One of the first and best ways to help the environment is to go vegan. What you put in your body is not only critical to living a healthy life but can be critical to save the planet too. Let's have a look at peanut butter.
I remember how my mum used to make us toast with peanut-butter on and man, I just loved it! Nowadays you get many kinds of nut-butters on the market, which is a great source of protein for all the vegans out there. (And those that still ask vegans where they get their protein from.)
Peanuts are quite a sturdy crop to grow. They are cheap, grow easier than other nuts and if the crop fails, the same land can be used the next year or perhaps even in the same year for another peanut crop. There is a great NETFLIX series called ROTTEN, where they talk about how peanuts are grown, albeit they mainly focus on allergies in the episode, which by the way is well worth the watch seeing that many people do struggle with peanut allergies.
So what makes peanut-butter good for your health?
1. Peanut butter provides a good amount of protein.
2. It also has essential vitamins and minerals, such as magnesium, potassium, and zinc.
3. It supplies all of the three macronutrients: carbohydrates, protein and fat.
4. It is so rich, it can suppress hunger and lead to weight loss.
5. It is great for your heart.
6. It lowers the risk of colon cancer.
7. It helps protect against Alzheimer and memory loss.
8. It lowers type 2 diabetes.
9. It gives you energy.
10. It improves skin health.
But heads up, please consume it in moderation as it is high in fat and will easily cause weight gain if you indulge too much.
**Saving the environment through what we eat series was written to inspire people to change their eating habits in order to save the environment and the world we live in from climate change. Eating more plant-based foods can stop deforestation, soil degradation and greenhouse gas emissions, help slow climate change and secure global food supply.
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