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Peanut allergy

JMLcmt Posts: 78 Joined: 2003/10/21	2004/02/10, 04:30 PM I have a problem with most of the diet books for weight training. They recomened adding peanut butter to Drinks and snacks. I can't digest peanuts any more, they make me sick. Is there an alternative? Please help... p.s. almond butter is hard to find
JessicaR Posts: 467 Joined: 2002/08/12	2004/02/10, 05:13 PM What about cashew butter? Or grind your own almonds. They also make soy butter. You can make any nut or soy butter you want in a food processor, or even a blender if you have a decent one. Just add salt if you want and maybe a little oil to smooth it out. I'm not sure where you live but almond butter should be in the heath food section of most grocery stores.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/02/10, 07:03 PM The main reason for adding peanut butter is twofold, one is it is very calorie dense so good for gaining(extra calories), and two for the healthy fats. If the gaining is not part of your plan anyway, then the second one is easy. Adding fats that are healthy can be accomplished in a number of ways, flax oil added to your shakes is wonderful. You can take fish oil on the side which may even be better. But, if calories are your game, then a great alternative to get both calories and fat are to use a couple tbsps. of heavy cream. This makes it taste great, will give you great calorie density, and add good fats to your shake. (for a normal diet, it is found that heavy cream works almost as well as flax(not the health benefits of course, but mimics the other effects) with great results on testosterone. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....