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Bananas are Hard to Digest: So Said Your Great Grandmother

September 15, 2012 By EricT_CulinaryLore

7 myths about bananas

Bananas are difficult to digest. This myth was being circulated in the early 1900’s and probably earlier. The belief shows up in some health and nutrition books of the time, but whether the myth was inspired by the books, or the public belief was repeated by the authors without any investigation, is not immediately apparent. […]

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