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Photo guide revealing how ripe bananas should be before they’re eaten goes viral (so which one would YOU pick?)
ripe (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” ripe fruit or crops have grown to their full size and are ready to eat or use “というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
a ripe juicy peach
The tomatoes aren’t ripe.
Those bananas aren’t ripe yet – they’re still green.
The fruit turns red when it is ripe.
The fruit is picked before it turns ripe.
Cooking time will vary according to the ripeness of the pears.
・New viral snap shows a bunch of bananas all at different levels of ripeness
・They are labelled from numbers one through 15 and users pick their favourite
・Fruit fans have wildly different opinions about which is the best banana
・Nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert reveals which banana offers the best nutrition
・So which one would you choose?
nutrition (noun)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” the substances that you take into your body as food and the way that they influence your health: “というふうに記載されています。
例文：
adequate/poor nutrition
Good nutrition is essential if patients are to make a quick recovery.
Do you prefer your bananas still slightly green, brown and squishy, or in between?
You might think there’s only one right answer, but now an online debate about the perfect level of banana ripeness proves there are a lot of different opinions about the best time to eat the yellow tropical fruit.
A new snap that has gone viral on Instagram shared by the account fitness_meals, which has 2.3 million followers, shows a bunch of bananas all at different levels of ripeness.
They are all labelled from numbers one through 15, with one being the most under-ripe, to 15 being the most over-ripe.
The image, which has more than 4,700 likes, asks you to pick your ‘perfect’ banana from the bunch – and fruit fans have wildly different stances on which number they would grab to go.
squishy (adjective)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” soft and easily crushed or shaped: “というふうに記載されています。
例文：
squishy white bread
The majority of banana fans said they would pick numbers 8 through 10 from the bunch. These fruit had no green underripe parts, with number 10 having a few brown speckles on the skin also.
Some opted for a more under-ripe 6 or 7 banana, while some said they a very brown and speckled 11.
However a few said they liked a number 2 banana, aka one that is very under-ripe and is greenish-yellow in colour.
Harley Street nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert, who wrote Rhitrition: A Simple Way To Eat Well, reveals that bananas are an excellent source of potassium and other nutrients no matter how ripe they are.
potassium は、カリウムです。
However she says that if you are diabetic or have trouble digesting the fruit, it may be beneficial to eat a banana at a specific level of ripeness.
diabetic は、糖尿病です。
speckle (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” one of a number of small spots or marks on a surface “ というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
a black bird with white speckles
A blackbird’s egg is blue with brown speckles on it.
To opt (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” to make a choice or decision from a range of possibilities “ というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
Mike opted for early retirement.
Instead of a soft drink, she opted for water.
Most people opt to have the operation.
married couples opting to be taxed as two single persons
Many students opt for business studies simply because it sounds like a passport to a good job.
nutrient (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow: “ というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
It’s good soil – full of nutrients.
A healthy diet should provide all your essential nutrients.
She said: ‘Bananas are a fruit that may be limited in a diet prescribed to those who suffer with diabetes due to the high content of free sugars, however, that is at the discretion of the health professional.
‘Research suggests that in under-ripe bananas, starch constitutes 80-90 per cent of the carbohydrate content, which, as the banana ripens, changes into free sugars. Therefore, people who suffer with diabetes are advised to eat bananas that are not overly ripe as not to spike their blood sugar too much.’
However she says for the average person, a more ripe banana may be easier to digest.
Rhiannon explained: ‘When the resistant starch changes to simple sugar, a banana ripens, and studies have suggested that more ripe (yellow) bananas are easier to digest for the average person.
the resistant starch は、難消化性デンプンです。
‘The higher glycemic index of ripe bananas shows that they are digested more quickly. Think of a tennis player snacking on a banana for a burst of energy.
Glycemic index グリセミック指数（食品ごとの血糖値の上昇度合いを間接的に表現する数値）です。
‘However, if you love bananas, enjoy them how they you think they taste best.
‘You could eat unripened bananas or ripened bananas and still reap the benefits of this nutritious fruit. The only difference is that for individuals with Type 2 Diabetes.’
Type 2 Diabetes は、2型糖尿病です。
To prescribe (verb)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” (of a doctor) to say what medical treatment someone should have: “ という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
My doctor prescribed rest and gave me a painkiller for my knee.
The doctor prescribed some pills.
The doctor prescribed some medicine and told her to have a week’s rest.
discretion (noun)
Google Dictionaryによると” the right or ability to decide something: “というふうに記載されています。裁量という意味です。
例文：
Shops will exchange unwanted goods entirely at their discretion.
Students can be expelled at the discretion of the principal (= if the principal decides it).
starch (noun)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” a white substance that exists in large amounts in potatoes and particular grains such as rice: “ というふうに記載されていますね。でんぷんです。
例文：
Corn starch is used as a thickener in stews.
To spike (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” to increase suddenly “ というふうに記載されていますね。でんぷんです。
例文：
Their stock prices spiked on news of the merger.
The jobless rate in October spiked to a five-year high.
To ripen (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” to become ripe, or to make something ripe “ というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
grapes ripening in the sun
The summer sunshine ripened the melons.
These melons are ripening nicely.
My plans are ripening – now all I need is official approval.
To snack (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” to eat between meals “ という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
I’ve been snacking all day.
He was snacking on a bar of chocolate.
If you eat three good meals a day, you‘re less likely to snack on biscuits.
reap the benefit, reward, etc. (idiom)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” to get something good as a result of your own actions: “ という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
We will all reap the benefits of this important research.
She studied every evening and reaped the benefit at exam time.
We sold them most of their modern weapons and now we are reaping the bitter harvest.
最後に、内容が理解でき、新しい単語も知ることができたら、必ずCambridge Dictionaryか、Macmillan Dictionaryで例文を読むようにしてください。そして一番シンプルで、自分が日常使いしときやすそうなもをノートやスマホに書き溜めておいてください。そしてこれを移動中の時などに声に出して覚えることが本当に大事です！（電車では難しいので、僕はよく歩きますw）
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