Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Have a fruitilicious summer! Week 2

I love peanut butter sandwiches.  But I've stopped using jelly and started putting fruit on them instead.  You've all eaten peanut butter and banana sandwiches...what about apples?  Pears?  The other day, I even had a peanut butter and strawberry sandwich.  It was very tasty.  I'm looking forward to the nectarine version tomorrow.

Go ahead...give it a whirl!
Posted by hormonewoman at 6:44 PM
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2 comments:

Nichole said...

I've quit the unhealthy peanut butter and graduated to ALMOND butter. DELIGHTFUL!!!

June 16, 2010 9:32 PM
hormonewoman said...

Hi Nichole!

One thing to consider with PCOS, when looking at peanut butter vs. almond butter, is the ratio of types of fats. Actually, peanut butter has a higher ratio of monounsaturated (omega 9) to omega 6) than does almond. Neither is good or bad, healthy or unhealthy, but if your goal is to improve your ratio of anti-inflammatory fats to other fats, almond butter won't do it. There is also a misperception that almonds have omega-3 fatty acids in them, which they do not.

One thing I do encourage clients to do, is go for the old-fashioned peanut butter. The type that doesn't have the fat floating on the top is not as beneficial to hormone balance as the chunky, less processed kind.

Both kinds of sandwiches are yummy though. Enjoy!

Monika

June 18, 2010 8:37 AM

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