uhhh??? Bananas making me tired?

[sarahrjm]

I have noticed... I have had alright energy for the past couple of days (only about a week raw) but when I eat a banana, my energy immediately plummets and its hard to get it back..............

Anyone know why this might be?

[juliebove]

Could be the high natural sugar content is spiking your blood sugar? Or could be an allergy?

[spicyfull]

Never heard of that. I keep them handy just because they are quick and easy.

[sarahrjm]

oh nooo... Im allergic to EVERYTHING so that could be the case............ :(

[iamacranberry]

I am thinking it's the fact that bananas are very high glycemic. They will affect your blood sugar almost the way refined sugars do.

[sarahrjm]

Thank you guys! ...

I have begun to read up on high glycemic fruits! I think that might be the issue... I have never had trouble with bananas, but now that I have been raw for a couple of days they have been a huge staple because they are the only "heavy" food that I can eat. (highly allergic to all nuts and most seeds).

I guess I need to find something else!!

[JEN]

I have the same problem, but only sometimes when I eat them. For me I think its the high sugar. Sometimes they dont bother me at all and other times I crash shortly after I eat them. I try to avoid them unless I am craving them.

[chilove]

Hi there,

Don't give up on bananas! It could be a temporary reaction. Try eating them with some greens; if it is a blood sugar issue, the greens will slow down the sugar assimilation and give you less of a crash.

Blessings,

Audrey
www.rawhealing.com

[rayofsunshine]

Reading through the posts I came to the same conclusion as Chilove. Eat them with a lot of greens - in green smoothies. -especially since you stated you never had trouble with them before.