Peanuts are good and healthy for our bodies, but make sure that you are not allergic to them before you start devouring them. Peanuts are not really from a nut family, they are members of the legumes family. Did you know that regularly eating pickled foods can actually increase the risk of colon cancer. Also, instead of eating peanut butter with jelly, you should try peanut butter with real raw honey, or peanut butter and some fruit. You can enjoy Peanuts with salads, sauteed vegetables, or just alone as a snack. The Nutrients that you would find in a quarter of a cup of Raw Peanuts are:
- Vitamin B1, Thiamin
- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, Niacin (good amount)
- Vitamin B5, Pantothenic Acid
- Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine
- Vitamin B7, Biotin
- Vitamin B9, Folate (good amount)
- Vitamin E
- Manganese (good amount)
- Tryptophan (good amount)
- Copper (good amount)
- Protein (good amount)
- Calories
- Carbohydrates
- Dietary Fiber
- Natural Fats
- Calcium
- Iodine
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Molybdenum
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Selenium
- Zinc
- Amino Acids (good amount)
If you would regularly eat Peanuts, then you could enjoy these kind of benefits:
- Reduces Cardiovascular Disease
- Supports Heart Health
- Improves Heart Health
- Antioxidant Protection
- Reduces Coronary Heart Disease
- Reduces Risk of Stroke
- Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer
- Helps prevent Gallstones
- Protects from Alzheimers disease
- Protects from Cognitive Decline
- Reduces Risk of weight gain
Green Peas are considered very healthy vegetables too. Green Peas are a part of Legumes family. You could enjoy Green Peas in a green salad, with mushrooms, chicken salad, stir-fries, or just enjoy it by itself alone. Green Peas have very good nutrients, vitamins, ingredients, and other fun stuff:
Just like other Legumes, Lentils are very good and healthy beans too. Some say that you do not need to presoak them, but some recommend that you presoak Lentils in water just like the beans for about six hours. Some people like to eat cold salads out of lentils, some like soups out of lentils, and some like to eat just lentils alone with some other dishes. The Nutrients in lentils are very good and unique, here is the list:
Red Beans are also healthy and are kind of different from black beans. There are usually two kind of red beans, small and big. Red Beans are pretty healthy Legumes because of these nutrients:
Black Beans are great legumes and have a very unique and descriptive name because they are black and they are beans. To make the cooking of Black Beans faster and to digest them better you must Presoak them in just plain water for about eight hours or just overnight. Black Beans are great in Black Bean Soups, in Burritos, or just like a good side entree for a dinner or lunch. Black Beans are very healthy for our bodies too, because they have these important nutrients: