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High-powered snacks, like USA-grown peanuts and peanut butter, can aid give you the additional energy needed for your day-to-day activities.

Peanuts and peanut butter are terrific, excellent tasting snacking choices since they are practical, transportable and contribute a lot more than 30 crucial nutrients and phytonutrients. Plus, their combination of fiber and protein satisfies for hours. In addition, scientific evidence suggests that consuming 1.five ounces per day of most nuts, like peanuts, as portion of a diet regime low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may decrease the threat of heart illness.

Peanuts and peanut butter also combine well with apples, celery, bananas and other fresh generate for a fast snack or to entertain. Or they can be baked into wholesome desserts like Peanut-Chip Cookie Bars, with just a touch of chocolate for gooey sweetness.

Peanut-Chip Cookie Bars

Tends to make 12 servings

three/4 cup all-objective flour

1/two cup whole-wheat flour or peanut flour

1/two cup old fashioned oats

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/four teaspoon baking soda

Pinch salt

1/four cup white sugar

3/four cup packed dark brown sugar

1/4 cup all-all-natural peanut butter

1 big egg

1 large egg white

1/two cup chopped unsalted peanuts

1/four cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium bowl, combine flours, small safes oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir with a fork to blend. Set aside.

Spot butter and sugars in a significant bowl beat with a mixer at medium speed till properly combined and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add peanut butter and beat till blended. Add egg and egg white beat until combined. Fold in peanuts and chocolate chips. Spread mixture evenly on a 13x9x2-inch baking pan lightly rubbed with butter or sprayed with canola-based cooking spray. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a can safe wire rack. Eliminate book safes from pan, and cut into 12 approximately four-inch extended by two-inch wide bars let cool totally.