For
people who aren't allergic to peanuts, peanut butter is a fun and
delicious way to eat protein! Peanuts have more protein, niacin,
folate, and phytosterols than any nut—and, by the way, they aren't
nuts! Peanuts are legumes, so they are more closely related to
lentils and beans than they are to walnuts and almonds.
Peanuts
also have more antioxidants than carrots, broccoli, or green tea, and
they're cholesterol free.
Enjoy!
Eat
peanut butter and jelly treats today (unless you're allergic, of
course). You might try these recipes for grilled PB&J sandwiches, PB&J “Sushi” Rolls,
and (if you can believe it) PB&J cupcakes!
Wow!
For
eight years, Oklahoma City, OK, was the reigning champ when it comes
to the world's record larges PB&J sandwich. The OK sandwich
weighed 900 pounds! But in 2010, Grand Saline, TX, broke the record
with its PB&J sandwich, which weighed 1,342 pounds!
There
are enough peanuts grown on one acre to make 30,000 ordinary-sized
PB&J sandwiches (at least, if you have a lot of bread and jelly,
too!).
Two
peanut farmers were elected president of the U.S.—Thomas Jefferson
and Jimmy Carter. (Well, okay, Jefferson only grew some peanuts at
Monticello. It wasn't his main crop, and it wasn't even a serious
cash crop.)
Find
more fun facts about peanuts and peanut butter here.
If
you live in Kentucky...
today
is also Tater Day!
This
spring festival has been going on since the mid-1800s. The people of
Benton, Kentucky, join visitors in trading sweet potato slips (young
shoots) that are used to grow new plants. People also buy and sell
other things such as (according to Wikipedia) “guns, 'coon hounds,
tobacco or livestock.” There are carnival rides, games, potato eating contests, mule pulls,
and a biggest potato contest. Finally, there is a parade with floats,
the local high school marching band, horses and buggies, clowns,
vintage cars, horse, and pageant winners.
Enjoy
“Taters”
Start
some sweet potato slips following these simple instructions. 
Here
are some great recipes for sweet potatoes.
Also
on this date:
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Plan ahead for International Pillow Fight Day on Saturday, April 7!
There's a huge pillow fight near me. Maybe there will be one near you, too! Check it out here.
Talking of peanut butter jelly, you might like this quote. Janet Evanovich Quote
ReplyDelete