Peanuts seem
to be more heart friendly than any other nuts in the same family of legumes.
Another name for this food is groundnuts which is the most common name. But
according to Wikipedia, peanut is not actually a nut in the technical sense of
the word. It is a legume because it did not develop from a fruit or into a
fruit.
There are
two types of peanuts to note, the small seed and the large seed varieties. The
smaller seeds have a high oil or fat content than the large seeds.
Common sense
will tell you to go for the large seeds if you want to lose some weight. Also
if you are moderately active go for the large seeds because it will help in
controlling weight gain to a reducing or zero level. In other words, the weight
you gain from consuming such large seed nuts will be used in your moderate
activities and will found no storage space in the body.
Also persons
who are afraid of eating peanuts due to fear of gaining weight will do well in taking
only a small handful of the large nuts say 3.5 oz which is about 26 pieces
(seeds) of the nuts to munch daily along with meals.
This will
help protection against heart related and coronary heart diseases, and other
age relate cognitive decline issues and stroke.
As a person
who has been eating these peanuts daily for years, I eat them daily with any
meal. I eat them with my breakfasts and lunch or supper. For example, I add
them to all my oat meals and rice.
Peanut and semi-brown rice makes a good combination in protein food complements;
and in food synergy. I take some as snacks. So far, I eat peanuts three times
in a day, morning, noon and evening either alone or with any other of my meals
as a supplement or complement.
All the
talks about health risks with the exception of allergy reactions in certain
persons, is negative.
Health Benefit
I am a
fitness nut. I do not mean I am an expert in fitness program. I mean I regularly
take into keeping my body fit. This again helps in stretching my mind
rigorously, like as we say that a healthy mind is found in a healthy body. I
exercise a lot, jogging, swimming, walking and aerobic. All these exercises are
a keep me fit.
As such, I
have to take very good care of my heart. I go for peanuts in this. So far, I
have not experienced any negative issue that needs a medical attention in this respect.
You see
peanuts are very rich in monounsaturated fats. Its polyunsaturated oils or fats
do not possess any health risk. They do not clog or harden your circulatory
system, but only promote heart health in addition to many other health
benefits.
If you like
eggs, milk, red meat and margarine like as I do, or any other hard fat, take a
generous treat of peanuts along with these food items. This will help the
saturate fats in the animal products to become unsaturated after digestion.
In doubt
this? Take some fresh red meat in a cooking pot and some peanuts with no water
to simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Removed from heat and allow to cool for one
hour. Check if you can see any hard animal fat as it usually happen when fresh red
meat is treated alone to simmer. The oil from the nuts will melt the fats from
the meat due to the nuts unsaturatedness.
In fact, the diary products will complement
the lack of two essential amino acids in the peanut. Another good thing to note
is that no more hardening of the arteries walls will result.
This is
because the nuts contain resveratrol, a flavonoid or phytonutrient that help
blood flow into the brain thereby containing the risk of a stroke. Resveratrrol
dilate the blood vessels to help the blood flow via, the production of nitric
oxide.
The nut is
rich in oleic acid and palmitic acid found in olive oil and palm oil
respectively. It is a good source of vitamin B-complex and rich in iron.
Although peanuts have zero or negligible vitamin C, you can sprout them to
produce the vitamin for a recipe meal.
Numerous
scientific studies have shown that people who eat peanuts have less risk of
cardiovascular and coronary heart diseases. Due to this, it was suggested that
people eat an handful of these nuts four times in the week. In other words, you
should be eating these tasty nuts every week; and if you can do this daily, all
the better.
People smoke
every day. People drink whisky, wines and gins every day. They say it is a
social benefit or status. It was
recommended their reduced smoking and drinking to a certain amount not in a week,
but in volumes daily! All this to
prevent an heart attack. And these people go on drinking DAILY the limit
suggested by doctors or scientists?
But to my
surprise in researching this, peanut was not suggested to be eaten daily. It
was to be eaten four times in a week. I think the scientific world at times did
not understand its stands well.
Protective Values
Peanuts will
protect you against colon cancer. It is good in dietary fibers. Be sure to
include fresh fruits and vegetables with peanuts in salad form always. I
include tiny mullets thrice the size of the nuts in such salads. It complement
the lack of amino acids in the nut protein.
It will
further prevent and protect you against alzheimer’s disease.
It will maintain your body temperature to the extend that you are properly insulated against a cold environment other than a virus attack.
For these
reasons, take an handful always with ALL your meals. The best way I can
recommend is for you to slightly roast them half done. In this way, increasing
they antioxidant content, and you get better health value from eating them.
Food Value
The overall
food value can be seen at a glance thus:
Carbohydrates
21%
Fats 48%
Protein 25%
Water 4.26
Others
including vitamin and mineral matters 1.94g
This is for
100g or 3 1/2 oz of raw peanuts.
To your good
health!
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