A few years ago it was common to hear how older people forbade certain food combinations, and one day we decided to try it and here we are. Something similar happens with bananas and milk and it has its reason for being. Today we are going to learn if the ban on mixing bananas with milk is a myth or is it real and we have been doing it wrong all our lives.
Mix banana and milk, is it possible or better not? On the Internet there are hundreds of pages where they even say that drinking water is bad, so we must be very careful with what we read and where we read it, especially the latter.
Many times we have seen this combination in processed smoothies in supermarkets, cafeterias, bars, we can even make it ourselves at home. It is true that, almost always, strawberries are added to this mixture, for example. But both separately are two highly nutritious and caloric foods, depending on what type of banana and type of milk we have chosen at that time.
Banana and milk, yes or no?
In fact, a banana it has about 100 calories and a 250 ml glass of whole milk has about 160 calories. This together with the fact that the shakes we buy have added sugars and fats, so the calories increase. This is one of the main reasons why mixing banana and milk on a regular basis is not seen with good eyes.
The other rumor, and this depends on each person, is because they are two heavy foods. Upon entering the stomach, the banana ferments and when mixed with milk the combination turns sour and we can suffer certain unpleasant consequences such as stomach pain, gas, bloating, diarrhea, fatigue. malaise etc
As we say, this is something that could happen to us. If we make this mixture and it feels bad, we recommend trying each ingredient separately. For example, if every time we eat a banana our belly swells and we have gas, it could be a sign of an allergy or intolerance, in the case of milk.
There is no medical or scientific study that says that this combination is deadly, because obviously it is NOT. The only thing is that there will be days when we feel better and others worse, or people who find the mixture heavy and others not. It is as if we eat prawns with mayonnaise and pineapple, very well it will not finish that in 80% of the attempts, the rest will continue with their lives and will not even know.
So, technically, you can mix banana with milk, either separately, in shakes, in a bowl, with whole, semi, lactose-free or vegetable milk. The important thing is to have a well-balanced and varied diet where there are vegetables, fruits, legumes, seeds, proteins (animal or vegetable), dairy products and water, lots of water.