all sugar. A large one has 18 grams of carbs, but is it all carbs? because i want to add 2 in my shakes, but i dont want too many sweets

11-15-2005, 01:33 AM	#2
johnsbod Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 2,733 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 60	For some reason I can't post the link to my search, but this site will give you all the nutritional information you need and then some. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ __________________ Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen können, posten Sie hier. Misc Perv #69

11-15-2005, 02:10 AM	#7
johnsbod Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 2,733 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 60	Whether or not you add anything else is entirely up to you. I'm taking mine with just water right now because I'm cutting and don't want the extra calories, but there's nothing wrong with throwing some other stuff in there. __________________ Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen können, posten Sie hier. Misc Perv #69

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datruodb Pro Stature Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tulsa, Ok Posts: 326 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	hey man if you do this sport for sometime you will try everything and anything with your food and supps..TRUST ME!!! __________________ Vanilla Gorilla

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skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,203 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	and fructose is not the best option while cutting. It's good in small amounts. __________________ http://loseover100lbs.com/misc-f7.html

11-15-2005, 01:34 AM	#3
BHSAthlete80 Amateur Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey USA Posts: 97 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	thanks alot, the link is great.

11-15-2005, 01:39 AM	#5
BHSAthlete80 Amateur Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey USA Posts: 97 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	ok, thanks did any of you guys ever try choc. whey with a banana. is it good? i need to buy some new whey. all i have now is GNC and it's total crap, that's why Im trying to make the taste best as possible but its still bad , lol

11-15-2005, 01:55 AM	#6
BHSAthlete80 Amateur Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey USA Posts: 97 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	one more question, right now im taking my whey with milk and bananas to make it taste better because my whey now is shit. later, im going to buy on whey which i heard is alot better. if i get a rocky road flavored for example, should i add anything besides milk, or will adding something else mess up the taste?

11-15-2005, 07:46 PM	#12
BHSAthlete80 Amateur Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey USA Posts: 97 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	Ok, thanks. I have a 6 lb. tub of vanilla whey from GNC :toilet: that I'm going to sell to someone because it's horrible. I heard that On Whey is one of the best to get because the flavors are so good. Example, I heard the choclate taste just like Nestle. So I'm going to buy that, not choclate, im going to see what flavors there are. And then, I'll add different things to see which is best .

11-16-2005, 12:36 AM	#15
Sixpack Optimum Sponsored athlete Join Date: May 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 867 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 15	You have to take in a very large amount of fructose for it to be stored as BF, 3 pieces of fruit per day will not harm you. __________________ ["Tough Times Don't Last But Tough People Do" My Pops RIP http://www.optimumnutrition.com/ "Fueling your desire for success" www.rippedacadamy.com Mod-massmonsterz.com ISSA certified

11-16-2005, 01:06 AM	#16
BHSAthlete80 Amateur Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey USA Posts: 97 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	Yeh, I only take it a few times a day for my shakes.

11-16-2005, 01:17 AM	#17
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,203 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	It's not an issue of fructose being stored as fat, it's an issue of fructose being stored as liver glycogen. During endurance activities (ie, treadmill, stationary bike, cardio) the body uses the glycogen in the liver as a preferred energy source before kicking into fat burning mode. Obviously calories in vs calories out is more important, but there's little games you play with the food you eat to optimize fat oxidation. __________________ http://loseover100lbs.com/misc-f7.html

11-16-2005, 03:52 AM	#19
HAYWOOD JABLOME Pro Stature Join Date: May 2005 Location: Calgary Posts: 343 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 93	Lets also not look past the fact that fruit is, in most cases, only about half fructose. The rest being glucose and/or sucrose. __________________ Homer: [drunk] "Look, the thing about my family is there's five of us. Marge, Bart, Girl Bart, the one who doesn't talk, and the fat guy. How I loathe him."

11-16-2005, 11:17 AM	#20
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