How Many Calories in Bananas?

Convenient and inexpensive, bananas are a favorite food for toddlers and children, but adults may just find themselves downing them more frequently when they become aware of the load of nutrients nestled in the flesh of this innocuous-looking fruit. Top your bowl of breakfast cereal with slices of ripe banana or use the fruit as a key ingredient in whole grain breads.

A medium banana -- which typically measures between 7 and 8 inches in length -- contains 105 calories. About half of the fruit's 27 g of carbohydrates come from natural sugars.

Combine a banana with other fruits and low-fat yogurt to create healthful smoothies that even hard-to-please family members should savor. Possible fruits to pair with banana include blueberries, strawberries, pineapple and oranges.

A single, medium-size banana provides about 3 g of dietary fiber and a whopping 422 mg of potassium. Other nutrients in a banana include vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus.

Banana Milk Calories

Banana milk, or milk flavored with banana, can serve as an alternative accompaniment to a plate of cookies. This sweet beverage contains calories that can contribute toward your daily energy needs and help meet your nutritional goals.

One 8.1-oz. serving of banana milk contains 200 calories. Based on a 2,000-calorie diet, this comprises 10 percent of your daily caloric intake.

Many of the calories in an 8.1-oz. serving of banana milk come from carbohydrates -- 30 g. Carbohydrates primarily serve to create energy for your body's use. This portion of banana milk also contains 7 g of protein and 5 g of fat. The Institute of Medicine recommends consuming 130 g of carbohydrates and 46 to 56 g of protein daily, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture notes that you should limit fat intake to 20 to 35 percent of your caloric intake.

One 8.1-oz. serving of banana milk provides you with 400 mg of calcium, 33 to 40 percent of what you should consume daily. You should take in 1,000 to 1,200 mg of calcium every day to build strong teeth and bones.

How Many Calories Are in Banana Chips?

Crunchy and sweet, banana chips serve as a convenient, fruit-based snack for people of all ages, but don't expect them to have the same nutrient values of a raw banana. Most of the calories in banana chips come from carbohydrates -- in the form of sugar -- and fat.

One ounce of banana chips provides 147 calories. The chips contain 0.65 g protein, 9.53 g fat, 16.56 g carbohydrates, 2.2 g fiber and 10 g sugar.

Serve banana chips as an alternative to potato chips at a picnic. As a rule, opt for unsweetened, dried banana chips rather than deep-fried banana chips. Not only do they contain less sugar, but they also have less fat, which translates to fewer calories.

Like bananas, banana chips are packed with potassium; one 1-oz. serving provides 152 mg. Other nutrients present in banana chips include calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamins A and C, and folate.

How Many Calories Are in a Banana Smoothie?

A banana smoothie contains a banana, milk, yogurt and either sugar or honey. One serving of banana smoothie contains around 400 calories, though you may reduce that count by adding nonfat milk and nonfat yogurt.

Calories in the Milk: One serving of banana smoothie contains three-quarters of a cup of milk. If you use full-fat milk, three-quarters of a cup contains 112 calories. If you use 2-percent milk, three-quarters of a cup contains 103 calories; the same amount of nonfat milk contains 62 calories.

Calories in the Banana: One medium, ripe banana contains 105 calories. If you like your smoothie icy, you can freeze the banana before adding it to the blender.

Calories in the Yogurt: The third ingredient in a banana smoothie is yogurt. One cup of full-fat yogurt contains 148 calories, and one cup of nonfat yogurt contains 136 calories.

Calories in the Sweetener: You don't have to add additional sweetener to a banana smoothie. If you wish to add sugar, 2 tsp. of white sugar contains 33 calories. One tablespoon of honey contains 64 calories.

How Many Calories in a Chiquita Banana?

A banana is the fruit of any plant in the Musa genus, although it typically refers specifically to the more familiar sweet bananas. Chiquita is a major distributor of produce, especially bananas.

This nutritional information applies to a single banana containing 126 g, or about 4.5 oz., of edible flash. A Chiquita banana has a total of 110 calories. This provides 5.5 percent of the daily value for calories, assuming a standard diet of 2,000 calories per day.

Carbohydrates provide 106 calories in a Chiquita banana and protein provides the remaining 4 calories. A Chiquita banana contains 29 g of carbohydrates, which provides about 10 percent of the daily value for carbohydrates. It also has 1 g of protein, or 2 percent of the daily value for protein. A Chiquita banana contains no fat.

A Chiquita banana contains 15 percent of the daily value for vitamin C and 5 percent of the daily value for vitamin A. It also has 400 mg of potassium, or about 11.4 percent of the daily value for potassium.