Food for Athletes ; Peanuts, The Best Friend of Athletes

  How do you think to eat peanuts? Is it not good because they include much fat? Do their high calories make us unhealthy? Actually, peanuts used to be considered as unhealthy foods. However, a lot of American scientists exploded the theory since 2000. In 21century, peanuts became very healthy foods.

  One of the reasons why peanuts was not healthy foods was their plenty of fat. It was said that we gain weight when we eat them. However, The Peanut Institute proved peanuts' fat is good for health. Their fat, which is called Unsaturated Fatty Acid; 不飽和脂肪酸 in Japanese, contains Oleic Acid. They help to decrease body fat, so some athletes who have to lose weight may be helped greatly. Of course, women who struggle to lose weight will be helped, too.
  Then, I have another reason to respect them for such an athletes. Latest studies proved that we seem to feel full if we eat them in the morning. Our brains seem to be decieved easily by their particular chemicals. However, let  alone, you should not eat them a lot.
  I already be able to insist that peanuts are now healthy food.But, I can list more merits.
  Do you know arginine!? this spread vein and encourage to carry oxygen to body from head to toe.
  Then, they have good prptein, too. Their ones easy to be absorbed than rice and pasta and they contain much prothan any other nuts.
  In addision, peanuts contain vitamin B, zinc, iron and so on.

  For athletes, eating is not only pleasure but job frequently. For example, they have to supply enough energy quickly between races. Like this situation, peanuts' high fat and calories will them. They contains about 600kcal per 100g while rice contains 167kcal. It is said that more than half of top 20 foods which contains much calories are peanuts and
their same kinds. It is obvious that peanuts and their kinds are the most high calories food for good or ill. Athletes often buy and eat energy bars, but we may be able to buy peanuts cheaper.

  If you afraid of their digest efficiency, and you cannot eat a lot, I recommend to eat peanut butter. You will supply more easy and more efficient. Many top athletes have already adopt them as supply food. However, be careful not to eat what contains much additive. Some of them are made from much addictive component such as arartificial sweetener and they become very very unhealthy food.

  From such points, we can evaluate peanuts are specific friend of athletes and peanuts butter is the best supply food. Why don't you eat them before tomorrow's training ?