How many calories in banana bread
A slice of banana bread has about 260 kcal, with 40 g of carbs.
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To burn it off
Banana bread sounds like it should be the healthy cake, and the banana does help. But it's still flour, sugar, butter and eggs.
A slice is 260 kcal, with 40 g of carbs, 10 g of fat and 4 g of protein. Coffee shop slices are often thick, so they can be more.
Toasted with butter is how a lot of cafés serve it. Lovely, and that butter goes on top of the 260.
Tips
- 1Ask for it toasted without butter, it's soft enough already.
- 2Cut thinner slices when you bake your own.
- 3Have it with a flat white or a tea, not a big sugary drink.
Where it comes from
Banana bread is an American idea from the early 1930s. During the Great Depression nobody wanted to throw away a brown banana, and baking powder and baking soda had just become cheap and easy to buy everywhere. Recipes with mashed banana soon filled cookbooks from Pillsbury, Better Homes and Gardens and the United Fruit Company, a big banana importer.
Where does our food come from? · Source: King Arthur Baking, A short history of banana bread
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Questions
Is banana bread healthier than cake?
It's still cake. A slice is 260 kcal, similar to many other bakes.
How many calories in two slices of banana bread?
About 520 kcal.
Does butter add a lot?
A thin spread adds a bit. A thick layer adds noticeably more.
Does a riper banana make banana bread higher in calories?
No. A very ripe banana has about the same calories, its starch has just turned into sugar, so the bread tastes sweeter.
How many calories in banana bread with walnuts?
A handful of walnuts in the loaf adds roughly 30 kcal a slice, so about 290 kcal instead of 260.
