Since we eat a lot of smoothies, and we make them with bananas, we have a LOT of banana peels left over at the end of the day. We were talking about what to do with them; is there a way to make some sort of concoction or potion or something and take advantage of all those peels, besides composting them? I have also heard that there is some serotonin in the peels, and that maybe they could be used to help reduce depression, but I wasn't sure how to do that.
I did a little internet research [because that's where all the answers are!], and found these suggestions:
Anybody have any other ideas for using up those banana peels?
I did a little internet research [because that's where all the answers are!], and found these suggestions:
- rub the inside of the peel onto an itch or sore
- boil the peels and put them in a tea or other drink or smoothie
- attract birds and butterflies by laying them out in the garden
- they supposedly make a good cleaner/burnish for leather and silver - rub with the peel, then clean with a cloth
- indoor plant feeder: soak a banana peel in a jar of water overnight, then dilute with five parts of water, then use a watering can to water indoor plants [not sure exactly what the plants are getting from the peel water]
- tomato plant feeder/protector: somehow [I'm not sure exactly how that looks like] wrap a peel around a tomato plant and it will feed the plant while it's growing and then dissolve or blow away when the peel dries up
- you can make a salad dressing with vinegar; there are different recipes; just do a search for banana peel salad dressing
Anybody have any other ideas for using up those banana peels?
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