MISSION TRIP TO HONDURAS - BANANA PLANTATION FOR THE KIDS

A few years ago they began growing banana plants at the WWH2H Children's Village. These plants now provide a healthy addition to the kids diet. Hive account@paradise-found was on a Mission Team that recently visited the kids and photographed the banana fruit below.

Banana plants at the WWH2H Children's Village

Banana facts

The scientific name for banana is musa sapientum, which means “fruit of the wise men.”
Bananas float in water, as do apples and watermelons.
Bananas don’t actually grow on trees—they grow on plants that are officially classified as an herb (not surprisingly, the world’s largest herb). They’re in the same family as lilies, orchids, and palms.
Banana plants grow up to 25 feet high, and their leaves can grow to be 9 feet long and 2 feet wide. Their roots can be hundreds of years old.
Bananas are technically berries.
Banana plants grow not from seeds but from bulbs.
A cluster of bananas is called a hand, and a single banana is called a finger. Each banana hand has about 10 to 20 fingers.
About 75 percent of the weight of a banana is water.
A few varieties of wild bananas include bubblegum pink bananas with fuzzy skins, green-and-white striped bananas with pulp the color of orange sherbet, and bananas that taste like strawberries when they’re cooked.
More than 100 billion bananas are eaten every year in the world, making them the fourth most popular agricultural product.
Americans eat an average of 27 pounds of bananas per person every year.
More than 96 percent of American households buy bananas at least once a month.
51 percent of bananas are eaten for breakfast at home.
The highest average per capita consumption of bananas in the world is in Uganda, where residents eat an average of 500 pounds of bananas per person every year. In fact, the Ugandan word matooke means both “food” and “banana.”
India produces more bananas than any other country on the planet, accounting for about 28 percent of the worldwide crop. (China is number two, with ten percent.)
If you put a banana in the refrigerator, the peel will turn dark brown or black, but it won’t affect the fruit inside.
Bananas are low in calories and have no fat, no sodium, and no cholesterol. They contain vitamin C, potassium, fiber, and vitamin B6.
Research shows that eating bananas may lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes, as well as decrease the risk of getting some cancers.
Bananas are the only fruit that contains the amino acid tryptophan plus vitamin B6. They help your body produce serotonin—a natural substance that alleviates depression.
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