A Food Demo: Peanut Butter & ______ Sandwich

Price breakdown of Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich!

Ingredient:                                 Price:

Stop & Shop 100% whole wheat                                              $2.00

Teddie Old Fashioned PB Super Chunky                        $2.69

1 Banana                                                                                                 $0.49

Total:                                                                                                        $5.18

Health Benefits of a Peanut Butter and _______Sandwich:

Peanut Butter:

• One serving of peanut butter, or 2 tablespoons, contains about 3 grams of saturated fat & 12 grams of unsaturated fat (heart healthy fats)
  • Unsaturated fats decrease LDL cholesterol (the ‘bad’ cholesterol)
• Contains fiber and potassium
• Unsalted contains a very low amount of sodium

http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/Is-peanut-butter-healthy

 

Bananas:

• Bananas provide potassium, vitamin C, and fiber
• They are transportable & protected by skin

Tips:

• To ripen bananas, refrigetate them
• Bananas can be picked even if they are still green
  • For eating purposes, the more yellow a banana, the sweeter it will taste

 

Figs:

• Figs are very low in fat and provide both insoluble and soluble fiber, potassium, calcium & iron.
• While fresh figs are not always in season, you can purchase dried figs throughout the year.

http://www.eatright.org/Public/content.aspx?id=3565

*The Boston Living Center Nutrition Department would like to thank Teddie Peanut Butter: http://teddie.com/  for their generous donation that was used during our peanut butter demo.

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