{"id":5486,"date":"2014-05-02T11:09:58","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T15:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=5486"},"modified":"2014-05-02T11:09:58","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T15:09:58","slug":"making-cashew-butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2014\/05\/02\/making-cashew-butter\/","title":{"rendered":"MAKING CASHEW BUTTER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A reader asked: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I am interested in making my own cashew butter. This far,<br \/>\nexperiments in a food processor not so hot. What sort of machine should I use?<br \/>\nThanks! Oh, also I loathe peanuts though I know they&#8217;re healthy. How do cashews,<br \/>\npistachios, and almonds stack up in comparison?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Francesca Cugini, RD wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Vitamix makes a perfect nut butter without any added oil. The only<br \/>\ningredient to blend is the nut itself. It is a bit of a pricey machine,<br \/>\nbut there is so much you can do with it and it doubles as a food<br \/>\nprocessor. It also has a lifetime warranty. The almond reigns supreme, but<br \/>\nall nuts contain heart healthy fats and antioxidants. Be careful to not<br \/>\neat a ton each day as they are high in calories. Stick to a handful of<br \/>\nnuts or 2 tablespoons of nut butter. -Francesca<\/p>\n<p>These articles may be of interest.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2001nov\/2001novnuts.htm\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2001nov\/2001novnuts.htm<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/nutrition\/milk_alternatives\/nut_and_seed_milk_table.pdf\">http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/nutrition\/milk_alternatives\/nut_and_seed_milk_table.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/fsupdate\/fsu20022\/fsu20022nutstoyou.htm\">http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/fsupdate\/fsu20022\/fsu20022nutstoyou.htm<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2011issue1\/2011_issue1_soy_nut_free.php\">http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2011issue1\/2011_issue1_soy_nut_free.php<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prevention.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/articles\/HFFO-PB-vs-AB-1.jpg\" width=\"320\" class \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prevention.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/articles\/HFFO-PB-vs-AB-2.jpg\" width=\"320\" class \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><em>The contents of this post, our website and our other publications,<br \/>\nincluding Vegetarian Journal, are not intended to provide personal<br \/>\nmedical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified<br \/>\nhealth professional. We often depend on product and ingredient<br \/>\ninformation from company statements. It is impossible to be 100% sure<br \/>\nabout a statement, info can change, people have different views, and<br \/>\nmistakes can be made. Please use your best judgement about whether a<br \/>\nproduct is suitable for you. To be sure, do further research or<br \/>\nconfirmation on your own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reader asked: I am interested in making my own cashew butter. This far, experiments in a food processor not so hot. What sort of machine should I use? Thanks! Oh, also I loathe peanuts though I know they&#8217;re healthy. How do cashews, pistachios, and almonds stack up in comparison? Francesca Cugini, RD wrote: The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5486"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5496,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5486\/revisions\/5496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}