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5 reasons to go nuts over peanut butter

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January 24 is National Peanut Butter Day! Why do we love peanut butter so much? Let us count the ways…

Peanut butter • Protein rich 2 tablespoons – 8 grams of protein • A great source of manganese, niacin, vitamin E, magnesium, phosphorus • Low on the glycemic index (no blood sugar spikes!) • Full of fiber, which feeds good gut bacteria • As high in antioxidants as strawberries and blackberries • Allergic to peanuts? Try almond or sunflower seed butter instead.Ready to get your PB on? Get nutty with these recipes:

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Is peanut butter healthy?: Harvard Health Publishing

National Peanut Butter Day: National Day Calendar

Peanuts as a functional food: National Institutes of Health


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Article sources

Harvard Medical School. (2019, June). Legume of the month: Peanuts. Retrieved from https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/legume-of-the-month-peanuts

Lockette, T. (2004, December 21). Peanuts rival fruit as source of health-promoting antioxidants, UF researchers say. Retrieved from https://news.ufl.edu/archive/2004/12/peanuts-rival-fruit-as-source-of-health-promoting-antioxidants-uf-researchers-say.html

Robbins, O. (2019, January 9). Is peanut butter good for you? Everything you need to know. Retrieved from https://foodrevolution.org/blog/is-peanut-butter-good-for-you/

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