Peanut Nutrients Help Many Get the Energy and Protein That They Need
It may only be the first of March, but you are already thinking about the summer and spending some time on the beach. The fact that your family is planning a big trip this summer means that you want to look good, as well as feel good. With two weeks scheduled in Greece, you know that your days will alternate between long afternoons relaxing at the beach and even longer mornings touring and hiking. In an effort to be in the best shape, you are trying to get more exercise, as well as do a better job of eating more healthy.
Fortunately, you are a big fan of several peanut snack ideas that are easy to prepare and high in protein. Although you do pretty well eating a healthy breakfast, lunch, and dinner, yo Continue Reading
Protein Versus Healthy Fats The Role of Nuts
Protein. Just the word speaks of bodybuilders at Gold’s Gyms in California, the home of Arnold, the king of all that is ripped muscle. Those bodybuilders (and bodybuilders today) thrived off protein and talked up its virtues: It repaired muscles, replenished muscles, led to bigger and more powerful muscles.
Protein to the layperson seems associated with that. Protein comes in the form of meat, protein comes in the form of chicken, protein comes in the form of eggs. All that bodybuilder stuff. But protein can come from numerous sources, one of which is hardly well known for its protein power: peanut butter.
Peanut butter has many statistics associated with it that show how powerful this nut is. It has tons of protein power per gram, with healthy fats thrown in. It’s not nearly as unhealthy Continue Reading