Young adults may include a wider variety of vegetables if their food is paired with peanut butter, according to a study presented October 28 at the Obesity Society’s annual meeting.
The study, put out be the United States Department of Agriculture, measured the vegetable intake of Mexican-American children to determine the effects of “peanut butter dipping.” It was part of a treatment group in schools promoting weight-loss, according to the Peanut Institute.
“We measured what they ate and were excited to see that even those who reported not eating vegetables, who are the most challenging group, ate a greater variety of vegetables with the peanut butter,” Instructor at the Behavioral Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine Dr. Craig Johnston said.
The majority of nuts eaten in the United States are peanuts and peanut butter, which contains over 15 key nutrients, according to the PI.
“Pairing vegetables with peanut butter is an effective, simple strategy for children and adolescents, which helps build positive eating habits and increase vegetable intake,” the PI said.
Those vegetables used in the study included raw carrots, celery and broccoli. When offered without peanut butter, the participants’ diets did not display improvement.
1 Comment
keem
November 14, 2009 at 7:29 PM
This is so true. I read it and I strongly disagreeing. But then I put it to the test. I took out broccoli, celery, carrots, and little baby tomatoes to the test. My cousin and I both tried all of them. The result? Not so good then we wiped out the peanut butter and it was a whole new other story! It was quiet good actually. Except for the tomatoes, that can go with ranch. So for a teen, I’d have to say this is very TRUE.
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