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Nutty butters
Peanut butter is a staple ingredient in school lunches, but with concerns about allergies, GMOs, and hydrogenated oils, why stick to standard, sugar-laden varieties when you can upgrade with innovative natural nut butters? Revamp your PB&J with these unique spreads.
➊ Powdered. In addition to a lighter carbon footprint, dehydrated peanut butter offers 85 percent less fat than regular PB. Mix with water to reconstitute into a paste, or toss with sliced bananas and apples for a kid-friendly snack. Also use the versatile powder in cooking: It’s easy to add to shakes, sauces, and dips. Try: Betty Lou’s Just Great Stuff Organic Powdered Peanut Butter
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➌ Nut free. Yes, you can enjoy “nut” butters even if you’re allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. Sunflower- seed butter and non-GMO, lightly sweetened soybean butter pack less saturated fat and more vitamins than the peanut variety. Perfect for school treats and other allergen-free settings. Try: I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butter; Sunbutter Organic Unsweetened Sunflower Seed Spread
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➋ Omega-3 fortified. Jazz up sandwiches with nonpeanut spreads featuring unorthodox nuts— hazelnuts, cashews, Brazil nuts, almonds— plus extra omega-3 essential fatty acids from crunchy chia seeds and silky flaxseed oil.
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Try: NuttZo Peanut Free Omega-3 Multi-Nut Butter; Once Again Omega-3 Organic Almond Butter
➍ Nutrient enriched. Creamy, raw cashew nut butter makes an ideal carrier for supernutritious add-ins, such as bright orange goji berries, immune-boosting blue-green chlorophyll, mineral-rich phytoplankton, and antioxidant superstar acai. Beautiful in cookies and smoothies. Try: Artisana SuperFood Nut Butter squeeze packs
august 2012 | deliciousliving 21
FOOD STYLIST: BETH HAWKINS, STYLIST: MACKENZIE WILLBANKS
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