When Should You Eat a Banana? Its Colour Tells You
A banana's nutritional value shifts as it ripens and changes colour, so the best time to eat one depends on what your body needs.
A banana's nutritional value shifts as it ripens and changes colour, so the best time to eat one depends on what your body needs.
Green jackfruit, widely available in the hot season, is rich in nutrients and brings several health benefits when cooked properly.
FruitsOn 7 April 2026 Jagonews24 urged readers to keep watermelon rind for its fibre, citrulline and vitamins. Peer-reviewed studies confirm the rind is rich in citrulline and fibre, though trials of its health effects are small.
Green mango, plentiful at the start of summer, supports immunity and digestion and helps fight the heat, but should be eaten in moderation.
Green tomato bhaji is a quick, tangy dish that breaks the monotony of daily meals and brings a range of health benefits.
Roadside sharbat and fruit juices in Dhaka are cheap and refreshing, but unhygienic preparation and unsafe water and ice can carry disease.
With colds, fevers and measles among children on the rise, a daily diet with the right foods can help the body fight infection.
Watermelon cools and refreshes in the heat, but eating it on an empty stomach, straight after a heavy meal, ice-cold or in excess can do more harm than good.
Guava and pear lead familiar fruits for fibre, apple sits in the middle, and banana and orange trail slightly behind.
A sprouted raw chickpea mix can make iftar lighter and more nutritious than chickpeas cooked with heavy spices or deep-fried.
CookingA lifestyle recipe published by Jagonews24 on 1 March 2026 suggested lau dal, red lentils or black gram cooked with bottle gourd and finished with a cumin, fennel and bay leaf tempering, as a light dish for the pre-dawn sehri meal.
FruitsOn the eve of Ramadan in February 2026, Jagonews24 recommended five groups of fruit for iftar. Bangladesh's food composition table and health authorities show what each fruit offers, and who should ask a doctor first.
Fruit is not the enemy for people with diabetes, provided they choose the right fruit, eat the right amount and eat it at the right time.