Your Pregnancy

Beautiful bananas

It’s no surprise that bananas are a favourite with parents and babies. They are chock full of B vitamins, as well as vitamin C, potassium, manganese and magnesium (good to calm down an active toddler). Bananas stimulate the stomach lining to thicken and help remove unhealthy bacteria from the intestines. This bent fruit is also a good source of prebiotics.

5 QUICK FACTS ABOUT BANANAS

■ The banana peel contains the finest natural lubricant known to humankind.

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