If the banana is not ripe, you can leave it on a warm counter for a day or two.
Peel the banana from the stem end. Snap back the stalk at the top of the fruit, then pull it downwards alongside the fruit. Pull the rest of the skin off in similar strips. Peel the banana from the blossom end. This is the flat, brown stub at the end of the banana. Pinch just behind the blossom end to break it apart, then peel bits of it downward. If you don’t want the whole banana at once, cut it in half before peeling. Cover the half you won’t be eating right away with plastic wrap, and store it in the fridge.
Add a sliced banana to cereal or oatmeal. Drizzle some honey over banana slices for extra sweetness. Make a peanut butter banana sandwich on whole wheat bread. Cut a banana in half lengthwise, and fill it with peanut butter. Put the banana back together, and eat it like a sandwich.
For an added touch, you can dip the banana slice into some crushed walnuts for extra protein.
