Bananas are rich in Vitamins A, C, B6, B12, magnesium, and offers great antioxidants for our bodies. They are excellent ripe, sweet and loaded with nutrients.  The green ones can be boiled like potato and also make great banana chips. Bananas can be used to make all kind of goodies like banana nut bread/cake, smoothies, banana chips,  fritters and much more. Best Banana Recipes. My favorite ripe banana is the Chiquita .

Bananas have both a high amount of carbohydrates as well as potassium, which also makes them the fruit of choice for many athletes.a]  

Recipe from CDC  Banana Nut Smoothie Makes 4 (1 cup) servings. Recipe source: PBH

Ingredients; 2 bananas, ripe, 2 cups pineapple juice, 2 Tbsp Creamy peanut butter, 2 tsp plain yogurt, 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract, 6 ice cubes, nutmeg

Combine all ingredients, except nutmeg, in blender. Cover and run on high until smooth and well-blended. Sprinkle with nutmeg.

a] Wellness Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition, 1992