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Article: Peanut butter--a super sports food.(Sport Nutrition)
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- Palaestra
- Article date:
- September 22, 2004
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In this day and age of energy bars, protein powders, and weight gain shakes, many athletes forget about real foods, such as peanut butter. Peanut butter, in my opinion, is one of the best sports foods around. It is tasty, inexpensive, satisfying, nourishing, and even good for our health. But all too often I hear athletes say, "I don't keep peanut butter in my house. It's too fatty, too fattening;'" or, "I ration peanut butter to once per week, on my Sunday morning bagel." They try to stay away from peanut butter. That is nuts!
Yes, peanut butter is calorie-dense. But it can beneficially fit into yore sports diet. The following information explains why I vote ...