Benefits of eating Plantains

Nutritious and Delicious

Plantains are the less sweet, starchier equivalent to the banana. Sweet bananas, sometimes called “dessert bananas” are much more popular in the United States and Europe, but plantains are an extremely important staple for people in tropical countries. Unlike dessert bananas, plantains are almost always cooked before eating. In fact, they taste pretty awful raw, so don’t be tricked by their banana-like features. Cooked plantains are nutritionally very similar to a potato, calorie-wise, but contain more of certain vitamins and minerals. They’re a rich source of fiber, vitamins A, C, and B-6, and the minerals magnesium and potassium.
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Peruvian Plantain

As I said earlier, plantains are a HUGE thing in Peru. In restaurants, they often add a piece of fried plantain as a side apart from rice, and at households, plantain chips count as a snack.

Plantain Recipe

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