Peanutbites

More satisfying, for longer periods of time, than high carbohydrate snacks

Comprised of important plant chemicals, such as phytosterols, thought to help fight heart disease and cancer. Current research indicates that many of the minerals found in peanuts - copper, phosphorous, magnesium, iron, potassium, selenium, zinc and calcium - may have a protective effect for coronary heart disease.

Peanuts and peanut butter are protein powerhouses
- providing 15% (7.6g) of the Reference Daily intake (RDI) level (50g) of protein per serving (one ounce of peanuts or two tablespoons of peanut butter), so an excellent source of protein for vegetarians.

Eating peanuts, peanut butter and nuts five or more times per week can cut heart disease risk by up to 50% based on a number of large population studies. These include Harvard's Nurses' Study (British Medical Journal, 1998) and Lorna Linda's Seven Day Adventist Study (archives of Internal Medicine, 1992).

Nutrient-dense peanuts and peanut butter contain many vitamins and minerals. (Just one ounce of peanuts contains nearly half of the 13 vitamins necessary for the body's growth and maintenance and more than one third of the 20 minerals needed!)

30g raw peanuts contains 17% (68mg) of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) level (400mg) of Folate. The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation recommends including folate in the diet in the earliest weeks of pregnancy for the preventing neural tube birth defects. Additionally, studies have shown that folate consumption is associated with a lower risk of heart disease (Nurses Health Studies, British Medical Journal, November 1998).