Bananas are about as convenient as fruit gets.
You can grab one on the way out the door, slice it over oatmeal, mix it into yogurt, blend it into a smoothie, or use it in everything from pancakes to banana bread.
They are naturally sweet, widely available, and require almost no preparation.
But there is a more interesting question than whether bananas are simply a “healthy food”:
What does regularly eating them actually add to your diet?
The answer has less to do with internet food myths and more to do with their nutritional profile, how you eat them, and what the rest of your diet looks like.
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