Sunday, August 29, 2010

Nut Butters As a Health Food



Futters Nut Butters brings the largest variety of pure natural and organic nut butters to the market. Armed with a nutrition background and a buyer of organic foods for 32 years, the president’s mission is to offer vegan, gluten free, peanut free and dairy free nut butters and other products to the public. From the start, the company was not set up as another peanut butter company. All the nut butters are in glass jars so there is no leaching of plastic with it’s harmful and toxic chemicals. The emphasis is on healthy products, taste and freshness foremost.

Buying from the orchards and suppliers working directly with the farms makes that possible. The nuts come in and leave almost as fast- freshly made to order. Nothing sits in warehouses or distributors’ trucks. The large variety of nut and seed butters helps those in needs of rotation of foods.  A good portion of the customers are food challenged in many ways. The purity and freshness targets those wanting an unusually high amount of vitamins and minerals in one food. The basic nut and seed butters have nothing but the nut or seed in them. There are no sugars, salts, preservatives etc. The gourmet offerings such as chocolate walnut has dark chocolate and walnuts. That’s it. Cherry almond has a cherry flavor oil and almonds. That’s it. They have the least amount of ingredients that are needed for their superior taste.

The fats are mostly monounsaturated, so the benefits for the brain and heart are paramount. Even the fats in the macadamia butter help metabolize fats in the body. The proteins are sizable for the amounts per serving. Pumpkin Seed butter has 10 grams per 32g serving. All the carbs are low, and there’s plenty of good fiber. This is a food endorsed by medical professionals for optimal health.

Futters Nut Butters’ basic varieties include such wonderful nut butters like almond and hazelnut which are high in calcium and magnesium. The hazelnuts have a very rich taste and aroma and are grown from beautiful trees in Oregon. The raw pecan butter is naturally sweet with an almost maple essence. Pecans are high in antioxidants, which few know because berries get so much of that attention. Brazil nut butter is high in selenium and zinc with an almost tropical flavor. They are actually a seed, grown wild in the Amazon rainforest from extremely tall trees that can be up to 1000 years old. Futters nut butters are ground at room temperature so the raw versions are still raw, fitting into raw foodists’ diets as well. There is minimal processing to keep the integrity of the nuts. Futters Nut Butters is certified kosher and organic. Both with certifiers of  social conscience and responsibility.

Futters has it’s gourmet line that includes Cinnful Pecan. With a slight sweetness to it with only 1 gram of added sugar, it’s a combination of cinnamon and allspice that enhances fruit like sliced apples to waffles, hot cereal, pancakes, toast and more. All the chocolate versions have a high quality dark chocolate with a high cocoa content that adds antioxidants/flavonoids helping to lower blood pressure, improve circulation and reduce blood clotting. It also contains resveratrol which is a cancer fighting plant phenol and heart healthy commonly found in wine. The taste is divine and literally can be eaten on a spoon straight from the jar by itself. The chocolate pecan tastes like a chocolate “turtle™” with none of the corn syrup or milk products that the candy is made with. There are chocolate, almond and hazelnut versions as well.

Much information is on the website, www.futtersnutbutters.com. Recipes simple and complex using the nut butters as substitutes or enhancements of other foods can be found there. Some are savory such as the stuffed mushrooms with pistachio butter. Some sweet like the brownie recipe that uses the nut butters as a replacement for real fat/butters with their smooth textures instead of chopped nuts.

Easy Wrap that’s gluten free. Futters walnut, pumpkin seed or almond butter spread on a lettuce leaf (or any large green of choice), topped with shredded carrots, sprouts and sliced cucumbers. A bit of salad dressing will enhance the veggies. Roll up and see what a familiar taste this is. If you’ve ever had a salad with a few nuts or seeds on top, this is it. Call 877-772-2155 with questions, checkout our ad for an interesting offer, look us up at www.futtersnutbutters.com.

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