We all know peanut butter is one of the world’s most popular spreads. Most of us love to have it with our bread, especially if we are diet conscious or weight watchers. If you know it tastes absolutely delicious, the texture is simply amazing and the way it sticks to the roof of your mouth before it melts is amazing. Of course, not everyone enjoys the peanut better. Some people are even allergic to it.

Let’s find out why consuming a peanut butter is good for your health as per the scientific study.

1. It lowers your death risk

Yes, you heard that right, having peanut butter lowers the risk of death. This is because it has lots of health-promoting and protective nutrients. They are also rich in antioxidants, contains nutrients like potassium that helps you to maintain healthy blood pressure.

2. You will feel fuller

Peanut butter has monosaturated fat and protein is highly satiating. You can have the peanut butter either on a toast for breakfast or on a sandwich for lunch or over an apple when you feel like snacking something when hungry. It will also help you prevent overeating.

3. It will lower the risk of diabetes

Consuming a peanut butter will also help you to reduce the risk of diabetes. You need to consume 1 ounce of nut or peanut butter about 2 tablespoons at least five days a week. Did you know having a peanut butter can reduce the risk of diabetes over by 30%?

4. It gives energy boosts

Now, who doesn’t want an energy boost during the day when you are at work, especially after lunch? Thankfully, eating some peanut butter can help you fuel your fire. It helps in keeping your body stable all the time which prevents your body to get crashed.

5. Aids in weight loss

Wow, it also helps in weight loss as it contains more proteins than other nuts. As I told you in the above-mentioned points, it makes you feel fuller all the time and prevents you to overeat which will ultimately prevent you from overeating. Apart from this, having a peanut butter will also increase your metabolic furnace.

6. Your muscle and nerve health will improve

Most of the people lack magnesium in their bodies, and it’s one of the most essential minerals your body needs to function. It is responsible for more than 300 biochemical reactions that occur within your body, so you need to consume it a little by adding it to your diet list. Alternatively, it also helps your nerve health and necessary for your bones and teeth too.

7. It helps in reducing your stress levels

No wonder peanut butter is considered as super-food. It can help with weight loss, brain function and it can even reduce your stress level too as they are a rich source of beta-sitosterol.

So, now would you be eating peanut butter or not?

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If you are a fitness freak, then you must be following a healthy diet and a great workout. Apart from this, you must also be knowing that what you need to take and what you need to avoid post and pre-workout. You might be given too much of Gyan by your personal trainers and nutritionist. Right no? Now, you know what exactly happens to your body when you do a workout. You deplete your body of energy by doing exercise or a heavy workout.

Below-given are some of the types of food that are generally recommended not to eat after doing a workout

1. Spicy foods

You are not advised to consume any food which is spicy like hot sauces, or anything with salsa or sriracha. This is because they are hard to digest as after doing a workout your body is in the state of repair. Your body needs something which is easy to digest.

2. Fatty foods

Fatty and processed foods are love and you know that. Fatty foods like oils, seeds, anything fried like fritters, French fries or something else and even nuts are not allowed to consume after your workout. It is because fatty foods slow out your digestion process and make your stomach feel upset.

3. Chocolates

Don’t tell me that, please. Are we saying that you can’t have chocolates after your workout? Yes, exactly. I mean you can have but at least not immediately after your workout.

4. Energy Bars

What you can’t even have energy bars after your workout? Is that even true? Yes, absolutely. They look like giving you energy, but in reality, they are not. Energy bars nowadays contain lots of sugar and nor more-nutritionally sound. This is why you can’t have them after your workout.

5. High Fibre Foods

Also, try to avoid high fibre foods like flax seeds or salads. This is because having them will cause cramping and bloating in your stomach leaving you uncomfortable.

6. Sugary drinks

Sugary drinks like juices, fruit punches should be avoided because they contain high levels of fructose and it makes your digestion slow. Apart from this, it also reduces the fat-burning effects of a high-intensity workout.

7. Alcohol

You know your buddies well and how do they try to spin you on weekends to booze along? But you should not do that as drinking alcohol after your workout will dehydrate your body and also reduces protein synthesis in your body which empties calories from your body.

8. Fried eggs

Eggs are one of the wonderful ways to get protein after your workout, they are fine if you eat them raw or hard-boiled. You should not have eggs with sunny-side up.

So, these were the few things that you should not consume right after your workout if you do not want to put your efforts in vain.

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Delhi is both famous for chilly winters and scorching heat summers. How about trying some wintry and scrumptious desserts during this winter season? I think that’s the best idea to feel cozy this winter by satisfying your sweet tooth by trying out those winter special desserts at these top places located in Delhi. Scroll down to know more.

1. Panookie

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If pan cookies are something that drives you crazy, then this is the place where you should go once. Why? Because Sly Granny Khan Market is one of those places in Delhi which serves unique types of pan cookies. They serve the pan cookie in a pan along with burnt marshmallows and lots of ice cream-yum No? We are already drooling over it.

2. Chocolate Gulab Jamun

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How many Gulab Jamun lovers are here? What do you think about this tasty dessert? Well, it’s more than just a Gulab Jamun. Yes, you read that right. It tastes so good when served hot. It’s basically a normal Gulab Jamun which is filled with rich and gooey molten chocolate. This is something that you just can’t stop thinking about.

Also read: 7 Yummy Desserts with Origins You Probably didn’t Know About

3. Fondue

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The Chocolate Room is one of the top places in Delhi to try those sinful winter special desserts. It’s like a dream place for all the chocolate lovers out there. They serve the best Fondue accompanied by strawberries, butter cookies, marshmallows & fruits. Also, they have different types of dips that can be accompanied with the Fondue which comes in different variants like Dark, Milk & White chocolate variants.

4. Milk & Cookie

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The Grammar Room in Mehrauli is a pretty popular place and we’re sort of obsessed with Milk & Cookie served here. They serve a pretty huge cookie which is then drenched in Vanilla flavoured warm milk – making the perfect winter dessert! So, once you’re done feasting on everything yummy, you know exactly how to end your feast!

Also read: 8 Most Popular Indian Foods That Are Not Originally Indian

5. Molten Chocolate Cake

Chew – Pan Asian Cafe is one of the best places to splurge on Asia, Thai, and Cantonese food. You can also try their Molten Chocolate Cakes because they are one of the best in town. Now think about hot molten chocolate is oozing out of a hot chocolate cake with a chilled and creamy scoop of your favourite ice cream on top. Looks like heaven right?

So, what are you waiting for? Go and visit these places and chill.