If you like regular butter and/or peanut butter, you’re going to love today’s article about healthy nut butter.
For extra sticking power, add a dab of this tasty stuff to your diet.
Moderate amounts of healthy fat, such as the fats found in peanuts and peanut butter, as well as almonds and almond butter and cashews and cashew butter, may bolster your weight loss efforts.
In a recent study of people on a reduced-calorie diet, participants who included moderate portions of peanuts, peanut butter, and healthy oils in the diet were more likely to stick with the weight loss plan.
Note the word “moderate.” That’s key. You can’t lose weight if you’re eating a handful of nuts every five minutes.
With that said, here’s an excellent recipe for a healthy nut butter courtesy of the recipe section of the website of my friend Dr. Ben Kim.
Cashew and Almond Nut Butter Recipe
1 cup of raw cashews
1/2 cup of raw almonds
Use a strong blender or food processor to process nuts until they form a thick, spreadable paste.
This cashew and almond nut butter will stay fresh for up to one week in an airtight jar in the refrigerator.
Try this delicious cashew and almond nut butter with fresh celery sticks, fresh fruit, or a green vegetable salad.
Note: you can substitute the almonds in this recipe with pecans or walnuts. Pecans and walnuts have a higher healthy fat content than almonds, making for more of a light and buttery texture. Pecans will impart more sweetness to this nut butter than walnuts will.
If you soak nuts before eating them, just be sure that they are completely dry before you blend or process them.
Have fun this week after school or on Saturday by herding your kids into the kitchen to make some nut butter!
