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Article: food & drink: We're going bananas!(Features)
- Article from:
- Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
- Article date:
- September 1, 2001
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Byline: ANN EVANS
BANANAS! They are Britain's most popular fruit, with billions of bananas being munched by us every year.
Banana consumption is increasing all the time and the fruit is regarded as one of the most important sources of nutrients and energy.
Compared with other snacks, such as crisps and chocolate, the banana is lower in calories, and needs no additional sugar, salt or flavourings, to make it taste good - ideal for helping to maintain a healthy diet.
But the banana trade can mean terrible conditions for those who harvest them.
With the ever ...