8 Simple Steps to Healthier Eating

Switch traditional dairy butter with artery-friendly nut butters like peanut or almond butter. Not only will the saturated-fat calories be cut, but you’ll add those better-for-you fats that can keep your arteries clear and flexible for life. Also, nuts are a plant-powerhouse filled with vitamin E, magnesium, folate, plant-based protein and fiber. Recent research in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition revealed that people who ate at least ¼-ounce of tree nuts (i.e. pistachios, walnuts and almonds) or peanuts everyday had a lower body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure and higher levels of HDL (“good”) cholesterol than those that didn’t eat nuts. So grab a handful of nuts today – a little goes a long way.