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[Kid Achilles]

"Graham stresses the need for simple sugar and water after vigorous exercise. The water, of course, is for rehydration. The simple sugar is provided by an orange, raisins, or bananas. Throughout the book he extols the virtues of bananas which he calls the "perfect food" for recovery after exercise. "Eat as many as you care for, " he says. He continues by pointing out that "serious athletes" eat as many as 10 to 15 bananas in their meals after vigorous exercise."

http://www.living-foods.com/articles/nutritionbook.html

This is just one link. Bananas are one of the most respected fruits in sports nutrition.

Here's some more general information on the banana, before it starts to get a bad rep on the forum.

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshel...523,47,00.html