Question

Identify a healthy substitute for peanut butter.

Answer 1

A good answer should contain the following:

   1.  Soy butter, hazelnut butter, or almond butter

   2.  Use vegetable and fruit juice, vegetable or mushroom broth, or wine as a cooking liquid.

   3.  Choose fruits instead of cookies and cakes, veggies instead of chips, juice instead of soda, and whole-wheat instead of white.

   4.  Remove the vegetable from the freezer and place it directly into boiling water or the oven.

  5.   Beans are high in protein, fiber, minerals, and vitamins and low in salt and fat.

   6.  Firm tofu, soymilk, and silken tofu

Answer 2

1. Sunflower Seed Butter, Tahini, Cookie Butter, Soynut Butter, Coconut Butter.

2. Avocado, Olive oil, Greek Yogurt, Applesauce.

3. Eat a green salad when you eat pizza, baked goods, and drink a healthy smoothie.

4. Depending on the vegetable and the recipe, thawing techniques will differ. But one rule holds true across the board: Do not boil. Boiling will add more moisture to the product, increasing chances of an unpleasant “mushy” texture and the loss of water-soluble vitamins. So skip the boil and simply steam or microwave the vegetables with two tablespoons of water after thawing. 

5. Beans are high in antioxidants, fiber, protein, B vitamins, iron, magnesium, potassium, copper and zinc. Eating beans regularly may decrease the risk of diabetes, heart disease, colorectal cancer, and helps with weight management.

6. Tofu