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Celebrate
March, National Peanut Month!
March is National Peanut Month, a time to celebrate one of
America's favorite foods! Roasted in the shell for a ballpark snack,
ground into peanut butter or tossed in a salad or stir-fry, peanuts find
their way into everything from breakfast to dessert. National Peanut Month
had its beginnings as National Peanut Week in 1941. It was expanded to a
month-long celebration in 1974.
Coincidentally, March is National Nutrition Month - a great time to
recognize the nutritional value of peanuts. One serving of peanuts is a
good source of protein, Vitamin E, Niacin, Folate, Phosphorus and
Magnesium. Peanuts are naturally cholesterol-free and low in saturated
fat.
Peanut Trivia - did you know?
- Peanuts are not actually nuts at all! They are legumes, like beans,
peas and lentils.
- Americans eat 3 pounds of peanut butter per person every year - that's
about 700 million pounds, or enough to coat the floor of the Grand Canyon!
- Peanuts may be a favorite food, but we've found many non-food uses for
their shells too! You can find peanut shells in kitty litter, wallboard,
fireplace logs, paper, animal feed and sometimes as fuel for power plants!
- Arachibutyrophobia (I-RA-KEE-BU-TI-RO-PHO-BI-A) is the fear of getting
peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth. Some people suggest adding
lettuce to your sandwich to prevent this!
- Two peanut farmers have been elected President of the United States:
Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter.
- One acre of peanuts will make 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches.
- It takes 810 peanuts to make an 18-ounce jar of peanut butter.
Find our more fun peanut fats including nutritional information, allergy
information, and recipes on these websites:
www.nationalpeanutboard.org
www.peanutbutterlovers.com
 Peanut
Nutrition
Maintaining a healthy cholesterol level is a concern to most
Americans. Consider the peanut, actually a legume or vegetable, as a
partner to help lower your cholesterol.
- Peanuts and peanut butter are naturally cholesterol-free, are low in
saturated and a good source of unsaturated fats - in
fact, peanuts are 85 percent unsaturated by content.
- Peanuts do not contain trans fat and have 52 percent monosaturated and
33 percent polyunsaturated fat content.
- The fat in peanuts helps maintain our immune system with a natural
anti-inflammatory function to fight disease and infection. Unsaturated
fat is a component of cell membranes, called phospholipids, which is
needed for cell growth and daily repair in most of our body's cells.
- One serving of dry-roasted peanuts (30 grams) contains 12 grams of
unsaturated fat and 2 grams of saturated fat and 0 cholesterol. It also
contains protein, folate, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, niacin and
thiamine.
Some healthy ways to use peanuts are:
- Stir some peanut butter into your oatmeal/other hot cereals.
- Add chopped, seasoned peanuts to your salads instead of cheese.
- Use peanut butter on your waffles or toast instead of butter.
- Instead of potato chips, try a handful of peanuts.
- Make a peanut dip and eat with carrot and celery sticks.
- Spread peanut butter on your morning bagel.
For more nutritional information visit
www.nationalpeanutboard.org
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