My son’s favorite fruit is bananas. But whenever we cut them up for him, the pieces are always sticky and slippery. He gets them all over his clothes and hands, and has trouble picking them up to boot.

Here’s a way you can make the pieces a less messy and easier to pick up.

Pick a banana that’s just become ripe. It’ll have a little greenish tint at the top and the rest of the banana will be all yellow, with no brown discolorations.

Cut the banana into discs that are about half the width of your pinky finger. With your index finger and your thumb, pinch the center of each disc. The banana piece should break into thirds naturally. The edges of these pieces will be much less sticky and slippery than if you cut across the fruit strata with a knife.

Enjoy!