Whether as a quick snack, cut up and tossed in the blender for a fruit smoothie, or used to make quick bread or pancakes, most people enjoy bananas.

1. Banana is a friend.Whether as a quick snack, cut
up and tossed in the blender
for a fruit smoothie, or used to
make quick bread or pancakes,
most people enjoy bananas.
Bananas are such a staple on
produce shelves that most of us
don't stop to think about their
tropical origins or their many
nutritional benefits. Next time
you enjoy a banana, consider
some of these facts:
Hands and Fingers
Bananas do not grow on trees.
The banana plant is classified
as an arborescent (tree-like)
perennial herb and the banana
itself is actually considered a
berry. The correct name for
bunch of bananas is a hand of
bananas; a single banana is a
finger.
Heart and Health
One banana contains 467mg of potassium,
providing powerful protection to the cardiovascular
system. Regular consumption of the potassium-
packed fruit helps guard against high blood
pressure, atherosclerosis and stroke.