A single banana wrapped in plastic: Food that makes us sad

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another thought---- the Cranium full of Duh, that gave DEL MONTE this idea probably has his food gathered by some one else. HA.

I thought sneeky stealing rip=offs were only performed by Leeches, (lawyers&politicians.

I sure do love me some bananas.

That makes me downright depressed.

If your going to wrap one- why not wrap the whole bunch- saving all the precious little bananas trip to the north. CRT=Cost Really Too much

Ridiculous. More plastic that will end up in the environment because most people are too lazy to recycle.

Ok, but another thing to consider is that the peel will break down, the bag never will. And realistically, only a very small portion of plastic is ever recycled.

If the goal is to extend the shelf life for shipping, why not put 6 or 12 into a package? It's an advertising and marketing tool.

....But the draw of the banana is its pre-existing packaging...

Well that's. . . interesting. Although it does seem like a good idea for people who like bananas but don't eat them everyday. The rest won't go bad a quickly.

I can understand putting it in a plastic bag so you can make it vending machine friendly, about the only part that makes sense. I just hope it has holes in it or it'll go bad very very very soon. less than a week.

As for a "grab and go" they're naturally designed as a grab and go food.

at least they are trying to put healthier snacks in vending machines...>.>

I love this idea. What's wrong with making fruit as easy for a kid to grab and pack as a candy bar? It's still fruit, and now it's easy.

This reminds me of people who want to ban bottled water, but do not mention bottled soft drinks and sports drinks. What are people going to grab if there is no bottled water? Bottled soft drinks and sports drinks. Which contain water, and sugar, and food coloring, and flavoring.

this had me rotfl !!!!

I read somewhere else that Del Monte is doing this so they can sell fruit in vending machines to make them healthier...

The best thing we can do is stop buying items that need to be shipped in from everywhere. Buy from local sources and that will actually reduce waste! Yep, it means that you may not have the produce that you want all the time but buy a little extra of what is in season and can some for later!

My mom keeps her bananas in a plastic bag and they last much longer than mine do on the hanger.

Alex L makes a good point about bananas going bad in a kid's lunch bag. My son asked me to stop putting them in his lunch. The plastic bag might help keep a banana edible.

Phillip also is on to something. Reducing food spoilage is essential. Food rotting in landfills contributes to global warming. Landfills are America’s primary source of methane emissions, and the second-largest component of landfills are organic materials. When food decomposes in a landfill, it releases methane, a greenhouse gas 21 times more damaging than carbon dioxide.

better snack option than 99 percent of the crap you get in wrappers, why not if it makes a person reach for something healthy instead of more sugar?

This strikes me as a marketing gimmick. It might work. I do think it is unnecessary but this might be useful for convenience stores and gas stations where you really would rather not like to think who might have touched it before you bought it.

That was bulls.. hit! Trying to make something different and lying about it to cover the big incomprehensive mistake they made. Shame on you Del Monte! Bananas spoil faster when enclosed in freaking plastic! No matter how much tech you say it has...

This is ridiculously infuriating! Food industry thinks the consumer is stupid. I feel offended.