Bananas

[Dollygirl2008]

I know that bananas are free, but if I mix them with eggs and cook as pancakes, are they still free? I haven't got my head around whether fruit is still free if cooked or made into a smoothie!

If someone can reply ASAP so I can have my breakfast, that would be great!!!!!

If they're blended they're not free. It's cos of the sugar content and the fact that you would consume a lot more via a smoothie than the whole fruit. You couldn't really eat 6 apples or whatever in one sitting, but in a smoothie it would be easy, therefore consuming too many calories to count as free. Plus you're not getting the fibre from the whole fruit. Personally I would have the banana pancakes, just try and just use the one banana.

Blending the fruit doesn't change its chemical composition, your teeth and stomach active the same thing. Nlneed fruit will release its dugars much faster than whole fruit though.

However, the PP is totally right about blending fruit makes it much easier to over consume. I'd still make the pancakes but stick to one banana, and don't eat them every day. See if it impacts youd weightloss and if not, then crack on!!

Thanks! I'm a previous WW and it's one of their recipes that I love. Great that it transports over!

If bananas are free anyway ... so what if you ate 3 or 4??? This is what I don't understand???

I don't syn it if they are a meal. One of my favourite quick brekkies is banana pancakes and I find it very filling so only have one banana.