Celery and Almond Butter

As I stated last week, we are going to spend the next 4 weeks discussing different snack foods you can bring to work or school. Last week we talked about apples and their healthy nutritional benefits. This week we are going to talk about one my favorite snacks which is celery with almond butter. Lets talk about celery first.

Hippo-crates, known as the father of medicine, states that celery calms the nerve. Celery is used with salads, garnishes, soups, and many different other foods. This green vegetable contains many compounds that can help alleviate joint pain and reduce high blood pressure. In Japan, patients with rheumatoid are put on a diet filled with celery. For people trying to lose weight I recommend eating celery daily as it contains a lot of water so you feel full and don't eat as much during a regular meal. I recommend going to a local health food store and buying celery stalks, cutting it up, and putting in a ziplock for lunch.

The next step is to take almond butter and scoop some into a small tupperware bowl. When you are ready to snack then dip your celery into the tupperware bowl and enjoy the complete health benefits of this delicious snack.

If you are looking for even more health benefits then sprinkle raisins on top of the almond butter for a more nutritious snack.

STEPS TO HEALTH SNACK

1) Slice celery into smaller stalks.

2) Put celery into ziploc bags.

3) Scoop almond butter into small tupperware.

4) When ready dip celery into almond butter.

5) EXTRA: Place raisins on almond butter for extra benefits.