Brooke Baird is a Registered Dietitian and owner of Simply Divine Nutrition, LLC joining us from Manhattan, KS to help us celebrate National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day by sharing her favorite healthy snacks using peanut butter including peanut butter energy bites, peanut butter overnight oats, and peanut butter stuffed dates using Medjool Dates by Natural Delights. For more information visit www.simplydivine-nutrition.com
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00:00 - The following portion of the Arizona Daily Mix
00:02 is sponsored by Simply Divine Nutrition, LLC.
00:06 - From crunchy to smooth,
00:08 to eating it with apples or jelly,
00:10 everyone will have opinions on how they like
00:11 to eat peanut butter, especially me.
00:13 But one thing is for sure is that it's delicious
00:16 and nutritious, and registered dietitian Brooke Baird
00:19 joins us in honor of National Peanut Butter Day.
00:21 And welcome, Brooke, how are you?
00:24 - I'm good, how are you?
00:25 Thank you for having me.
00:27 - Well, this is awesome.
00:27 Okay, before we get started, I gotta ask,
00:30 are you crunchy or smooth?
00:32 - I love both, but I am crunchy.
00:36 - That's great.
00:36 All right, let's talk about peanut butter
00:38 and how it is very good for us to have in our diet.
00:41 - Yes, so peanut butter is a great source
00:46 of plant-based protein,
00:48 and it is also rich in healthy fats.
00:51 It has oleic acid and omega-6 fatty acid,
00:55 which actually helps maintain good cholesterol
00:58 and blood pressure.
01:00 - I like that.
01:01 Okay, let's talk also too about making some great dishes
01:04 for this month and making sure that you're enjoying it
01:08 on this day in different ways.
01:10 And so I know you have some ideas there for us, don't you?
01:12 - Yes, so I have here three of my favorite snacks
01:16 using peanut butter.
01:18 So we can start over here with these Snickerdates.
01:23 I am so happy to be partnering with Natural Delights
01:27 for this recipe.
01:29 So dates are full of fiber and natural sugars
01:33 so they won't spike your blood glucose level.
01:37 Peanut butter and dates are like a match made in heaven.
01:41 This combo is like eating your own personal candy bar,
01:45 except for better for you ingredients.
01:48 So this is one of my all-time favorites.
01:50 - I like that.
01:51 And we have like a date area that we can get right here
01:54 in Arizona and then put it with the peanut butter.
01:56 So I like that idea.
01:57 - Yes, and you can find these at Sprouts,
02:02 but they're at a lot of your local grocery stores.
02:04 But Sprouts is where I have gotten a lot of my dates.
02:09 - I like that.
02:10 So we got Sprouts right down the street.
02:11 I'm gonna get some.
02:12 All right, what's next on the menu?
02:14 - So these are pretty popular.
02:16 These are no-bake energy bites.
02:19 These make a perfect grab and go snack.
02:22 And they are made with ingredients
02:24 that you probably already have in your pantry.
02:26 So all you need for these are oats,
02:29 peanut butter, honey, and chia seeds.
02:33 - That's it.
02:34 And you know what's so interesting, Brooke, is that-
02:36 - Chips, and chocolate chips, if you have-
02:38 - You know, Brooke, what's so interesting is that
02:40 these are becoming very popular with, I mean,
02:43 people taking them to work
02:44 and putting them in the kids' school lunches.
02:46 'Cause like you said,
02:47 they're very easy to do and very healthy for you.
02:49 - So easy and so healthy and so satisfying.
02:52 And they keep you full for longer
02:53 because of the oats in them.
02:55 - Yeah, I love it.
02:56 Okay, what's there on the end?
02:58 - Okay, here on the end, we have overnight oats.
03:02 I did the peanut butter overnight oats
03:05 since we're celebrating
03:06 National Peanut Butter Lovers Day.
03:07 But you can make these a lot of different ways.
03:10 As you can see, I packed raspberries on top.
03:13 And overnight oats are a great way to make them.
03:16 Overnight oats are awesome
03:17 because they're packed with fiber, protein, and antioxidants.
03:21 So this is a great nutrient-dense breakfast.
03:24 I love this.
03:25 - And I love that too, it's very easy to do.
03:27 So, I mean, what a great way to celebrate,
03:30 you know, National Peanut Butter Day
03:32 than with some of these great treats and stuff.
03:33 And let's get to remind people
03:35 why this is great to have in your diet.
03:37 - Yeah, so peanut butter is just a great source,
03:41 like I said, of protein,
03:43 a great source of plant-based protein,
03:45 super high in healthy fats like the oleic acid
03:48 and omega-6 fatty acid,
03:50 again, helping you maintain that good cholesterol
03:52 and blood pressure.
03:54 And it's just easy.
03:56 It's easy, it's enjoyable, and people just love it.
03:59 So I love to recommend this to people
04:01 who are trying to get more protein
04:02 and healthy fats in their diet.
04:04 - I like it.
04:05 And then of course, adding the dates
04:06 that you can pick up at Sprouts, very important.
04:09 And there goes your, kind of like your peanut butter
04:11 and jelly in a way, and a different taste.
04:13 And it's good for you.
04:14 - Yes, yes, exactly.
04:17 - Brooks, thank you very much for joining us.
04:18 Where can people find more information?
04:20 - So people can find more information at my Instagram,
04:24 @brookbairdrdn.
04:26 And if you are still curious about natural lights,
04:29 they have an Instagram account as well.
04:30 Go ahead and follow them.
04:32 They have so many fun recipes featuring their dates.
04:36 And then I'll post this recipe as well on my Instagram
04:39 so you can go and make this and try it this week.
04:42 - Perfect.
04:43 Brooks, thank you very much for joining us this morning.
04:46 - Well, thank you for having me.
04:48 This is fun.
04:49 I appreciate it.
04:50 - The preceding portion of the Arizona Daily Mix
04:54 was sponsored by Simply Divine Nutrition, LLC.
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