Today's the day to officially go nuts
I almost let one of the most important days in the calendar slip by without paying it homage.
I don’t bother with Christmas, New Year or Halloween, and please don’t get me started on Valentine’s Day.
They’re all just a nonsense, guilt-inducing, money-making ploy to get decent hard-working people such as my self to part with our hard-earned cash while a damocleastical sword of being “stingy”, “ a Scrooge”, or “miserly” hangs precariously overhead.
Bah humbug! to the lot I say– and go and boil yourself with holly, or whatever the saying is.
But today brought the opportunity to pay genuine trubute, an opportunity to mark something truly great – Happy Peanut Butter Day!
Really I’m not joking, January 24 is apparently National Peanut Butter Day – and why the crunchy or smooth not?
I think it's actually an American thing because all the buzz is about the virtues of spreading the stuff on "biscuits" and packing it in your child’s "lunch pail" – but let's not allow that to stand in the way of a celebration
Peanut butter is still as popular as it has ever been, trending in fifth place on twitter this afternoon beaten only by Oscar nomination chatter (Meryl-hands down).
It has to be one of the greatest inventions of all
time, and contrary to belief it is actually really good for you.
High in protein, high in good fats and low in refined carbohydrate it should be classed among these so-called superfoods, never mind blueberries and asparagus.
It is high in calories, but I favour modern opinion that calories are not the enemy (see post several days ago).
If you opt for a good brand from a health food shop you can get hold of 100 per cent natural product with nothing added – no palm oil and no sugar.
Peanut butter dates back to the Aztecs who mashed peanuts (not actually a nut but an underground legume) into a paste and ate it.
Many people have been wrongly bestowed with the title of inventor including George Washington Carver who had no part in it's creation but only promoted the use of peanuts, soy beans and potatoes.
And it is not just tasty and is not just high in nutrients, peanut butter contains a antimicrobial agent Resveratro which wards off bacteria and viruses.
It also contains p-coumaric acid which is thought to be beneficial in helping to prevent some forms of heart disease.
There are loads of ways to enjoy it as well as spreading on toast.
A celery stick smothered in crunchy peanut butter and sprinkled with raisins is a real treat
And it can be added to Thai curries to give a nutty, crunchy punch.
But I am sure a book could be written on 101 uses of peanut butter – any recipe ideas? Please share below.
In honour of the big day here is a list of some little known peanut butter facts:
I don’t bother with Christmas, New Year or Halloween, and please don’t get me started on Valentine’s Day.
They’re all just a nonsense, guilt-inducing, money-making ploy to get decent hard-working people such as my self to part with our hard-earned cash while a damocleastical sword of being “stingy”, “ a Scrooge”, or “miserly” hangs precariously overhead.
Bah humbug! to the lot I say– and go and boil yourself with holly, or whatever the saying is.
But today brought the opportunity to pay genuine trubute, an opportunity to mark something truly great – Happy Peanut Butter Day!
Really I’m not joking, January 24 is apparently National Peanut Butter Day – and why the crunchy or smooth not?
I think it's actually an American thing because all the buzz is about the virtues of spreading the stuff on "biscuits" and packing it in your child’s "lunch pail" – but let's not allow that to stand in the way of a celebration
Peanut butter is still as popular as it has ever been, trending in fifth place on twitter this afternoon beaten only by Oscar nomination chatter (Meryl-hands down).
It has to be one of the greatest inventions of all
High in protein, high in good fats and low in refined carbohydrate it should be classed among these so-called superfoods, never mind blueberries and asparagus.
It is high in calories, but I favour modern opinion that calories are not the enemy (see post several days ago).
If you opt for a good brand from a health food shop you can get hold of 100 per cent natural product with nothing added – no palm oil and no sugar.
Peanut butter dates back to the Aztecs who mashed peanuts (not actually a nut but an underground legume) into a paste and ate it.
Many people have been wrongly bestowed with the title of inventor including George Washington Carver who had no part in it's creation but only promoted the use of peanuts, soy beans and potatoes.
And it is not just tasty and is not just high in nutrients, peanut butter contains a antimicrobial agent Resveratro which wards off bacteria and viruses.
It also contains p-coumaric acid which is thought to be beneficial in helping to prevent some forms of heart disease.
There are loads of ways to enjoy it as well as spreading on toast.
A celery stick smothered in crunchy peanut butter and sprinkled with raisins is a real treat
And it can be added to Thai curries to give a nutty, crunchy punch.
But I am sure a book could be written on 101 uses of peanut butter – any recipe ideas? Please share below.
In honour of the big day here is a list of some little known peanut butter facts:
- The world's largest peanut is 20 feet tall, and is kept in Georgia, US.
- Americans eat 700 million pounds every year (3lbs per person), which could cover the entire floor of the Grand Canyon.
- The first peanut butter process was patented by John H. Kellogg and his brother.
- Peanut butter can be transformed into diamonds under high enough pressure.
- If you cannot bear the sensation of peanut butter sticking to your palate you have "Arachibutyrophobia".
- An 18oz jar of peanut butter contains 850 peanuts.
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