How Can I Include Peanut Butter In My Diet?
Other ways to eat peanut butter include: :
- Spreading it on rice cakes or crackers
- Drizzling it over popcorn
- Using it as a dip for celery or carrots
- Stirring it into yogurt or oatmeal
Very few people follow a raw diet 100 percent of the time. Eating 75 to 80 percent of your foods raw qualifies you as a raw foodist. This allows for occasional meals out or the periodic treat of a cooked food, such as peanut butter.
Since peanut butter supplies high-quality, nutrient-dense calories, 200 calories of peanut butter will have a stronger positive health impact than 200 calories of an ultra-processed “diet” food. Of course, this doesn’t mean that you can eat all the peanut butter you want.
Pure peanut butter contains only 20% carbs, making it suitable for a low carb diet. It also causes a very low rise in blood sugar, making it a good option for people with type 2 diabetes ( 7 ).
- Add peanut butter to a low-fat vanilla shake or smoothie.
- Dip apple slices or celery stalks into peanut butter.
- Make your own trail mix with dried fruit.
- Mix chopped peanuts in with low-fat microwave popcorn.
- Replace croutons in your salad with peanuts.
- Spread peanut butter onto rice or popcorn cakes.