Is Almond Butter better for you than Peanut Butter??!
Question: I have heard it was but I'm not really sure. I have in front of me:
*Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter and *Woodstock Farms Natural Almond Butter. Here are the Nutritional Facts for each of them
Peanut Butter/Almond Butter
Serving Size: 2Tbps 2Tbps
(per serv)Calories: 190 180
Calories from fat: 140 140
Total Fat: 16g 16
Sat. Fat: 3g 1.5
Trans Fat: 0g 0
Cholesterol: 0mg 0
Sodium: 150mg 0
Total Carb: 7g 7
Dietary Fiber: 2g 4
Sugars: 3g 2
Protein: 7g 5
So I noticed there are some differences but is it really THAT better?
Answers: I have heard it was but I'm not really sure. I have in front of me:
*Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter and *Woodstock Farms Natural Almond Butter. Here are the Nutritional Facts for each of them
Peanut Butter/Almond Butter
Serving Size: 2Tbps 2Tbps
(per serv)Calories: 190 180
Calories from fat: 140 140
Total Fat: 16g 16
Sat. Fat: 3g 1.5
Trans Fat: 0g 0
Cholesterol: 0mg 0
Sodium: 150mg 0
Total Carb: 7g 7
Dietary Fiber: 2g 4
Sugars: 3g 2
Protein: 7g 5
So I noticed there are some differences but is it really THAT better?
No it's not "better" unless you like it better. But it was never "supposed to be" better...so it was probably just some myth going around.
The only real extra benefit is that almonds have been shown to help lower cholesterol so if it was ME and I had high cholesterol I would choose almond butter over peanut butter. But I just LIKE almonds more than peanuts.