Peanut Butter: A Nutritious Meat Substitute

Peanuts are an extremely popular food in Vietnam, with a variety of ways to prepare them, suitable for all ages and available at any time of the year.

There is a famous dish from Europe to Asia, with 2 popular flavors, salty and sweet, that can be eaten with many dishes, that is Peanut Butter (sometimes called Tuong Lac).

Nutritional value of Peanut Butter

Peanut butter is a food rich in carbohydrates, which are important for the body, storing and promoting heat energy, which is the energy to maintain right brain function.

At the same time, peanuts help regulate fat metabolism, provide fiber, protein, enhance intestinal function and detoxify well.

Peanuts are rich in fat, maintain body temperature and protect internal organs, provide essential fatty acids, promote the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, and increase satiety.

Peanuts contain a lot of copper, while copper is an indispensable micronutrient for blood and human health, central nervous system.

Peanut butter: A nutritious meat substitute.

Health Benefits of Peanut Butter

Peanuts have the effect of nourishing health and prolonging life, so in history books, peanuts are called "immortality seeds".

According to research results, peanuts have high nutritional value, containing a large amount of fat and protein. Of which, fat is about 44% - 45%, protein content is about 24-36%, sugar content is about 20%.

There are also thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and other vitamins. Mineral content is also very rich, especially amino acids that are essential for the human body, promoting the development of brain cells, enhancing memory function.

Peanuts also contain vitamin C, which helps lower cholesterol, helping prevent atherosclerosis, high blood pressure and coronary heart disease.

Although peanuts contain so many nutrients, they are not a threat to obese patients. If eaten in moderation, they can even help you lose weight because they create a feeling of fullness, so they are also called "anti-hunger food".

According to research, peanuts create a feeling of fullness five times higher than other carbohydrate foods. After eating peanuts, it reduces the need to eat other foods, helping obese people lose weight.

Vitamin K in peanuts has a hemostatic effect, especially red peanuts have a hemostatic effect 50 times higher, people with bleeding disorders should eat it regularly.

Ingredients for peanut butter:

2 bowls of roasted peanuts, skin removed (about 500gr)

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons peanut oil (makes the dish softer)

2 tablespoons honey/sugar (to sweeten the butter, increase or decrease depending on taste)

Additionally, you can add 1-2 tablespoons of cocoa powder, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder, chocolate chips or a little nutella spread if you want more flavor.

How to do:

Put peanuts in the blender, mix peanuts while blending until smooth. Blend and stop while mixing peanuts to avoid overheating the blender.

Blend several times until the peanuts are finely ground, then add salt, peanut oil, honey/sugar and blend further. If you add other spices, add them together with the spices.

Blend for another 1 - 2 minutes until the ingredients are well blended.

Pour the finished peanut butter into a glass jar with a tight lid, store and eat gradually.

According to Young Knowledge