Did you know that ripe bananas contain different benefits than non-ripe bananas? Interestingly, according to sciencealert.com, your desired level of ripeness might indicate something about your health! Non-ripe bananas are lower in sugar content and if eating fresh is the way to go for anyone with diabetes. As the banana ripens, the carbohydrates turn into sugars. Overripe bananas, such as the kind we use for banana bread, are easier to digest, but what is great about these brown bananas is their increased antioxidant levels. I knew there was a reason we love this bread so much. This bread is like a warm hug of banana and bread goodness! We know bananas are sweet and contain sugars, so in this recipe, we replaced sugar and used the sugar replacement, Swerve, instead. Now, if we could just get the new batch of bananas to brown, we are ready for some more of this good stuff.