slo’s SATURDAY 4/30 poll - Bananas - Organic vs Regular

[slo]

What type of bananas do you buy - regular or organic?



For Me….Both
I‘ve noticed that when I buy organic bananas they don’t go bad as quick. I thought I was imagining that, but my DH & DD18 agreed with me, so now I’m buying organic bananas more than regular.

*Inspiration for today‘s poll - me looking at all the brown regular bananas that will becoming muffins this weekend.

 

[Toolulu22]

I by organic produce more of things without a skin. Since Bananas have a skin that can be peeled off, unless it makes sense price wise, I buy regular. I love bananas.

 

[PalmettoPath]

Since there's no actual regulated definition of "organic" where we live, I have seen many investigative reporting programs around buying organic not being what you think it is -- or rather, may not be what you think it is. If you're at a farmer's market and you actually know the source of the product and what practices the farm means when they label something as "organic," then that's good. But if you're in the supermarket and you're paying 30% more for something because the sign says organic and you know nothing about how and who is defining that as organic..."caveat emptor" for marketing.

 

[Kitty 34]

To me, a banana is a banana. I like 'em.

 

[Disneylover99]

I haven’t even noticed any organic bananas at the grocery store where I shop.
Or maybe all I see is the cheapest banana and go for that. Lol.

 

[Meriweather]

I buy bananas every week.....regular only. They are less money and they last for the week until I need to get more

 

[Southernmiss]

I buy bananas by the shade of green.

I prefer some green on my yellow bananas when I eat them.

 

[Schneewittchen37]

I buy both. I prefer organic because they seem to taste better to me and DH. But I will buy whichever ones look riper, but not too banged up.

I have to buy them every week. DH tends to eat bananas for breakfast. They kids will eat them at breakfast too. I'll eat them as a snack.

 

[_19disnA]

I agree with the prior comment on the lack or a regulated definition of organic. To me 'organic' mostly means 'more expensive'. I assume people think these are somehow more healthy or nutritious, but not clear if that is true.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I just buy regular bananas. We go through more bananas in my house than a zoo full of monkeys so I have to save money.

Also, once a banana is fully ripe you can put them in the fridge. Sacrilege!! But yes, the peel will go dark but the banana inside will remain unchanged.

 

[ronandannette]

What type of bananas do you buy - regular or organic?



For Me….Both
I‘ve noticed that when I buy organic bananas they don’t go bad as quick. I thought I was imagining that, but my DH & DD18 agreed with me, so now I’m buying organic bananas more than regular.

*Inspiration for today‘s poll - me looking at all the brown regular bananas that will becoming muffins this weekend.

I had also heard that so I tried buying organic a few times and really didn't find any difference in how fast they went "over-ripe". I much prefer a firm, not too sweet banana and the organics turned in just a few days, same as the regular ones. I swear they seem to be different now than they used to be. Buy them greenish and they're already completely yellow by the time I get them home. Two days later they're brown and nasty.

 

[unrequited23]

I prefer organic because they seem to taste better to me and DH.

Organic bananas taste better to us too. Where I live they only cost about 10 cents more per pound, so I splurge, unless the regular ones look a lot better.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Greenish for me ! I bought organic once they never got to point where they were ripe enough to eat - so yes they last longer - I gave that batch several weeks and they were still way to green

 

[mumto3girls]

I tend to buy regular because of the peel—more likely to buy organic when eating the skin/peel etc.

That said, I don’t buy bananas very often anymore. Oldest DD loves them, but she’s away at school. Youngest DD and DH like them, but we waste too many (or I make banana bread too often) when oldest is not home.

Middle DD and I rarely eat them. I don’t dislike them, but IMO there are many way better options in the fruit section.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

I buy regular bananas for my husband. I’m not a big fan of them so only eat one once in a great while and they have to be at a certain stage in ripening with still a bit of green. Can’t stand them once they are fully ripe and super sweet.

 

[_19disnA]

I would assume all banana (regular or organic) get picked when green to allow for them to ripen during shipping. Depending on the transit time and/or shipping delays, I could see variations in how ripe they are once they actually reach the store.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Regular

 

[MIGrandma]

I never buy organic anything.

DH is a crop insurance adjuster. Organic really isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

What type of bananas do you buy - regular or organic?

Regular, they are less costly.

 

[Jangles]

I would assume all banana (regular or organic) get picked when green to allow for them to ripen during shipping. Depending on the transit time and/or shipping delays, I could see variations in how ripe they are once they actually reach the store.

Bananas are one of the most difficult cargoes to ship. If one banana ripens it can trigger the whole cargo to ripen and spoil.