Morning Banana Diet - 朝バナナ

by Go3z on Friday, October 17th, 2008 | Health, Knowledge

As many in the south worry about oil shortage during hurricane season, Japan is experiencing a banana shortage.

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I read an interesting article this morning about Morning Banana Diet that is rage in Japan and some of the western countries right now. Basically, the theory is simple. You can lose weight by eating banana(s) with room temperature water for breakfast; and eat anything you want for lunch and dinner by 8:00 PM. It’s okay to eat snack at around 3:00 PM, but no dessets after meals. Some Japanese eat a filling, fist-sized rice ball (onigiri) instead of their afternoon sweet for their snack to help keep the hunger away. Make sure you go to bed early before midnight, in order for the regime to work better.

After reading the article, I did a research on Morning Banana Diet on Google. I found a website called “Morning Banana”, where you can actually compare your results with other bananoid-diet-users. If you are planning to try out this diet regime, the author of Morning Banana suggests to try it for 2 weeks and see whether it works for you, before you continue with the program.

I’m glad that the banana craze hasn’t hit the United States yet. That means, I still can go on trying this simple diet regime with a lower cost. Plus, I don’t want to be fighting over my bananas at the grocery stores.

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7 Responses to “Morning Banana Diet - 朝バナナ”

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wildcherry Says:
October 17th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
No banana diet please!!! I still want to be able to get bananas in the grocery store. Btw cute picture…
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nate Says:
October 17th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I do that… but, look at me now… im beyond my control! help…

bintangkecil Says:
October 17th, 2008 at 2:41 pm

I remember once we bought lots and lots of banana for our dear friend .. haha, she hates banana so MUCH.

Here’s some facts about BANANA: (source: Wikipedia)

Banana, raw, edible parts
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)

Energy 90 kcal 370 kJ

Carbohydrates	22.84 g
- Sugars 12.23 g
- Dietary fiber 2.6 g
Fat	0.33 g
Protein	1.09 g
Vitamin A equiv. 3 μg	0%
Thiamin (Vit. B1) 0.031 mg	2%
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.073 mg	5%
Niacin (Vit. B3) 0.665 mg	4%
Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.334 mg	7%
Vitamin B6 0.367 mg	28%
Folate (Vit. B9) 20 μg	5%
Vitamin C 8.7 mg	15%
Calcium 5 mg	1%
Iron 0.26 mg	2%
Magnesium 27 mg	7%
Phosphorus 22 mg	3%
Potassium 358 mg	8%
Zinc 0.15 mg	1%

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nini Says:
January 16th, 2009 at 8:05 am
does it really work?
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wildcherry Says:
January 16th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Nini,
Can’t answer but perhaps you can get an answer or see the results from….monkeys in the zoo/wilderness! They are so energetic!
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nate Says:
January 16th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
wish the writer of this post could give any comment on this… but banana makes you full for breakfast, yet it is good for metabolism.
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wildcherry Says:
January 16th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Yea i remember Michael Chang (ex tennis pro player) eats few bananas during matches