Almond Butter or Peanut Butter: Who Wins in Overall Nutrition?

I am a huge peanut butter fan! In fact, I use to munch on apples and peanut butter everyday as an afternoon snack, but eventually got burnt out from the repetitive flavor. Although when it comes to peanut butter I always make sure to eat all natural forms. As we all know peanut butter is just peanuts, there is no reason to have unnatural additives. I recently have heard almond butter is healthier than peanut butter, so I decided to check it out for myself. According to Self, the difference between peanut butter and almond butter are the micronutrients. Almond butter provides 40% of your daily vitamin E, 25% of your magnesium, and 8% of both calcium and iron. What is so special about vitamin E? Well, vitamin E prevents heart disease and unwanted clogging in your arteries. Almond butter is packed with more micronutrients than peanut butter, which makes it the winner for overall healthiness. Now I just need to think of a recipe I can sneak this smart food into! If you are wondering a great healthy snack have a portion size of pretzels and almond butter for 200 calories. This will be a boost of vitamin intake for the day and be sure to cure your sweet tooth. I have also posted the Trader Joes version of almond butter that apparently outdoes the rest in flavors.