Besides being a common snack food bananas show up in everything from smoothies to cereal to ultra-decadent versions of Elvis Presley’s favorite grilled cheese sandwich. For every banana you eat however there’s a peel to deal with. If you’re like most people you just throw it straight in the trash and never think about it again. The environment shouldn’t suffer; it’s all natural after all. Plus you can’t eat banana peels so they’re completely useless if they haven’t protected their sweet squishy right to exist — right?
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Don't throw away banana peels. They can help you lose weight!
It turns out that these assumptions about this ubiquitous food waste product are 100% wrong. For starters banana peels are the furthest thing from worthless trash. They’re edible and rich in nutrients like fiber phosphorus potassium and antioxidants making them a goldmine for the health-conscious. Beyond food they have a surprising number of uses ranging from our skin to our hair to our gardens to our silverware. Unfortunately they also contribute to climate change. As Forbes reports we throw away 3.5 million tons of banana peels every year and in the two years it takes for them to decompose they emit an inordinate amount of greenhouse gases. So given the usefulness of banana peels and the impact they have on the planet consider one of these 12 uses for them instead of tossing them out immediately after you’ve extracted the delicious treasure inside.
Juicy chicken is a holy grail in the culinary world. Keeping chicken juicy during the cooking process can be a challenge especially when working with cuts that dry out more quickly like breasts. The culprit behind white meat’s dryness is twofold: its lower fat content and lower levels of the protein myoglobin compared to dark meat. These characteristics make it easy to overcook white meat which can strip away too much of its juiciness and leave you with dry stringy results.
Believe it or not banana peels are the secret to juicier chicken. To harness the moisturizing power of your peels simply tear them in half and add them to the pan with your chicken making sure they are touching either the top or bottom of the meat. The peels are rich in moisture which is released as steam and absorbed by the chicken when they are roasted together. The peels will also impart some of their flavor so choose recipes that work well with their signature fruitiness.
