If they're confined, bananas are more likely to ripen and brown faster. Purchasing slightly green or just-ripe bananas and consuming them sooner rather than later is also advised, especially if ...

Trending Brown bananas can be easier to digest than yellow ones. (Image: Getty) Healthline says many people swear by using very ripe ones for “the sweetest, fluffiest pancake”.

Rice with green bran is perfectly safe to eat. "Having green rice in your brown rice is really a natural occurrence," says Lundberg, "Rice doesn’t mature 100 percent all at the same time.