It is the additives like sugar, cream and the extra flavoring in your milkshake that aids weight gain
Many people believe having banana and milk together helps in gaining weight. Lets find out how true it is.
For a basic banana milkshake, you need one banana and a glass of low fat milk. A banana by itself has negligible fat. Milk is a dairy product, and a recent study linked dairy consumption with reduced storage of belly fat. So, we know fat is not linked here.
Similarly, both banana and milk have a low-medium Glycolic Index (healthy carbohydrates). So, it’s not the carbohydrate content too that makes you put on weight.
Instead, it provides you with protein, fiber, calcium, vitamins, and minerals.
So, there is actually nothing in this combination that aids weight gain.
Are you worried about calories now?
You should know that one banana has about 100 calories, while a glass of low fat milk has about 60-80 calories. That implies, total calories in this concoction are much lower than a bag of chips (about 600 calories). Then what makes you gain those extra pounds on regular consumption of the beverage? It is all those additives you add in the banana milkshake to make it taste better- sugar, ice cream, sweet syrup (basically, sugar and water), and all the extra flavoring that are loaded with calories.
Many people gain weight on consuming banana milkshake because they add it to their existing diets and do not make necessary replacements. So, instead of replacing what they were consuming earlier, they simply start having banana milkshakes along with it.