Peanut Butter Mania

Many people have wanted to make healthier and wise choices when it comes to eating, but we’ve found that these healthy foods can be quite bland. So I want to bring back some fun into our diets.
Remember when we were kids and we’d have peanut butter and jam sandwiches for lunch? We didn’t know it but those were probably the unhealthiest lunches are parents were packing for us. But they didn’t know better.
Let’s look at why the sandwiches they made were unhealthy for us and what we can do to turn it upside down and make it not only healthy but also just as yummy!

Peanut Butter for some it's a sandwich spread or for snack and there's a lot of brands out in the local market. it is primarily made from roasted peanuts.
And do you know that this food paste have health benefits?
IT'S TRUE!! more than 5 studies shows that this peanut butter may protect a high risk of cardiovascular diseases due to high levels of good fats called (monounsaturated fats) and resveratrol this is a natural antimicrobial agent, produced by the peanut plant (and in even larger quantities by red grapes) to ward off potential pathogens (bacteria, virii and fungi).
Resveratrol is actually believed to be the cause of the "French paradox" (French people having a lower risk of cardiovascular disease despite their diet rich in fats).
This Peanut Butter provides protein, vitamins,
Peanut butter contains fairly high quantities of dietary fiber, amounting to about 8%, which again helps in regulating both blood cholesterol and blood sugar levelsand also high level of anti oxidant.
Even better, these health benefits seem to occur without also promoting weight gain. One reason could be that peanut butter is a stick-to-the-ribs kind of food.
now a days many health conscious been putting this peanut butter as part of their diet its been a great thing to consider.. and its so nice to found out that Sure, peanut butter is high in fat and calories, but if a small amount can quell hunger, that might explain why dieters seem more satisfied with weight-loss plans that include the spread.

The Peanut Butter Diet permits women about 1,500 calories per day including 4 tablespoons of peanut butter daily and men 2,200 calories daily including 6 tablespoons of peanut butter. The diet also requires 45 minutes of exercise daily.

this is actually the peanut butter that i best recommend teens or practically to all people to try aside from its good taste this quality of peanut butter been out for long years in market upto now. :D



well i've tried to have this 4 tsp a day.. and it really helped me to stop starving from sweets and it really makes me feel full after all... so i've searched in the net for the low fat recipes since im now a health conscious person im looking forward to low fat peanut butter cookie.. and here's some recipe i've found.. and i wanted to share it.. :D


LOW FAT LOW CHOLESTEROL PEANUT BUTTER
COOKIES
 

1/2 c. chunky peanut butter
1 stick low fat butter
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
3 egg whites
2 c. sifted all purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt

Cream the butter and peanut butter, cream in the brown sugar, then beat in the egg whites. Sift the flour and salt and stir in. Dough will be stiff. Roll into small balls of 1 inch diameter. Place on cookie sheet sprayed with Pam. Press down on the top of each cookie with a fork, to form a crisscross design. Make: half dollar size cookies. Yield: about 3 dozen cookies. Bake at 375 degrees for 9 to 10 minutes.

Low Fat Peanut Butter Cookies

From the kitchen of: Lisa.
• 1 2/3 cup flour
• 1 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup (karo)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• cooking spray
• extra sugar for rolling
Preheat oven to 375. Combine first 4 ingredients, (plus cinnamon if you want to use it) in a bowl; stir and set aside.
Combine brown sugar, white sugar, oil and peanut butter in a large bowl; beat at medium speed of mixer until well blended. Add corn syrup, vanilla, egg; beat well.
Next, stir in flour mixture. (Hint: to avoid burning out your mixer's motor you maybe should do this by hand, since the dough becomes extremely thick.) Adding some peanut butter chips is YUMMY but increases calories.
Make 48 balls out of the dough; roll them in the bowl of extra sugar; place 1 or 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Flatten each ball with the flat bottom of a glass.
Bake at 375 for 7 minutes or a little longer, until just barely browned. Remove from pans and allow to cool on wire racks.
Per cookie (48 cookies): 59 calories, 1 gram protein; 2 grams fat; 9.5 grams carbs, 5 mg cholesterol



I'll be posting some dietary foods later on..
hope you'll try it and see the benefit...