Don’t throw out bananas that have brown spots, they help to heal the intestines and can be used in a variety of ways. For the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, bananas must be ripe with lots of brown spots. Unripe bananas have starch in them, which will cause your symptoms to flare. This freezing process can work for other fruit as well, but it works especially well with bananas.

• Peel ripe bananas and place them whole in a freezer proof plastic bag
• You can fit 4-5 whole bananas in a bag
• When you are ready to make smoothies just remove as many bananas as you need and place in blender.
• You can also use frozen bananas for baking, just let them thaw before combining with your ingredients.