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
Did you ever wonder why Pinto beans are called pinto? Well, it is because in Spanish the word pinto means painted, and when you look closely at the pinto beans you will see that they have splashes of reddish or brownish dots on them. After you cook them then they usually become pink. Well, the Nutrients of cooked Pinto Beans are:
Whole Flaxseeds, Ground Flaxseeds, and Flaxseed Oil are all very healthy for your body. So today we would like to talk about the facts and importance of the Flax Seeds. The Nutrients in Flaxseeds are:
Beef is a lot healthier and more beneficial than pork. It is always best if you try to get the organic meat without any added pesticides, hormones, or antibiotics. Beef either comes from a Cow or a Bull. Beef tastes great and it has very good and important Nutrients.
Brown Rice is very awesome grain food. Brown rice is a lot healthier than white rice because to make white rice they mill and polish it with machines so hard that it losses some of the important vitamins. People like to enjoy rice in sushi, soups, fried rice dish, and boiled rice dish. In about one cup of cooked Brown Rice you will get these Nutrients:
Swiss Chard is a very healthy green vegetable. It has some taste similar to the other leafy green vegetables like spinach and beet greens. The List of Nutrients in Swiss Chard is very big and awesome:
Avocado is an important fruit for our bodies too, yes it is a fruit and not a vegetable. Avocados are good with soups, guacamoles, salads, sandwiches, and sushi. Here is the list of the nutrients in Avocado fruit:
Many people love sunflower seeds and I do too, especially when you know how to cook them right, but since raw is healthier then I’m fine with eating raw seeds too. If you fry the seeds while they are still in their shells then that tastes so good, but make sure not to burn them, keep stirring them, and fry them dry, just lightly. Anyway, here is the reason raw is better:
Warning! This blog article might make you cry because it’s about onions. Since many people cry when they cut onions, so I decided to warn you before you keep on reading. I don’t know, maybe it’s because people feel so sorry for the onion that they are cutting apart :) Well anyway, onions are very good and healthy for you because they have these important nutrients in them: