Peanut butter…
…it’s been around forever, you can usually find it on sale, and it has a healthy combo of fiber and protein that fills you up and keeps you feeling full longer. And it’s packed with nutrition like the powerful antioxidant vitamin E, bone-building magnesium, muscle-friendly potassium, and the immunity-boosting vitamin B6. It can give you an energy boost, help with weight loss (it can cause weight gain too though) and help relieve stress.
There are downsides to eating peanut butter too, and nutritionally, peanut butters can vary quite a bit, depending on the brand. Check the labels and try to choose those that are lower in sodium and don’t have a lot of added sugars. If you have high blood pressure or any disease where your doctor has you on a special diet, you of course, as always, want to check with her/him before changing your diet.
I hadn’t eaten peanut butter in years but after being diagnosed with celiac, and trying to find gluten free foods I could keep on hand for quick snacks that would fill me up and help me feel not so “deprived” with what I could and couldn’t eat, I began buying it again. My personal favorite quick peanut butter snack is simply spreading a bit on celery with a sprinkle of chia seeds. I get a bit of crunch, sweetness, and it satisfies.
Peanut Butter Can Be “Good” For You…& 25 Yummy Recipes – 719woman.com
(Even though both of these jars are gluten free, we label one with my name so no one else uses it. If someone dipped a knife or spoon in the jar and then spread it on bread or crackers containing wheat, and then dipped it back in the jar, the entire jar would become cross-contaminated and make me sick…easier to keep two on hand and labeled.)
Wanting to know a bit more about the positives and negatives of eating peanut butter, I went to one of my favorite sites, Eat This Not That, and found some good, easy to understand info…
http://www.eatthis.com/things-that-happen-to-body-when-eat-peanut-butter
And for some great recipes featuring peanut butter, from desserts to salads to entrees, here are 25 great ones…