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How to Create a Satisfying Low GI Breakfast
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Rise and shine! We’ve brainstormed a week’s worth of low-GI breakfast ideas for you. These will help you cut through your case of the Mondays — no matter what day it actually is — and keep you going all morning long. What Does ‘Low GI’ Mean? The glycemic index (GI) is a measure of how carb-containing foods affect our blood sugar levels. A GI value of 55 or less is considered low while a rating of 70 or above is high. (These values are relative to glucose, which has a GI value of 100.) Our bodies break down carbohydrates like...
Peanut Butter Benefits: Why It’s Good for You
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If you’ve ever tried making your own nut butter, you’ll know there really isn’t much to it. (If you’ve never tried this before, grab a blender and go for it! It’s a great way to see the process — and taste the results, too.) In its simplest form, peanut butter is just a bunch of peanuts ground into a paste. However, some types of peanut butter go through more mechanical and chemical processing. This is typically done to achieve a certain flavor or texture and to avoid having the peanut oils separate as they would naturally. Some peanut butter contains...
What Are the Best Study Snacks to Keep Your Head in the Game?
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As finals approach, we’ve got you covered with a guide to the best study snacks out there. The best study snacks improve our cognition, memory, and performance. This brain food will energize you, keep you full, and help you stay focused — plus it’s portable for those late nights at the library. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly We’ll get to the good, but let’s start the bad and the ugly. Here’s what you’ll want to avoid during your study session: Refined grains: These low-quality carbohydrates have been stripped of all the good stuff. Your body will release a...
What Grocery Aisle Is Perfect Bar In?
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If you’re looking for Perfect Bar at the grocery store, make a beeline for the refrigerated section. Why are they in the fridge? We’ll get to that in a moment. (Hint: It has to do with bees…) But first, let’s take a look at how the typical grocery store layout influences your buying decisions — and how you can overcome those temptations to find the freshest, healthiest foods in the store. Grocery Geography How many times have you popped into the grocery store for just a few essentials, only to come home with your hands full of shopping bags? It’s...
What Are the Health Benefits of Peanuts?
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Even without understanding the health benefits of peanuts, Americans of all ages simply love them. Their iconic flavor, creamy texture, and remarkable ability to meet both our sweet and savory cravings entice the average person to eat more than 7 pounds of peanuts a year. Peanuts make up the majority of U.S. nut consumption — and they aren’t even nuts! The good stuff grows underground and we get to enjoy the edible seeds. Botanically speaking, peanuts are legumes, but they share a lot of the same nutritional characteristics as tree nuts. And they can be ground into America’s best-loved nut...