Peanut butter is a good treat for diabetics. The Harvard School of Public Health researchers found that consuming one tablespoon of peanut butter or 28g of peanuts or other nuts five or more times a week is associated with a 20-30 per cent reduced risk of developing diabetes.Nuts also contain fibre and magnesium which decrease insulin resistance and have been inversely associated with risk of type 2 diabetes. Peanuts have more plant protein than any other nut.
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This is a secret I can remember to use. Thanks for reminder.
PYNETREE6/9/2011 7:51:00 PM
A great tip...and easy to do! I like mine as a bedtime snack on apple slices.
MEMAW20087/14/2011 8:18:00 AM
If you like your peanut butter on a spoon as I do, be careful. It can be a choking hazard. A teacher here choked to death last year eating his peanut butter like that.
WITCHYWOMAN457/14/2011 8:10:00 PM
It looks like my peanut butter and banana smoothie is on the menu more often now!
AZURE-SKY7/14/2011 1:03:00 PM
My favorite afternoon snack is a sliced apple with peanut butter. Melt the peanut butter in the microwave until it's the consistency of a dip 60-90 seconds, depending on how much peanut butter you're having. I use 1 or 2 TBSP depending on what else I ate that day.
NINAFITZGERALD7/14/2011 10:29:00 AM
GLORIAB737/14/2011 6:30:00 AM
Great tip! My husband has diabetes and I'm pre-diabetic but I eat a spoon of p'nut butter daily! I didn't realize it would help me with that! Thank you/1
SPRINGOKC6/22/2011 1:49:00 PM
I know nuts are good for one, but peanuts are not really nuts. I still use it as a long acting filling food for overnight hypoglycemia prevention, but have been wondering about the other health benefits.
GWENETHR6/9/2011 8:46:00 PM
I do enjoy peanut butter as a late light snack with a few whole wheat crackers
WILL318386/2/2011 12:04:00 PM
My son attended an alternative highschool. They fed them peanut butter every morning. They assumed teenagers slept in and missed breakfast.
JAMBUTTER5/27/2011 11:01:00 AM
A variety of mixed nuts do wonders for your health.
MEADSBAY5/27/2011 10:16:00 AM
Years ago I quit WW because they told me I couldn't have any peanut butter.
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Healthy peanut butter toast
Place 1 T peanut butter on hot, freshly toasted whole wheat bread, then add 1 T fruit jam, or honey on top of the peanut butter. The heat from the toast and the liquid in the jam makes the smaller amount of peanut butter easy to spread and you aren't tempted to add more to get to the edges.
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I have found a great peanut butter in my market. PB2 powdered peanut butter. Do not say "yuck" yet! It taste exactly like peanut butter once you add a small amount of water. It has 85% less fat. It is located in the same area as the regular peanut butter.
I am a peanut butter lover could eat it all the time :) Well I recently found PB2 which is a pressed peanut butter. It basically removes all of the oil leaving you with a powdered peanut butter that you add to dishes or favorite drink!!! Way less calories and still get the peanut butter flavor :) Their website also has lots of great recipes. PB2 only has 45 calories so this cuts about 150 calories compared to regular peanut butter 224
