Looking for a video series. Narrator was male with British accent. All illustrated. Each about 5 to 8 minutes long. [more inside]
posted by querty on Jul 6, 2009 - 3 answers

Do Bananas constipate or do they do the opposite? My daughter needs to eat foods that make stool soft. Some people have told me to feed her bananas and others say to stay away from them. Which is the truth? My daughter is five years old. [more inside]
posted by lynnie-the-pooh on Jun 15, 2009 - 25 answers

What are some "non-cramp" foods? I want some 'snack' foods that I can eat all day and not cramp on when I work out almost immediately after eating. This summer I'll be part of a college gym which is around 5 miles from my apartment. I want to be able to go to the gym without regard to if I'm starving or not. I know about bananas, but what other foods can I try?
posted by sandmanwv on Apr 24, 2008 - 11 answers

I hate the fact that I'm using a question on this... I have a hiatal hernia, which makes me really prone to acid reflux. My mom swears up and down that I should never ever ever eat bananas on an empty stomach as it's really bad for people with acid reflux. Everything I've ever read suggests that bananas are either neutral or good when it comes to acid reflux. My mom argues that the key is eating them on an empty stomach versus eating something first *then* eating bananas. Her "source" is that she used to have an ulcer, and that not eating bananas helped. So who's bananas? Can anyone point to relatively reliable sources as to who might be (more) right?
posted by edjusted on Mar 5, 2008 - 22 answers

Help me use up my stash of frozen bananas. [more inside]
posted by sanitycheck on Feb 3, 2007 - 25 answers

Smooth banana pudding? Years ago I cooked a banana pudding that was made from scratch with ordinary ingredients, yet fairly easy (stovetop, no double boiler), but I've lost the recipe. Most the recipes I've found on the web so far call for instant pudding mix (icky), and all are giving directions for what is basically a custard with sliced bananas in it, instead of the smooth "banana creme" pudding I'm remembering. Do you have a recipe for something like this? Or alternatively, something using bananas that's so good, it's going to make me forget all about that silly old "smooth pudding" recipe?
posted by taz on Apr 1, 2005 - 3 answers