What nutrients does peanut butter provide?
Protein is needed for growth, development and repair of your muscles and other body tissues. It also helps fight infections and disease. Folic Acid helps to decrease spinal birth defects during the first months of pregnancy and has been shown to lower your risk of heart disease. Peanut butter has fat in it. Try to use no more than 2 tablespoons of peanut butter (about the size of a ping-pong ball) per day. NOTE: The American Heart Association recommends that most of the fat in your diet come from monounsaturated fat food sources like nuts and seeds and their oils.
