Love of Peanut Butter Matters

Today, March 1st, is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day.

According to National Peanut Board, this spread was first invented by Marcellus Gilmore of Canada in 1884. He was the first to patent peanut paste, a finished product from milling roasted peanuts between two heated surfaces.

And why do many people love peanut butter?

Astronaut Chris Hadfield once demonstrated how to make his favorite peanut butter sandwich in his “Space Kitchen.” He squirted peanut butter onto the specially packaged tortilla and squeezed some honey to make his “peanut butter honey sandwich in space.”

We looked at peanut butter’s nutrition content closely and realized that 100 grams contain 24 grams of protein and 654 mg of Potassium. No wonder peanut butter, the creamy, nutrition-rich, and easy-to-consume food, has been accepted by many working professionals. Peanuts and beans are also alternatives in many meatless meal recipes.

Watching peanut butter’s fascinating space recipe reminded us of a WELL feature.

“Nutrition education has been shown to be more effective when focused on changing specific behaviors rather than only increasing knowledge.” -WELL N07, Nutrition Education.

On this momentous day, we display this card on our dining table. May the WELL features be our following standard when we practice healthy habits in our everyday life.